Image:Face of SpooSpa?.jpg|thumb|right|A woman's face.
English

rank|right|each|between|174|face|tell|because|few

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Etymology
From OF. (and modern) term|lang=fr|face, from L. term|facies||form, appearance

Pronunciation
AHD|f�s, IPA|/feɪs/, SAMPA|/feIs/
audio|en-us-face.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪs|-eɪs

Noun
en-noun

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

#: She has a pretty face.

1. One's facial expression.

#: Why the sad face?

1. The public image.

#: The face of this company.

1. geometry Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron.
2. The numbered dial of a clock or watch.
3. cricket The front surface of a bat.
4. slang The mouth.

#: Shut your face!
#: He's always stuffing his face with chips.

1. slang Makeup.

#: I'll be out in a sec, just let me put on my face.

1. slang|professional wrestling The good guy; a wrestler embodying heroic or virtuous traits.

#: The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.

1. Any surface; especially a front or outer one.

#: Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.
#: They climbed the north face of the mountain.

1. cards the side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck)

Synonyms
sense|part of head countenance, visage, phiz (obsolete), phizog (obsolete)
sense|facial expression countenance, expression, facial expression, look, visage
sense|public image image, public image, reputation
sense|of a polyhedron facet (not in mathematical use), surface (not in mathematical use)
sense|of a cricket bat
sense|slang: mouth cakehole, gob, mush, piehole, trap
sense|slang: wrestling good guy, hero
sense|surface|especially a front or outer one surface

Derived terms
top3
baby face
face down
faceless
face-off
face-saving
face to face, face-to-face
mid3
face up
face value
game face
in one's face
just another pretty face
lose face
mid3
pull a face
put a good face on
save face
shit-faced

