face Meaning | BeDict

noun

Visage

The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.

Examples :

"That girl has a pretty face."

Cette fille a un joli visage.

noun

Expression du visage

One's facial expression.

Examples :

"Why the sad face?"

Pourquoi cette expression triste ?

appearance body human essential

noun

Grimace, faire une tête

(in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.

Examples :

"Children! Stop making faces at each other!"

Les enfants ! Arrêtez de faire des grimaces !

appearance body human attitude character essential

noun

Image, apparence

The public image; outward appearance.

Examples :

"He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment."

Il a réussi à afficher une image audacieuse malgré son embarras.

appearance character essential

noun

Façade, aspect

The frontal aspect of something.

Examples :

"The face of the cliff loomed above them."

La façade de la falaise se dressait au-dessus d'eux.

part aspect appearance essential

noun

Aspect, facette

An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.

Examples :

"Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism."

La pauvreté est la face hideuse du capitalisme.

aspect character nature essential

noun

Présence, vue, devant

Presence; sight; front.

Examples :

"to fly in the face of danger"

Affronter le danger.

part appearance essential

noun

Direction, orientation

The directed force of something.

Examples :

"They turned the boat into the face of the storm."

Ils ont orienté le bateau face à la tempête.

physics energy direction essential

noun

Réputation, prestige

Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).

Examples :

"The mayor's face was damaged by the recent scandal. "

La réputation du maire a été entachée par le récent scandale.

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noun

L'audace, l'effronterie

Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.

Examples :

"The student's face in the debate was shocking; he completely ignored the teacher's corrections and continued arguing his point without hesitation. "

L'audace de l'élève lors du débat était choquante ; il a complètement ignoré les corrections du professeur et a continué à argumenter son point de vue sans hésitation.

attitude character essential

noun

Surface, façade

Any surface, especially a front or outer one.

Examples :

"Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road."

Placez une grande enseigne sur chaque façade du bâtiment, visible depuis la route.

part appearance essential

noun

Face

Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.

Examples :

"The die had six faces, each marked with a different number of dots. "

Le dé avait six faces, chacune marquée d'un nombre différent de points.

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noun

Cadran

The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.

Examples :

"The clock face showed it was almost time for lunch. "

Le cadran indiquait qu'il était presque l'heure du déjeuner.

time device part essential

noun

Bouche

The mouth.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the child's face for any signs of illness. "

Le médecin a examiné la bouche de l'enfant pour détecter tout signe de maladie.

anatomy organ body physiology part essential

noun

Maquillage

Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

Examples :

"Before the school dance, Sarah carefully applied her face. "

Avant le bal de l'école, Sarah a soigneusement appliqué son maquillage.

appearance body essential

noun

Personne, individu

(metonymic) A person.

Examples :

"It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight."

Ce n'était que les personnes habituelles au pub ce soir.

person essential

noun

Visage, figure, personne connue

A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as music or fashion scene.

Examples :

"He owned several local businesses and was a face around town."

Il possédait plusieurs entreprises locales et était une figure connue en ville.

person human culture entertainment essential

noun

Face, gentil, héros

A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.

Examples :

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

Les fans ont encouragé le gentil alors qu'il faisait son retour.

entertainment sport character person essential

noun

La face

The front surface of a bat.

Examples :

"The bat's face was covered in mud after its nighttime foraging. "

La face de la batte était couverte de boue après sa recherche de nourriture nocturne.

part sport essential

noun

La face

The part of a golf club that hits the ball.

Examples :

"The golfer used the face of his club to hit the ball towards the green. "

Le golfeur a utilisé la face de son club pour frapper la balle vers le green.

sport part essential

noun

Face

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).

Examples :

"The face of the playing card showed a king. "

La face de la carte à jouer montrait un roi.

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noun

Tête de lion

The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.

Examples :

"The museum exhibit featured a detailed carving of a lion's face, showing the head from directly in front, cut off just behind the ears. "

L'exposition du musée présentait une sculpture détaillée de la tête d'un lion, montrant la tête de face, coupée juste derrière les oreilles.

animal part heraldry figure essential

noun

Largeur, face

The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.

Examples :

"a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face"

une poulie ou une roue dentée de dix pouces de largeur

technical machine part essential

noun

Police de caractères

A typeface.

Examples :

"The school newsletter used a bold face for the headline. "

Le bulletin scolaire utilisait une police de caractères en gras pour le titre.

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noun

Mine, expression

Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.

Examples :

"My teacher's face was one of disapproval when I arrived late to class. "

Le visage de mon professeur exprimait sa désapprobation quand je suis arrivé en retard en classe.

attitude character essential

noun

Valeur nominale

The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.

Examples :

"The face value of the gift certificate was $50. "

La valeur nominale du chèque-cadeau était de 50 $.

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verb

Faire face à, se tourner vers

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

Examples :

"Face the sun."

Fais face au soleil.

body action animal position essential

verb

Faire face à, être orienté vers

(of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

Examples :

"Turn the chair so it faces the table."

