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| Engleză | Română |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn n | figurative (policy, opinion: reversal) | revenire, răzgândire s.f. |
| întorsătură s.f. |
| schimbare |
| Following a strong public outcry, the politician did an about-face regarding his position on global warming. |
About-face!,
also UK: About-turn! interj | (military: turn) (comandă militară) | La stânga-mprejur! expr. |
| Company halt! About-face! Forward march! |
| at face value adv | figurative (for its apparent worth) | ad literam loc.adv. |
| pe bune loc.adv. |
| You can't take what she says at face value: she always has an agenda. |
| baby face n | (child-like facial features) | față de bebeluș s.f. |
| 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) | față de bebeluș s.f. |
| Without that beard, you can clearly see that he's a baby face. |
| blue in the face adj | figurative, informal (exasperated) | exasperat adj. |
| I've told my daughter to pick up her clothes until I'm blue in the face. |
| cliff face n | (vertical surface of a cliff) | faleză s.f. |
| Many climbed the slope but he was the first to conquer the sheer wall of the cliff face. |
coalface,
coal face,
coal-face n | UK, literal (surface of a vein of coal where coal is cut) | falie de cărbune s.f. |
| abataj s.n. |
| come face to face with v expr | literal, figurative (be confronted by, meet [sb], [sth]) | a se trezi față în față cu expr.vb. |
| a da nas în nas cu expr.vb. |
| 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]) | a brăzda fața cu riduri expr. |
| Time had etched deep lines on Leon's face. |
face card,
also UK: court card n | (playing cards: king, queen or jack) (cărți de joc) | carte cu figuri de curte s.f. |
| (valeții, damele, popii) | figură s.f. |
| The king, queen and jack are called face cards. |
| face down adv | (facing downwards) | cu fața în jos adv. |
| 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 down v | (overcome by confronting) | a pune în fața faptului loc.vb. |
| I faced down my attacker and he ran away. |
| face it interj | informal (accept reality) | acceptă realitatea! expr. |
| Face it, Peter – you're just not a very good singer. |
face lift,
facelift,
face-lift n | (surgery: tightens facial skin) (facial) | lifting s.n. |
| Mary looked fantastic after her facelift. |
| Many celebrities get face-lifts to appear younger. |
| face mask n | (sports: protective equipment) (sport) | mască protectoare s.f. |
| The fencer's face mask has stainless-steel mesh at the front. |
| face mask n | (hygienic face covering) | mască facială s.f. |
| Face masks are no longer compulsory in our store, but customers are encouraged to wear them. |
| face mask n | (face shield) | mască de protecție s.f. |
face mask (US),
face pack (UK) n | (facial skin cleansing substance) (cosmetică) | mască facială s.f. |
| face-off n | (confrontation) | confruntare s.f. |
| The situation triggered a face-off between the government and farmers. |
| face paint n | (paints for decorating face) | vopsea pentru față s.f. |
| Mary decorated her daughter's face with green and black face paint for Halloween. |
face painting,
face-painting n | (decorating the face with paint) | picturi pe față s.f.pl. |
| pictură facială s.f. |
| face the music v expr | figurative, informal (confront [sth]'s consequences) | a-și asuma urmările loc.vb. |
| His only option was to go home and face the music. |
| face to face adv | (in person) | față în față loc.adv. |
| în persoană loc.adv. |
| 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/sth],
face-to-face with [sb/sth] expr | (confronted with, meeting) | față în față loc.adv. |
| Walking in the woods, the man was shocked to find himself face-to-face with a bear. |
| face up adv | (facing upwards) | a privi în sus, a se uita în sus expr.vb. |
| cu fața în sus expr.vb. |
| 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) | valoare nominală s.f. |
| Banks will only cash notes for their face value. |
| face-to-face adj | (direct, in person) | în persoană loc.adv. |
| 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) | întâlnire față în față s.f. |
| When discussing matters like these, it's usually better to have a face-to-face meeting. |