Related terms
façade
facial
surface

Translations
trans-top|part of head
Afrikaans: gesig
Ainu: �� (nan)
Albanian: fytyrë
Arabic: ARchar|�ج� (wajh)
Bulgarian: ли�е (lice) n, лик (lik) m, об�аз (obraz) m
Catalan: cara f, faç f (archaism)
Crimean Tatar: yüz#Crimean Tatar|yüz
Croatian: t-|hr|lice|n
Czech: t-|cs|tvá�|f
Danish: t+|da|ansigt|n
Dutch: gezicht n, aangezicht n, gelaat n
Esperanto: t-|eo|viza�o|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: nägu
Finnish: kasvot p, naama (colloquial)
French: t+|fr|face|f, t+|fr|visage|m, t+|fr|figure|f
German: t+|de|Gesicht|n
Greek: t+|el|������ο|f|sc=Grek
Guaraní: tova
Hebrew: he-translation|פנ��|paním f|p, he-translation|פרצ�ף|partsúf m
Hungarian: t+|hu|arc
Ido: vizajo
Italian: t+|it|faccia|f, t+|it|viso|m, t+|it|volto|m
Japanese: � (��, kao)
Korean: t+|ko|�굴|treolgul|scHang
Kuna: wagar
trans-mid
Kurdish: rû m, serçav Polish, dêm m, KUchar|د�����ا�
Latvian: seja f
Malayalam: മ��� (mukham)
Maltese: wi�� m
Norwegian: t+|no|ansikt|n, t+|no|fjes|n
Old English: t-|ang|andwlita|xs=Old English
Old Prussian: prusna
Polish: t|pl|twarz|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|face|f, t|pt|rosto|m
Romanian: t-|ro|faţ�
Russian: ли�о (litsó) n
Sardinian (Nugorese): cara f
Slovene: t+|sl|obraz|m
Spanish: t+|es|cara|f, t-|es|faz|f, t+|es|rostro|m
Swedish: t+|sv|ansikte|n
Swahili: t-|sw|uso|xs=Swahili
Tamazight: �ⴷⴻ� (udem) m
Tagalog: mukha
Telugu: మ��మ� (mukhamu)
Turkish: t+|tr|yüz
Yiddish: פנ�� (ponim)
Welsh: wyneb
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trans-top|facial expression
Afrikaans: gesig
Crimean Tatar: yüz#Crimean Tatar|yüz
Danish: ansigt n, ansigtsudtryk n
Dutch: t-|nl|gelaatsuitdrukking|f
Catalan: cara f, rictus m, gest m
Finnish: t-|fi|ilme
German: Gesicht n, Gesichtsausdruck m
Greek: t+|el|γκ�ιμά��α|f|sc=Grek
Hebrew: he-translation|פנ��|paním f pl, he-translation|פרצ�ף|partsúf m
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Japanese: 表� (������, hy�j�)
Maltese: fattizzi
Norwegian: t-|no|mine|m
Polish: t+|pl|mina|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|cara|f, t+|pt|face|f
Russian: в��ажение ли�а n, г�има�а f (usually used for unhappy expressions), мина (mína) f
Spanish: t-|es|gesto|m, t+|es|cara|f, t-|es|mueca|f
Swedish: min c, uppsyn c
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trans-top|public image
Arabic: t-|ar|�ظ�ر|trma�har|scARchar
Crimean Tatar: yüz#Crimean Tatar|yüz
Danish: t-|da|facade|c
Dutch: t+|nl|gezicht|n
Catalan: cara
Finnish: t+|fi|kasvot
German: t+|de|Gesicht|n
Greek: t+|el|εικ�να|f|sc=Grek
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (����, taimen), ��� (�����, sekentei)
Norwegian: anseelse m
Polish: t+|pl|twarz|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|face|f
Russian: t+|ru|ли�о|n|sc=Cyrl
Spanish: t+|es|imagen|f, t+|es|cara|f
ttbc|Spanish: t|es|cariz|m
Swedish: ansikte n, anseende n, prestige c
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trans-top|numbered dial of a clock or watch
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Spanish: t+|es|cara|f, t+|es|esfera|f
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trans-top|of a polyhedron
Afrikaans: kant
Catalan: cara f, faceta f
Danish: flade c
Dutch: t+|nl|zijde
Finnish: t-|fi|tahko
French: t+|fr|face|f
German: t+|de|Fläche|f, t+|de|Facette|f
Hebrew: he-translation|פ�|pán m
Ido: edro
trans-mid
Japanese: �#Japanese|� (��, men)
Korean: 면(�, myoen)
Norwegian: flate m, side m
Polish: t+|pl|�ciana|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|face|f, t+|pt|lado|m
Russian: t+|ru|г�ан�|f|sc=Cyrl
Spanish: t-|es|faz|f, t+|es|cara|f
ttbc|Spanish: t+|es|lado|m
Swedish: t+|sv|yta|c
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trans-top|front surface of a bat
Afrikaans: voorkant
Japanese: ���� (feisu)
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trans-top|slang: the mouth
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Danish: kæft c
Dutch: bakkes m
Finnish: t+|fi|naama, t+|fi|iho, t+|fi|turpa
French: t+|fr|gueule|f
trans-mid
Norwegian: kjeft m
Russian: t+|ru|�ожа|f|trróža|scCyrl
Swedish: käft c
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trans-top|slang: in wrestling
trans-mid
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trans-top|surface, especially a front or outer one
Danish: flade c, yderside c
Finnish: t+|fi|puoli
trans-mid
Norwegian: t+|no|side|m
Russian: t+|ru|пове��но���|n|sc=Cyrl
ttbc|Spanish: t+|es|haz, t+|es|frente|m, t+|es|superficie|f
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ttbc|Basque: aurpegi, begitarte, imintzio
ttbc|Cebuano: nawung
ttbc|Chinese: � (li�n), �� (mi�n k�ng)
ttbc|Guarani: ova#Guarani|ova (t-)
ttbc|Hawaiian: maka, helehelena, alo
ttbc|Ilocano: rupa
ttbc|Indonesian: wajah, rupa
ttbc|Interlingua: facie
ttbc|Latin: facies (4)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|��ر� (chehreh)
ttbc|Pitjantjatjara: yunpa, mulya
ttbc|Romanian: faţ� f
ttbc|Surigaonon: wayong
ttbc|Tamazight: audm m
ttbc|Tausug: bayhu'
ttbc|Tupinambá: obá (t-)
ttbc|Ukrainian: ли�е (lytsé) n
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Verb
en-verb|fac|es

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

#: Face the sun.

