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face

S1 W1

BrE /feɪs/ AmE /feɪs/

noun / verb en → es

past faced pp faced ing facing

1 BODY PART [countable] A1

the front part of your head from the forehead to the chin and including the eyes, nose, and mouth

rostro, cara

  • face + adj

Collocations pale face · smiling face

  • She had a round face.

    Tenía una cara redonda.

2 FRONT OF SOMETHING [countable] A2

the front part of something, especially the part that you can see from in front

frente, parte frontal

  • face + adj

Collocations front face of a building · the face of the clock

  • The house has a very modern front face.

    La casa tiene una frente muy moderna.

3 LOOK AT [intransitive, T + obj] B1

to look directly at someone or something, especially with a particular expression on your face

mirar directamente, dirigir la mirada

  • face sb/sth

Collocations face the camera · face the audience

  • She faced the crowd and smiled.

    Ella miró directamente a la multitud y sonrió.

4 ACCEPT CHALLENGE [transitive] B1

to accept or deal with something difficult, especially a problem or challenge

aceptar, enfrentarse a

  • face + noun

Collocations face the truth · face your fears

  • He had to face his fear of heights.

    Tuvo que enfrentarse a su miedo a las alturas.

5 OPPOSITE DIRECTION [intransitive, T + obj] B1

to be opposite or towards something in direction

mirar hacia, estar frente a

  • face sb/sth

Collocations the house faces the park · the window faces north

  • The hotel faces the sea.

    El hotel está frente al mar.

6 SHOW EXPRESSION [transitive] B1

to show a particular expression on your face, especially because you are feeling a certain way

mostrar una expresión

  • face + noun

Collocations face an expression of surprise · face a smile

  • She faced a look of shock.

    Ella mostró una expresión de sorpresa.

7 APPEARANCE [uncountable] B1

the way that something looks, especially the part you can see from in front

apariencia, aspecto

  • face + adj

Collocations the face of the city has changed · a new face in town

  • The face of the city has changed.

    El aspecto de la ciudad ha cambiado.

8 TIME [countable] B1

the front part of a clock or watch that shows you the time

frente del reloj, cara del reloj

  • face + adj

Collocations the face of a watch · digital face

  • The face of the clock was broken.

    La cara del reloj estaba rota.

Phrasal verbs

face up to ACCEPT CHALLENGE B2

enfrentarse a, aceptar

  • She finally faced up to her mistakes.

    Finalmente se enfrentó a sus errores.

face off against COMPETE AGAINST B2

competir contra, enfrentarse a

  • The two teams will face off against each other.

    Los dos equipos se enfrentarán entre sí.

face down DEFEAT B2

derrotar, hacer frente a y vencer

  • They faced down the opposition.

    Hicieron frente y derrotaron a la oposición.

face up to reality ACCEPT REALITY B2

aceptar la realidad, enfrentarse a la realidad

  • He had to face up to the reality of his situation.

    Tuvo que aceptar la realidad de su situación.

face outwards/inwards DIRECTION B2

mirar hacia afuera/hacia adentro, estar orientado hacia afuera/hacia adentro

  • The door faces outwards.

    La puerta está orientada hacia afuera.

Idioms

face the music C1

aceptar las consecuencias, enfrentarse a lo que viene

  • He'll have to face the music for his actions.

    Tendrá que aceptar las consecuencias de sus acciones.

face-to-face B2

cara a cara, en persona

  • They had a face-to-face meeting.

    Tuvieron una reunión cara a cara.

face the facts B2

aceptar los hechos, enfrentarse a la realidad

  • You have to face the facts.

    Tienes que aceptar los hechos.