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გამოთქმა: /feɪs/

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Universal
  • 1the front part of a person’s head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal: she was scarlet in the face and perspiring profusely
  • an expression shown on the face:the happy faces of these children
  • an aspect of something:the unacceptable face of social drinking
  • 2the surface of a thing, especially one that is presented to the view or has a particular function, in particular:
  • Geometry each of the surfaces of a solid: the faces of a cube
  • a vertical or sloping side of a mountain or cliff:the north face of the Eiger
  • the side of a planet or moon facing the observer: we can often see the dark face of the moon by earthshine
  • the front of a building: a series of loggias make up the face of the church
  • the plate of a clock or watch bearing the digits or hands: a dial like the face of a clock
  • the distinctive side of a playing card: she scattered a deck of cards face down
  • the obverse of a coin.
  • 3 [with adjective] a person of a particular type:this season’s squad has a lot of old faces in it

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1be positioned with the face or front towards (someone or something):he turned to face her
  • [no object, with adverbial of direction] have the face or front pointing in a specified direction:the house faces due east
  • [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of a soldier) turn in a particular direction:the men had faced about to the front
  • 2confront and deal with or accept:honesty forced her to face facts [no object]:he was too old to face up to the responsibilities of his position
  • have (a difficult situation) in prospect:each defendant faced a maximum sentence of 10 years
  • (of a problem or difficult situation) present itself to and require action from (someone):the difficulties facing British farming
  • (face someone/thing down) overcome someone or something by a show of determination:he climbed atop a tank to face down a coup
  • 3cover the surface of (something) with a layer of a different material:the external basement walls were faced with granite slabs

face down (or downwards)

with the face or surface turned towards the ground:he lay face down on his bed

someone's face fits

British someone has the necessary qualities for something:if your face didn’t fit they could get rid of you within twelve months

face the music

be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions: we would later have to face the music over our bold moves

the face of the earth

used for emphasis, to refer to the existence or disappearance of someone or something:he’s just disappeared off the face of the earth

face up (or upwards)

with the face or surface turned upwards to view:place the panel face up before cutting

get out of someone's face

[usually as imperative] North American informal stop harassing or annoying someone: shut up and get out of my face

have the face to do something

British dated have the effrontery to do something.

in one's face

directly at or against one; as one approaches:she slammed the door in my face

in face (or the face) of

when confronted with:her resolution in the face of the enemy
despite:reform had been introduced in the face of considerable opposition

in-your-face

informal blatantly aggressive or provocative; impossible to ignore or avoid:an in-your-face advertising campaign

lose face

be humiliated or come to be less highly respected: the code of conduct required that he strike back or lose face

loss of face

humiliation: he could step aside now without loss of face

make (or pull) a face (or faces)

produce a facial expression that shows dislike or some other negative emotion, or that is intended to be amusing:Anna pulled a funny face at the girl

off one's face

informal very drunk or under the influence of illegal drugs: I had a great time going out clubbing and getting off my face

on the face of it

without knowing all of the relevant facts; apparently:on the face of it, these improvements look to be insignificant

put a brave (or bold) face on something

act as if something unpleasant is not as bad as it really is:he was putting a brave face on it but she knew he was shattered

put one's face on

informal apply make-up to one’s face: Paula spent two minutes putting on her face first thing

save face

avoid humiliation: allowing the guerrillas to save face and disarm

save someone's face

enable someone to avoid humiliation: he might be pretending to help her to save his face in front of Katarina

set one's face against

resist with determination:he had set his face against the idea

throw something back in someone's face

reject something in a brusque or ungracious manner:she’d given him her trust and he’d thrown it back in her face

to one's face

openly in one’s presence:if you’ve got something to say to me, say it to my face

face off

chiefly North American take up an attitude of confrontation, especially at the start of a fight or game:close to a million soldiers face off in the desert

faced

adjective
[in combination]:red-faced

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