1. transitive|of an object to have its front closest to (something else).

#: Turn the chair so it faces the table.

1. transitive To deal with (a difficult situation or person).

#: I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.

1. intransitive To have the front in a certain direction.

#: The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany.

1. intransitive cricket To be the striking batsman.

Synonyms
sense|position oneself/itself towards
sense|have its front closest to
sense|deal with confront, deal with

Derived terms
face facts
face the music
face up to

Translations
trans-top|position oneself/itself towards
Danish: vende sig mod
Dutch: zich richten naar, zich richten (op)
Finnish: olla (jokin|johonkin) päin
French: faire face à
German: sich ausrichten
Hebrew: he-translation|�פנ�ת|lifnót
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (���, mukau)
Korean: ��� (���, hyanghada)
Polish: obróci� si� (w stron�/do czego�)
Portuguese: t+|pt|encarar
Russian: п�ед��а�� (obsolete)
Spanish: t-|es|encarar, t+|es|mirar|alt=mirar a
Swedish: vända sig mot
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trans-top|have its front closest to
Danish: være vendt mod
Dutch: naar ... (gericht) staan
Finnish: olla (jokin|johonkin) päin
German: etwas (an etwas) anlehnen (face something), stellen
Hebrew: he-translation|�פנ�ת|lifnót
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Korean: t-|ko|���|trhyanghada|scHang
Portuguese: t+|pt|encarar
Swedish: vara vänd mot
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trans-top|deal with, confront
Danish: konfrontere, se i øjnene, trodse
Dutch: onder ogen zien, mee afrekenen, tegemoet gaan, de confrontatie aangaan met
Finnish: t-|fi|kohdata
German: (sich etwas) stellen
Hebrew: he-translation|��תע�ת|lehit`amét
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (�������, chokumen-suru)
Korean: �루� (daruda)
Polish: stawia� czo�a (czemu�) (imperfective), stawi� czo�a (czemu�) (perfective)
Portuguese: t+|pt|encarar
Slovene: soo�iti se s/z
Spanish: t-|es|enfrentar, t-|es|encarar
Swedish: ta itu med
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (mianxiang), 正� (zhengshi), �� (chaoxiang)
ttbc|Indonesian: hadap|menghadap (1), hadap|menghadapi (2)
ttbc|Interlingua: esser de fronte a (1), confrontar, facer fronte a (2)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ر��ار��� (ruyaru'i)
ttbc|Romanian: poziţiona, îndrepta, (1) întâlni (2)
ttbc|Turkish: yüz

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. slang|professional wrestling rfd-sense Describing the good guy wrestler.

See also
w:face|Wikipedia article on the face (in anatomy)

External links
MathWorld article on geometrical faces

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Face

French

Noun
fr-noun|f

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

Derived terms
face à

See also
aspect#French|aspect
figure#French|figure
surface#French|surface
tête
visage#French|visage

Italian

Verb
face

1. archaic|lang=it third-person singular indicative present of fare#Italian|fare

Romanian

Etymology
L.|ro facere

Pronunciation
IPA|['fa.ʧe]|lang=ro

Verb
ro-verb|3

1. transitive do, make
2. reflexive to be made, to be done

Conjugation
ro-conj-2|type3|gerf�când|pastf�cut|1sfac|2sfaci|3sface|1pfacem|2pfaceţi|3pfac|3subfac�|perff�cu|3perff�cu|impf�ce|3impf�cea|2imp=f�

See also
înf�ptui
face dragoste

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