| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| Italiano | Inglese |
| a viso a viso | face to face |
| a viso aperto | openly, fairly adv |
| Buon viso a cattivo gioco | grin and bear it, make the best of a bad situation, keep a stiff upper lip, suck it up v, expr |
dire sul viso, spiattellare sul viso | say bluntly |
| say to one's face |
| far buon viso a cattivo gioco | to play along |
| to pretend that everything is fine |
| to put on a good face |
| Nota: Literally it means to show a good face to a mean game. |
| fare il viso dell'armi | look disdained and menacing |
| fare il viso rosso | blush |
| be red-faced |
| pulizia del viso | facial cleansing, facial |
| viso asciutto | slim face, toned face |
| viso cadaverico | corpse-like face |
| viso di cartapecora | old wrinkled face |
| viso pallido | pale face |