face

Meaning

1. face
2. surface, side
3. face
4. head (of a coin)

Concepts

face

side

heads

front

aspect

countenance

honour

honor

cheek

obverse

facet

visage

in front of

intently

looks

main

meet

physiognomist

physiognomy

presence

prestige

reputation

rigging

septum

softwood

sports meeting

surface

tackle

top side

typeface

view

head side

one face

one surface

human face

official stance

extorsion

maker-outer

address

visnomy

appearance

case

credit

deal

dignity

eyes

👀

facade

font

fount

frontage

grimace

Synonyms

visage

figure

côté

surface

aspect

prestige

réputation

facette

physionomie

gueule

honneur

fonte

front

grimace

image

lutte

mine

œil

👁️

point de vue

police

👮

présence

rencontrer

représentation

respect

source

superficie

suscription

tableau

🖼️

traitement

tronche

vis

yeux

embrasseur

faciès

fonte de caractères

gréement

minois

pan

police de caractères

police d’écriture

recto

statut social

un aspect

un côté

l’avant

physiognomonie

accord

figuredomain:anat

adresse

avers

base

caractère

confronter

crédit

devant

dignité

estime

façade

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fas/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French and Old French face, from Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs (“face, shape”). Doublet of faciès.

Sentences

Face à la solitude , il assume cette signification .

Faced with loneliness, he assumes this meaning.

Elle vit la victoire des troupes britanniques face aux rebelles irlandais .

She saw the victory of the British troops against the Irish rebels.

Il gagne par disqualification un match face à ce dernier .

He wins by disqualification a match against the latter.

Carrier était là , en face de lui , à portée de son bras terrible .

Carrier was there, in front of him, within reach of his terrible arm.

Le corps est vert olive et plus sombre sur la face ventrale .

The body is olive green and darker on the ventral side.

Sa face ventrale varie du jaune au gris .

Its ventral side varies from yellow to grey.

Jondrette avait pris possession de l’autre chaise en face de Monsieur Leblanc .

Jondrette had taken possession of the other chair in front of Mr. Leblanc.

Les nervures sont proéminentes , plus visibles sur la face inférieure de la feuille .

The ribs are prominent, more visible on the underside of the sheet.