Složené tvary
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| Angličtina | Čeština |
| baby face n | (child-like facial features) | dětská tvář příd + ž |
| She has such a baby face, you'd never guess she was in her thirties. |
baby face,
baby-face n | informal ([sb] with a child-like face) | dětská tvář příd + ž |
| Without that beard, you can clearly see that he's a baby face. |
| come face to face with v expr | literal, figurative (be confronted by, meet [sb], [sth]) | čelit ned |
| I knew that at some point, I would have to come face to face with my ex. |
| face down adv | (facing downwards) | lícem dolů m + přísl |
| vrchní stranou dolů fráze |
| obličejem dolů m + přísl |
| Place the document face down on the glass to scan it. After tripping over the roller skate, he found himself face down on the sidewalk. |
| Polož dokument vrchní stranou dolů na sklo a oskenuj ho. |
| face mask n | (hygienic face covering) | rouška ž |
| ústenka ž |
| Face masks are no longer compulsory in our store, but customers are encouraged to wear them. |
| face paint n | (paints for decorating face) | barva na obličej fráze |
| Mary decorated her daughter's face with green and black face paint for Halloween. |
face painting,
face-painting n | (decorating the face with paint) | malování na obličej fráze |
| face the music v expr | figurative, informal (confront [sth]'s consequences) | nést následky ned + m mn |
| (přeneseně) | sníst, co si člověk nadrobil dok, fráze |
| (přeneseně) | postavit se tomu čelem dok, fráze |
| His only option was to go home and face the music. |
| Jeho jedinou možností je jít domů a sníst, co si nadrobil. |
| face to face adv | (in person) | osobně přísl |
| We exchanged emails for a year before finally meeting face to face. |
| We'd seen each other's photos, but the first time we met face to face was a shock. |
| face-to-face with [sb] expr | (confronted with, meeting: in person) | mezi čtyřma očima fráze |
| tváří v tvář fráze |
| face up adv | (facing upwards) | čelem vzhůru s + přísl |
| lícem nahoru m + přísl |
| Start the game by drawing a card from the pack and placing it face up on the table. |
| face value n | (monetary worth as printed) | nominální hodnota příd + ž |
| jmenovitá hodnota příd + ž |
| Banks will only cash notes for their face value. |
| face-to-face adj | (direct, in person) | osobní příd |
| tváří v tvář fráze |
| Our first face-to-face encounter was way back in 1982. |
| This school provides both online and face-to-face tutoring. |
| face-to-face meeting n | (in-person discussion) | osobní setkání příd + s |
| When discussing matters like these, it's usually better to have a face-to-face meeting. |
| in the face of expr | (despite) | navzdory přísl |
| (přeneseně) | tváří v tvář fráze |
| In the face of all her problems, Mary persisted in her studies. |
| in the face of expr | (when confronted with) (přeneseně: v konfrontaci) | tváří v tvář fráze |
| In the face of the angry crowd, the speaker maintained her calm. |
| In your face! interj | US, figurative, slang (defiance) | nesnesitelný, protivný |
| You thought I couldn't win? Well, I did! In your face! |
| keep a straight face v expr | informal (look serious, avoid smiling) | zachovat vážnou tvář |
| I couldn't keep a straight face when she said she was a virgin. |
| It was difficult to keep a straight face when I played that prank on my coworkers. |
| laugh in [sb]'s face v expr | informal (greet [sb] with derision) | vysmát se do obličeje dok, fráze |
| When he suggested that I pay $10,000 for that piece of junk, I laughed in his face. |
| long face n | figurative (sad expression) | prodloužený obličej |
| You got everything you wanted, so why the long face? |
| lose face v expr | (be embarrassed) (přeneseně) | ztratit tvář dok + ž |
| When the boss pointed out in front of the whole team that Richard was mistaken, Richard pretended he'd been joking to save face. |
make a funny face,
pull a funny face v expr | informal (make silly facial expression) (schválně) | udělat škleb |
| To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| Right face! interj | (military: turn to the right) | vpravo v bok |
| The sergeant yelled “Right face!” in my ear. |
smiley,
smiley face,
smile face n | (typed emoticon) (hovorový výraz) | smajlík m |
| It's unprofessional to put smileys in work emails. |
surgical mask,
surgical face mask n | (medicine: hygienic face covering) | chirurgická ústenka příd + ž |
