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Inflections of 'face' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
faces
v 3rd person singular
facing
v pres p
faced
v past
faced
v past p
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:

Voornaamste vertalingen
EngelsNederlands
face n(front of head)gezicht nw het
The ball hit him in the face.
face vtr(look towards)aankijken overg.ww
kijken naar ww+ vz
het gezicht richten tot/naar
Face the teacher when you're talking to her.
face vtr(accept reality of sthg)onder ogen zien overg.ww
We have to face the facts.
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EngelsNederlands
face n(expression)blik nw de
She did not have a happy face that day.
face n(appearance)houding nw de
Let's put on a brave face and get on with it.
face n(grimace)bek nw de
Stop pulling faces!
face n(surface)oppervlakte nw de
oppervlak nw het
I was the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
face n(façade)gevel, façade nw de
voorkant nw de
The face of the house was covered in plaster.
face ninformal (impudence)lef nw het
He had the face to ask me for more money!
face n(pretence)houding nw de
He's not really interested. It's just a face.
face n(visible side)voorkant nw de
beeldzijde nw de
Simon stared up at the face of the moon.
face n(geometry: side)zijde, kant nw de
A cube has six faces.
face n(typography: design)lettertype nw het
They used a large, heavy face for the title.
face n(mining: wall) (uiteinde van een mijnwerkerstunnel, van waaruit wordt gegraven)front nw het
They drilled into the face of the rock.
face vi(turn)zich richten tot wk. ww + vz
Her mind faces towards the future.
face vi(be situated)uitkijken op onoverg.ww
Our bedroom faces to the east.
face vtr(turn toward)zich richten tot onoverg.ww
Turn and face the audience.
face vtr(confront)onder ogen zien overg.ww
You've got to face your problems.
face vtr(cover)bedekken overg.ww
bezetten overg. ww
The front of the house was faced with limestone.
face [sth] vtr(card: turn upward) (speelkaart)open neerleggen overg.uitdr.
Lay your cards down without facing any of them.
face vtr(soldiers: turn) (in samenstelling)-om bn
Face right!
face vtr(ice hockey: drop a puck) (ijshockey)de puck bij een face-off neerleggen
The referee faced the ball between the two opposing players.
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:

Voornaamste vertalingen
NederlandsEngels
face nw deFrans (voorzijde)face n
front n
oppervlakte,
mv. oppervlakten,
oppervlaktes
nw de
(bovenste vlakte)surface, face n
gezicht nw het(v. persoon: gelaat)face n
expression n
het hoofd bieden aan overg. uitdr.(weerstand bieden tegen)face vtr
cope with vi + prep
iets ondervinden overg. ww(ervaren)experience vtr
face vtr
face nw deFrans (gezicht)face n
te lijf gaan overg. uitdr.figuurlijk (benaderen, aanpakken) (figurative)tackle vtr
face vtr
het hoofd bieden aan overg. uitdr.(behandelen, aanpakken)face vtr
cope with vi + prep
kant nw de(snijlijn van twee vlakken)side n
face, surface n
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Aanvullende vertalingen
NederlandsEngels
face nw de(voorzijde van bastion)face n
mombakkes nw hetface n
(informal)mug n
onder ogen zien overg. uitdr.figuurlijk (accepteren, aanvaarden)face vtr
accept vtr
te verwerken krijgen overg. uitdr.(stuiten op, tegenkomen)face vtr
have to deal with v expr
cope with vi + prep
ontmoeten overg. ww(ondervinden)experience, face vtr
Hij kon voortgaan zonder enige tegenstand te ontmoeten.
staan tegenover ww+vz(zich bevinden tegenover)face vtr
be across vi + prep
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Samengestelde woorden:
NederlandsEngels
aardbol nw de(aarde: oppervlakte)face of the earth expr
We vinden hem nergens; hij is van de aardbol verdwenen.
babyface nw deanglicisme (persoon met een onschuldig gezicht)baby face, babyface, baby-face n
facelift nw de(cosmetisch ingreep)facelift, face-lift n
(technical name)rhytidectomy n
in zijn gezicht uitlachen overg. uitdr.(openlijk uitlachen)laugh in one's face v expr
lang gezicht bn+nw hetletterlijk (langwerpig gezicht)long face n
lang gezicht bn+nw hetfiguurlijk (ontevreden uitdrukking) (figurative)long face n
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
EngelsNederlands
face [sth/sb] down,
face down [sth/sb]
vtr phrasal sep
(overcome by confronting)iemand confronteren overg.ww
I faced down my attacker and he ran away.
face out vi phrasal(be looking outwards)naar buiten kijken woordgr
Books that face out are more likely to catch the customer's eye.
face up to [sth] vi phrasal + prepcolloquial (acknowledge: [sth] unpleasant)onder ogen zien overg. uitdr.
You need to face up to reality, and deal with the matter swiftly.
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Samengestelde woorden:
EngelsNederlands
baby face n(child-like facial features)kindergezicht nw het
She has such a baby face, you'd never guess she was in her thirties.
baby face ninformal ([sb] with a child-like face)iemand met een kindergezicht frase
babyface nw de
come face to face with v exprliteral, figurative (be confronted by, meet [sb], [sth](figuurlijk)oog in oog komen te staan met onoverg.uitdr.
I knew that at some point, I would have to come face to face with my ex.
etch lines on [sb]'s face v exprfigurative (time, etc.: age [sb](figuurlijk)een getekend gezicht hebben overg.uitdr.
Time had etched deep lines on Leon's face.
face down adv(facing downwards)naar beneden gericht woordgr
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.
face paint n(paints for decorating face)schmink nw de
Mary decorated her daughter's face with green and black face paint for Halloween.
face painting,
face-painting
n
(decorating the face with paint)schminken ww
face the music v exprfigurative, informal (confront [sth]'s consequences)zich verantwoorden wederkerend ww
His only option was to go home and face the music.
face to face adv(in person)in levende lijve bw
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 value n(monetary worth as printed)nominale waarde bn + nw de
Banks will only cash notes for their face value.
face-to-face adj(direct, in person)in levende lijve bw
Our first face-to-face encounter was way back in 1982.
This school provides both online and face-to-face tutoring.
facecloth,
face cloth,
face-cloth
n
(face flannel, wash cloth)washandje nw het
washand nw de
in the face of expr(despite)ondanks bw
In the face of all her problems, Mary persisted in her studies.
in the face of expr(when confronted with)in aanwezigheid van woordgr
In the face of the angry crowd, the speaker maintained her calm.
in your face interjslang (expressing defiance) (informeel)lekker voor je, pech gehad tw
keep a straight face v exprinformal (look serious, avoid smiling)zijn gezicht in de plooi houden uitdr.
(figuurlijk)een stalen gezicht houden uitdr.
It was difficult to keep a straight face when I played that prank on my coworkers.
laugh in [sb]'s face v exprinformal (greet [sb] with derision)iemand uitlachen vnw + ww
iemand in zijn gezicht uitlachen frase
When he suggested that I pay $10,000 for that piece of junk, I laughed in his face.
long face nfigurative (sad expression) (figuurlijk)lang gezicht bn + nw het
You got everything you wanted, so why the long face?
make a funny face v exprinformal (make silly facial expression) (informeer)gekke bekken trekken frase
een gek gezicht trekken frase
To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me.
meet face to face v expr(encounter in the flesh) (figuurlijk)oog in oog komen te staan onoverg.uitdr.
While I was out hiking, I met face to face with a mountain lion.
right face interj(military: turn to the right) (leger)rechtsomkeert, rechtsomkeer tw
The sergeant yelled “Right face!” in my ear.
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Collocatie: a [happy, sad, familiar, beautiful, smily, lovely] face, face the [front, back, corner], face [care, cream, wash], meer...

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Geen discussies met "face" werden gevonden in forum Nederlands (Dutch)

" take the gun out of face or take the gun off my face? - English Only forum
, <which> that employment could impart <in completeness> to his face - English Only forum
... flies in the face of logic and common sense - English Only forum
... make us face new problems - English Only forum
"...not on the face" - English Only forum
..face forward ..=..are positioned in front of ..? - English Only forum
..take the initial steps that color the face of the issue that is.. - English Only forum
'face time' vs 'face to face' [in a family] - English Only forum
'face' vs 'face onto' - English Only forum
'If you face...' vs 'if face...' - English Only forum
'Since I first saw your face' or 'Since first I saw your face' - English Only forum
‘Puss’ as a face - English Only forum
(face) a slapped haddock - English Only forum
(face) serious as a stroke - English Only forum
(with?) an expression of sadness on his face - English Only forum
(with) a contented smile on her face - English Only forum
[0/the/your] eyes can influence the way [a/the/your] face looks - English Only forum
[I wonder if] he read that notion in my face - English Only forum
[pay with] +[ losing face]? - English Only forum
[there was no power] in that smooth-skinned face of a full oval shape - English Only forum
a bad skin, a bad face - English Only forum
a bare face lie? - English Only forum
a beautiful face, young and innocent - English Only forum
A big face - English Only forum
a blowing red face - English Only forum
a boast that the administration says it has to take at face value - English Only forum
a boot stamping on a human face - English Only forum
A bright boy face - English Only forum
a card face up or a face-up card - English Only forum
"a challenge that faces me" vs "a challenge that I face" - English Only forum
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