English

Noun

face (plural faces )

1. (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.

   She has a pretty face.

2. One's facial expression.

   Why the sad face?

3. The public image.

   The face of this company.

4. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron.
5. The front surface of a bat.
6. (slang) The mouth.

   Shut your face!

   He's always stuffing his face with chips.

Synonyms

• (part of head): countenance , visage
• (facial expression): countenance , expression, facial expression , look, visage
• (public image):
• (of a polyhedron):
• (of a cricket bat):
• (slang: mouth): cakehole, gob, mush, trap

Translations

part of head

facial expression

public image

of a polyhedron

front surface of a bat

slang: the mouth

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing any numbers. Any numbering associating translations with definitions is unreliable.

• Arabic: وجه
• Basque: aurpegi , begitarte , imintzio
• Cebuano: nawung
• Chinese: 脸 (lian), 面孔 (miankong)
• Danish: ansigt
• Dutch: gezicht n, aangezicht n
• Estonian: nägu (1)
• Finnish: kasvot plural (1), naama (1, colloquial), näkö (1), ilme (2), julkisuuskuva (3), taho (4), tahko (4)
• Guarani: ova (t-)
• Hawaiian: maka, helehelena , alo
• Hebrew: פניים f
• Ilocano: rupa
• Indonesian: wajah , rupa
• Interlingua: facie
• Japanese: 顔 (かお, kao)
• Korean: 얼굴 (eolgul)
• Latin: facies (4)
• Norwegian: ansikt n
• Persian: چهره (chehreh)
• Pitjantjatjara: yunpa , mulya
• Polish: twarz f
• Portuguese: face f, rosto m, cara f
• Romanian: faţă f
• Romanica: facie f
• Russian: лицо (litsó) n
• Slovene: obraz m
• Spanish: faz f
• Surigaonon : wayong
• Swedish: ansikte n (1), ansiktsuttryck n (2) (e.g. facial expression ), min (2), yta (3)
• Tagalog: mukha'
• Tamazight : audm m
• Tausug : bayhu'
• Tupinambá: obá (t-)

  лице (lytsé) n

Transitive verb

to face (faces , facing , faced)

1. Of a person or animal, to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

   face the sun

2. Of an object, to have its front closest to (something else).

   Turn the chair so it faces the table.

3. To deal with (a difficult situation or person).

   I'm going to have to face this sooner or later

Translations

position oneself/itself towards

have its front closest to

deal with

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing any numbers. Any numbering associating translations with definitions is unreliable.

• Chinese: 面向 (mianxiang), 正视 (zhengshi), 朝向 (chaoxiang)
• Dutch: (zich) richten (op) (1), tegemoet gaan (2), de confrontatie aangaan met (2)
• Finnish: olla (johonkin) päin (1), kohdata (2)
• German: sich ausrichten (1), stoßen (2)
• Indonesian: menghadap (1), menghadapi (2)
• Interlingua: esser de fronte a (1), confrontar , facer fronte a (2)
• Japanese: 向かう (むかう , mukau) (1), 直面する (ちょくめんする, chokumen-suru) (2)
• Korean: 직면하다 [直面-] (jikmyeonhada)
• Persian: رویارویی (ruyaru'i)
• Polish: obrócić się (w stronę/do czegoś) (1), stawić czoła (czemuś) (2)
• Portuguese: estar voltado para (1), encarar , confrontar , enfrentar , fazer frente a (2)
• Romanian: poziţiona , îndrepta , (1) întâlni (2)
• Romanica: esser de fronte a (1), confrontar , facer fronte a (2)
• Slovene: soočiti se s/z (2)
• Swedish: vända sig mot (1)

Intransitive verb

to face (faces , facing , faced)

1. (cricket) To be the striking batsman

Derived terms

• face down
• face facts
• faceless
• face-off
• face-saving
• face the music
• face to face
• face up
• face up to
• game face
• in one's face
• lose face
• put a good face on
• save face
• shit-faced

Related terms

• façade
• facial
• surface

See also

• Wikipedia article on the face (in anatomy)

External links

• MathWorld article on geometrical faces

French

Noun

face f (plural faces)

1. face (anatomy)
2. surface, side
3. face (geometry)

See also

• aspect
• figure
• surface
• tête
• visage

Italian

Verb

face

1. third-person singular past historic of fare