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| Engelska | Svenska |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn n | figurative (policy, opinion: reversal) (bildlig) | kovändning s |
| helomvändning s |
| Following a strong public outcry, the politician did an about-face regarding his position on global warming. |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn n | (military: turn) | helvändning s |
| The soldier did an about-face and marched back into barracks. |
About-face!,
also UK: About-turn! interj | (military: turn) (militärmakten) | Gör helt om! interj |
| Company halt! About-face! Forward march! |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn vi | (military: perform a turn) | göra helomvändning, göra en helomvändning vbal uttr |
| vända helt om vbal uttr |
| The privates about-turned at their sergeant's command. |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn vi | (turn in opposite direction) | göra en helomvändning vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | kovända vitr |
| When Kai heard a bang behind him, he about-faced and gasped at what he saw. |
| at face value adv | figurative (for its apparent worth) | som det är uttr |
| som en sanning uttr |
| You can't take what she says at face value: she always has an agenda. |
| baby face n | (child-like facial features) | babyansikte s |
| 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) | person med babyansikte s |
| 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]) | komma öga mot öga med ngt vbal uttr |
| konfronteras med ngt vitr + prep |
| I knew that at some point, I would have to come face to face with my ex. |
| cut off your nose to spite your face v expr | figurative (put self at disadvantage through spite) (idiomatisk) | bita den hand som ger mat vbal uttr |
| såga av den gren man själv sitter på vbal uttr |
| The island has banned tourists as they make so much mess, even though they are its main source of income. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face! |
| etch lines on [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (time, etc.: age [sb]) (bildlig) | sätta linjer i ngns ansikte vbal uttr |
| (främst bildlig) | göra ngn rynkig vtr + adj |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| Time had etched deep lines on Leon's face. |
| face down adv | (facing downwards) | uppochned adv |
| med framsidan nedåt uttr |
| 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 it. interj | informal (accept reality) (vardagligt) | inse interj |
| fatta interj |
| erkänn interj |
| Face it, Peter – you're just not a very good singer. Face it - your mother's gone and nothing you do can bring her back. |
face lift,
facelift,
face-lift n | (surgery: tightens facial skin) | ansiktslyft s |
| Mary looked fantastic after her facelift. |
| Many celebrities get face-lifts to appear younger. |
| face mask n | (sports: protective equipment) | ansiktsmask s |
| ansiktsskydd s |
| The fencer's face mask has stainless-steel mesh at the front. |
| face mask n | (hygienic face covering) | ansiktsmask s |
| Face masks are no longer compulsory in our store, but customers are encouraged to wear them. |
| face mask n | (face shield) | ansiktsmask s |
| ansiktsskydd s |
face mask (US),
face pack (UK) n | (facial skin cleansing substance) | ansiktsmask s |
| face-off n | (confrontation) | konfrontation s |
| (vardagligt) | bråk s |
| The situation triggered a face-off between the government and farmers. |
| face-off n | (ice hockey: start of play) | tekning s |
| face off vi | (ice hockey: start play) | teka vitr |
| face off vi | (sports: compete) | tävla, spela vitr |
| (vardagligt) | vara med i ngt vbal uttr |
| delta i ngt vtr + prep |
| England and France are due to face off in tomorrow's final. |
| face out adj | (facing outwards) | med ansiktet utåtvänt adj |
| med framsidan mot utsidan adj |
| face paint n | (paints for decorating face) | ansiktsfärg s |
| (specifik) | teatersmink s |
| Mary decorated her daughter's face with green and black face paint for Halloween. |
face painting,
face-painting n | (decorating the face with paint) | ansiktsmåleri s |
| (med färg) | ansiktsdekoration s |
| face the music v expr | figurative, informal (confront [sth]'s consequences) | ta konsekvenserna vtr + spl |
| His only option was to go home and face the music. |
| face to face adv | (in person) | öga mot öga; ansikte mot ansikte uttr |
| personligen 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) | öga mot öga med ngn/ngt, ansikte mot ansikte med ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| personligen adv |
| Walking in the woods, the man was shocked to find himself face-to-face with a bear. |
| face up adv | (facing upwards) | uppåtvänd adv |
| 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) | egentligt värde s |
| Banks will only cash notes for their face value. |
| face-to-face adj | (direct, in person) | personlig adj |
| ansikte-mot-ansikte adj |
| öga-mot-öga adj |
| 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) | tvättlapp s |
| ansiktshandduk s |
| in the face of expr | (despite) | trots prep |
| In the face of all her problems, Mary persisted in her studies. |
| in the face of expr | (when confronted with) | framför adv |
| bemött av vtr + prep |
| In the face of the angry crowd, the speaker maintained her calm. |
| In your face! interj | US, figurative, slang (defiance) (lånord, slang) | in your face interj |
| så det så interj |
| You thought I couldn't win? Well, I did! In your face! |
| in-your-face adj | figurative, slang (bold, provocative) (lånord, slang) | in-your-face adj |
| vågad adj |
| framfusig adj |
| Consumers resent the intrusion of in-your-face advertising into their lives. |
| keep a straight face v expr | informal (look serious, avoid smiling) (bildlig) | hålla masken vtr + s |
| 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) | skratta ngn i ansiktet vbal uttr |
| When he suggested that I pay $10,000 for that piece of junk, I laughed in his face. |
| long face n | figurative (sad expression) | snopet utseende adj + s |
| ledsen min adj + s |
| You got everything you wanted, so why the long face? |
| lose face v expr | (be embarrassed) (bildlig) | tappa ansikte vtr + s |
| skämmas vitr |
| 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) | göra en grimas, göra en min vbal uttr |
| To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| on the face of it expr | figurative (superficially) (bildlig) | på ytan prep + s |
| vid första anblick uttr |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| On the face of it, he's a great candidate, but have you checked out his references yet? |
put a brave face on it,
put a brave face on,
put on a brave face v expr | informal (endure [sth]) (bildlig) | bita ihop vitr partikel |
| (bildlig) | ta sig i kragen vbal uttr |
| Let's put on a brave face and get on with it. |
| resting bitch face n | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (unsmiling expression) (slang) | resting bitch face s |
| surt ansikte s |
| Right face! interj | (military: turn to the right) (militär order) | höger om interj |
| The sergeant yelled “Right face!” in my ear. |
| save face v expr | (avoid humiliation) (bildlig) | rädda sitt ansikte vbal uttr |
| upprätthålla sin heder vbal uttr |
| The waiter mistakenly handed the bill to Steve, who paid it to save face. |
Shut your mug!,
Shut your face!,
Shut your trap! interj | UK, impolite, slang (stop talking) (slang, anstötande) | Håll käften! interj |
| (slang, anstötande) | Håll truten! Håll klaffen! interj |
skin peel,
face peel,
chemical peel n | (beauty treatment) | peeling s |
smiley,
smiley face,
smile face n | (typed emoticon) (lånord) | smiley s |
| It's unprofessional to put smileys in work emails. |
surgical mask,
surgical face mask n | (medicine: hygienic face covering) | kirurgiskt munskydd adj + s |
| kirurgmunskydd s |
| throw [sth] back in [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (charge with past misdeeds) (bildlig) | slänga ngt i ansiktet på ngn vbal uttr |
| ta upp gammalt groll vbal uttr |
| I wish you wouldn't throw that incident back in my face every time we have a row! |
| throw [sth] back in [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (reject spitefully) (bildlig) | slänga ngt i ansiktet på ngn vbal uttr |
| kasta tillbaka ngt till ngn vbal uttr |
