Слово англійською: face
Дієслово
Переклад face українською: вихо́дити куди́ (ві́кна вихо́дять на схід і т. д.), опира́тися кому́сь/чому́сь (зустріча́ти що сміли́во), протистоя́ти кому́/чому́ (во́рогу і т. д.), стика́тися з чим, вкри́ти, покри́ти, обкла́сти (пли́ткою і т. д.)
Детальний опис
be opposite
- [transitive, intransitive] to be opposite somebody/something; to have your face or front pointing towards somebody/something or in a particular direction
- face somebody/something She turned and faced him.
- Most of the rooms face the sea.
- They face each other across the aisle.
- face + adv./prep. The terrace faces south.
- a north-facing wall
- a south-east-facing garden
- to face outwards/inwards/upwards/downwards
- Lie with your palms facing upwards.
- Which direction are you facing?
somebody/something difficult
- [transitive] if you face a particular situation, or it faces you, you have to deal with it
- face something Farmers face serious challenges in these conditions.
- We are facing a financial crisis.
- to face charges/trial
- the problems faced by homeless people
- The project faces numerous difficulties.
- They face competition from foreign imports.
- She has faced criticism from some within her party.
- We look at the issues facing schools today.
- the challenges/problems that face the country
- be faced with something We are faced with the prospect of defeat.
- [transitive] face something to accept that a difficult situation exists, although you would prefer not to
- It's time to face reality—we failed.
- It's not always easy to face the truth.
- I did something wrong and I will face the consequences.
- She had to face the fact that her life had changed forever.
- Face facts—she isn't coming back.
- Let's face it, we're not going to win.
- [transitive] if you can’t face something unpleasant, you feel unable or unwilling to deal with it
- face something I just can't face work today.
- He wasn't able to face the washing up.
- face doing something I can't face seeing them.
- She could never face arguing with him.
- [transitive] face somebody to talk to or deal with somebody, even though this is difficult or unpleasant
- How can I face Tom? He'll be so disappointed.
cover surface
- [transitive, usually passive] to cover a surface with another material
- (be) faced with something a brick building faced with stone
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin facies ‘form, appearance, face’.
Idioms - (informal) to accept and deal with criticism or punishment for something you have done
- The others all ran off, leaving me to face the music.
Phrasal Verbs- face down
- face off
- face up to