facecloth,
face cloth,
face-cloth n | (face flannel, wash cloth) | prosop de față s.n. |
| hide your face vi | figurative (be ashamed) | a-și ascunde fața (de rușine) loc.vb. |
| You were so rude to her - you'll have to hide your face in future. |
| hide your face vi | (cover your features) | a-și ascunde fața loc.vb. |
| It is common for Muslim women to hide their faces in public. |
| in the face adv | figurative (head on, directly) | direct adv. |
| în ochi loc.adv. |
| He stared death in the face when he came off his motorcycle. |
| in the face adv | (in the front of one's head) | în față adv. |
| I'm having persistent pains in the face, doctor. |
| in the face of expr | (despite) | în ciuda loc.prep. |
| deși conj. |
| In the face of all her problems, Mary persisted in her studies. |
| in the face of prep | (when confronted with) | în fața loc.prep. |
| In the face of the angry crowd, the speaker maintained her calmness. |
| in the face of death adv | (when confronted with the possibility of death) | în fața morții adv. |
| A bullfighter stands in the face of death every time he goes into the ring. |
| In your face! interj | US, figurative, slang (defiance) | Acum ce mai ai de zis? expr. |
| Ia de aici! expr. |
| You thought I couldn't win? Well, I did! In your face! |
| in-your-face adj | figurative, slang (bold, provocative) | agresiv, intruziv adj. |
| Consumers resent the intrusion of in-your-face advertising into their lives. |
| keep a straight face v expr | informal (look serious, avoid smiling) | a rămâne impasibil expr. |
| a avea o față serioasă expr. |
| 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) | a lua peste picior, a râde în nas cuiva expr. |
| When he suggested that I pay $10,000 for that piece of junk, I laughed in his face. |
| long face n | figurative (sad expression) | mină tristă, față tristă s.f. |
| You got everything you wanted, so why the long face? |
| lose face v expr | (be embarrassed) | a fi rușinat, a fi stânjenit expr.vb. |
| a se face de râs loc.vb. |
| 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) | a face grimase loc.vb. |
| a se strâmba vb.reflex. |
| To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| meet face to face v expr | (hold a meeting in person) | a se întâlni față în față expr.vb. |
| Email and conference calls can't replace meeting face to face. |
| meet face to face v expr | (encounter in the flesh) | a se întâlni față în față expr.vb. |
| While I was out hiking, I met face to face with a mountain lion. |
| on the face of it expr | figurative (superficially) | în aparență, la suprafață loc.adv. |
| On the face of it, he's a great candidate, but have you checked out his references yet? |
| În aparență e un candidat grozav, dar i-ai verificat referințele? |
| outer face n | (exterior surface) | suprafață exterioară s.f. |
| The outer face of the building was covered in marble. |
put a brave face on it,
put a brave face on,
put on a brave face v expr | informal (endure [sth]) | a se împăca cu ideea vb.reflex. |
| a trece peste vb.intranz. |
| Let's put on a brave face and get on with it. |
| Hai să ne împăcăm cu ideea și să ne vedem de treabă. |
| Right face! interj | (military: turn to the right) (comandă militară) | la dreapta |
| The sergeant yelled “Right face!” in my ear. |
| save face v expr | (avoid humiliation) (figurat, argou) | a se scoate vb.reflex. |
| a evita umilirea expr.vb. |
| The waiter mistakenly handed the bill to Steve, who paid it to save face. |
| slap in the face n | (smack on the cheek) (peste obraz) | palmă s.f. |
| slap in the face n | figurative (insult, rejection) | a zice verde în față loc.vb. |
| His refusal to accept my apology was a slap in the face. |
smiley,
smiley face,
smile face n | (typed emoticon) | emoticon s.n. |
| It's unprofessional to put smileys in work emails. |
surgical mask,
surgical face mask n | (medicine: hygienic face covering) | mască chirurgicală s.f. |
| throw [sth] back in [sb]'s face⇒ vtr | (charge with past misdeeds) | a reproșa trecutul loc.vb. |
| I wish you wouldn't throw that incident back in my face every time we have a row! |
| to your face adv | informal (in person, directly) | în față loc.adv. |
| I don't mind telling you to your face that I think you're a fool. |
