Samengestelde woorden:
face | |
| Engels | Nederlands |
| 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 n | informal ([sb] with a child-like face) | iemand met een kindergezicht frase |
| babyface nw de |
| come face to face with v expr | literal, 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 expr | figurative (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 expr | figurative, 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 interj | slang (expressing defiance) (informeel) | lekker voor je, pech gehad tw |
| keep a straight face v expr | informal (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 expr | informal (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 n | figurative (sad expression) (figuurlijk) | lang gezicht bn + nw het |
| You got everything you wanted, so why the long face? |
| make a funny face v expr | informal (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. |