Tournez la chaise de manière à ce qu'elle fasse face à la table.

direction position aspect essential

verb

Faire face à, orienter

To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

Examples :

"The student faced the whiteboard to see the lesson plan clearly. "

L'élève a fait face au tableau blanc pour voir clairement le plan de la leçon.

direction essential

verb

Faire face à, affronter

To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.

Examples :

"We are facing an uncertain future."

Nous faisons face à un avenir incertain.

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verb

Affronter, faire face à

To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

Examples :

"He had to face the disappointment of failing the exam. "

Il a dû affronter la déception d'avoir échoué à l'examen.

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verb

Faire face à, regarder

To have the front in a certain direction.

Examples :

"The seats in the carriage faced backwards."

Les sièges dans le wagon faisaient face à l'arrière.

direction position essential

verb

Affronter, faire face à

To have as an opponent.

Examples :

"Puddletown United face Mudchester Rovers in the quarter-finals."

Puddletown United affronte Mudchester Rovers en quarts de finale.

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verb

Être au bâton

To be the batsman on strike.

Examples :

"The young boy faced the fastball during his baseball practice. "

Le jeune garçon était au bâton face à la balle rapide pendant son entraînement de baseball.

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verb

Affronter, braver

To confront impudently; to bully.

Examples :

"The older brother frequently faced his younger sister, shouting at her and making her do chores. "

Le frère aîné affrontait fréquemment sa jeune sœur, en lui criant dessus et en lui faisant faire des corvées.

attitude character human action essential

verb

Revêtir, recouvrir

To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

Examples :

"a building faced with marble"

Un bâtiment revêtu de marbre.

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verb

Revêtir, border

To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

Examples :

"to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress"

Revêtir le devant d'un manteau ou le bas d'une robe.

material wear essential

verb

Farder, maquiller

To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.

Examples :

"The shop owner faced the cheap-looking wooden crate with a layer of shiny, new wood to make it appear more valuable. "

Le commerçant a fardé la caisse en bois d'aspect bon marché avec une couche de bois neuf et brillant pour la faire paraître plus précieuse.

appearance material business essential

verb

Aplanir, dresser

To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully faced the wooden table top to make it perfectly smooth. "

Le menuisier a soigneusement aplani le dessus de la table en bois pour le rendre parfaitement lisse.

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verb

Présenter les produits dans un magasin de manière ordonnée et attrayante

(retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.

Examples :

"In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards."

Lors de mon premier emploi, j'ai appris à utiliser une caisse enregistreuse et à présenter les produits du magasin selon des normes élevées.

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Meanings

Visage

Examples :

"That girl has a pretty face."

Cette fille a un joli visage.

Expression du visage

Examples :

"Why the sad face?"

Pourquoi cette expression triste ?

Grimace, faire une tête

Examples :

"Children! Stop making faces at each other!"

Les enfants ! Arrêtez de faire des grimaces !

Image, apparence

Examples :

"He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment."

Il a réussi à afficher une image audacieuse malgré son embarras.

Façade, aspect

Examples :

"The face of the cliff loomed above them."

La façade de la falaise se dressait au-dessus d'eux.

Aspect, facette

Examples :

"Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism."

La pauvreté est la face hideuse du capitalisme.

Présence, vue, devant

Examples :

"to fly in the face of danger"

Affronter le danger.

Direction, orientation

Examples :

"They turned the boat into the face of the storm."

Ils ont orienté le bateau face à la tempête.

Réputation, prestige

Examples :

"The mayor's face was damaged by the recent scandal. "

La réputation du maire a été entachée par le récent scandale.

L'audace, l'effronterie

Examples :

"The student's face in the debate was shocking; he completely ignored the teacher's corrections and continued arguing his point without hesitation. "

L'audace de l'élève lors du débat était choquante ; il a complètement ignoré les corrections du professeur et a continué à argumenter son point de vue sans hésitation.

Surface, façade

Examples :

"Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road."

Placez une grande enseigne sur chaque façade du bâtiment, visible depuis la route.

Face

Examples :

"The die had six faces, each marked with a different number of dots. "

Le dé avait six faces, chacune marquée d'un nombre différent de points.

Cadran

Examples :

"The clock face showed it was almost time for lunch. "

Le cadran indiquait qu'il était presque l'heure du déjeuner.

Bouche

Examples :

"The doctor examined the child's face for any signs of illness. "

Le médecin a examiné la bouche de l'enfant pour détecter tout signe de maladie.

Maquillage

Examples :

"Before the school dance, Sarah carefully applied her face. "

Avant le bal de l'école, Sarah a soigneusement appliqué son maquillage.

Personne, individu

Examples :

"It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight."

Ce n'était que les personnes habituelles au pub ce soir.

Visage, figure, personne connue

Examples :

"He owned several local businesses and was a face around town."

Il possédait plusieurs entreprises locales et était une figure connue en ville.

Face, gentil, héros

Examples :

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

Les fans ont encouragé le gentil alors qu'il faisait son retour.

La face

Examples :

"The bat's face was covered in mud after its nighttime foraging. "

La face de la batte était couverte de boue après sa recherche de nourriture nocturne.

La face

Examples :

"The golfer used the face of his club to hit the ball towards the green. "