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face
     1. sost. (anatomia) faccia, viso, volto
     2. sost. espressione
     3. sost. (Glossa;di un animale) muso
     4. sost. (geometria) faccia
     5. sost. (Glossa;spesso al plurale) smorfia, boccaccia
     6. sost. (Glossa;di un documento, moneta, vestito ecc.) diritto, retto, recto
     7. sost. (Glossa;architettura) (Glossa;anche figurato) facciata
     8. sost. (Fig) (familiare) faccia tosta, sfacciataggine
     9. sost. (mineralogia) faccia
     10. sost. (Glossa;di un orologio) quadrante
     11. sost. (Glossa;di una montagna) parete
     12. sost. (Fig) persona che rappresenta un'organizzazione
     13. verb. essere o mettersi di fronte a qualcosa
     14. verb. (senso figurato) affrontare, far fronte a qualcosa
     15. verb. (senso figurato) minacciare
     16. verb. (architettura) rivestire
     17. verb. (Glossa;di pietre) levigare
     18. verb. (Glossa;di carte da gioco) scoprire
     19. verb. (militare) far volgere; fianco; fronte
     20. verb. girarsi verso qualcosa
     21. verb. (Glossa;anche figurato) guardare a, essere rivolto in una certa direzione
     22. verb. (militare) volgersi, girarsi (a); fianco; fronte
inglese > inglese
face
     1. subst. (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
           The monkey has a pretty face.
     2. subst. One's facial expression.
           Why the sad face?
     3. subst. The public image; outward appearance.
           The face of this company.  He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.
     4. subst. The frontal aspect of something.
           The face of the cliff loomed above them.
     5. subst. (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
           to fly in the face of danger;  to speak before the face of God
     6. subst. The directed force of something.
           They turned to boat into the face of the storm.
     7. subst. Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
     8. subst. Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
     9. subst. The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
           a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face
     10. subst. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
     11. subst. 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.  She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth.
     12. subst. The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
     13. subst. (slang) The mouth.
           Shut your face!  He's always stuffing his face with chips.
     14. subst. (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
           I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.
     15. subst. (slang) Short for baby face. A headlining wrestler whose in-ring persona is embodying heroic or virtuous traits.
           The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.
     16. subst. (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
     17. subst. (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
     18. subst. (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).
     19. subst. (heraldiccharge) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
     20. subst. (typography) A typeface.
     21. subst. Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
     22. subst. (computing) An interface.
     23. subst. The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
     24. v. (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
           Face the sun.
     25. v. (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
           Turn the chair so it faces the table.
     26. v. To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
     27. v. To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
           I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.
     28. v. (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
           The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany.
     29. v. To have as an opponent.
     30. v. (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
     31. v. (obsolete) To confront impudently; to bully.
     32. v. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
           a building faced with marble
     33. v. To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
           to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress
     34. v. 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.
     35. v. (engineering) 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 t
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viso
     1. subst. face

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Esempi d'uso

He felt the rain on his face. 
    Lui sentiva la pioggia sul suo volto.
It is written in his face. 
    È scritto sul suo volto.
This is an old book with a new face. 
    Questo è un vecchio libro con un nuovo volto.
I'm well aware of the problems we face. 
    Sono ben consapevole dei problemi che affrontiamo.
She looked her child in the face. 
    Ha guardato suo figlio in faccia.



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