Face

  • 41face up to — index withstand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 42face — s.f. [dal lat. fax facis ], poet. 1. a. [asta di legno cosparsa di materia infiammabile su una delle estremità] ▶◀ (lett.) facella, fiaccola, (lett.) teda, torcia. b. (estens.) [effetto luminoso] ▶◀ luce, luminosità, splendore. 2. (fig.) [corpo… …

    Enciclopedia Italiana

  • 43face — The side of a mailpiece with the delivery address. Also to arrange mail in a uniform orientation; that is, with the delivery address facing forward and the postage stamp, meter stamp, or permit imprint positioned in the upper right corner …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 44face — (fa s ) s. f. 1°   Visage. La face humaine. •   Le sceptre que porte sa race, Où l heur aux mérites est joint, Lui met le respect en la face, MALH. III, 1. •   Un fantôme pareil et de taille et de face, Tandis que vous fuirez, remplira votre… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 45face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46FACE — s. f. Visage. Dans le style sérieux, il n est guère usité que lorsqu on parle de Dieu : Dieu détourne sa face du pécheur. Devant la face du Seigneur. Etc. ; ou en termes d Anatomie et de Médecine : Les muscles de la face. Dans la variole… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 47face — I [[t]fe͟ɪs[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ faces (Please look at category 28 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your… …

    English dictionary

  • 48face — 1 /feIs/ noun (C) 1 FRONT OF YOUR HEAD the front part of the head from the chin to the forehead: She has such a pretty face. | Bob s face was covered in cuts and bruises. | a sea of faces (=a lot of faces seen together): The Principal looked down …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49FACE — n. f. Visage. Il est surtout usité lorsqu’on parle de Dieu. Dieu détourne sa face du pécheur. Devant la face du Seigneur. Il se dit aussi, dans le style familier, de la Figure humaine. Avoir une large face, la face large et rubiconde. Une face… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 50face — faceable, adj. /fays/, n., v., faced, facing. n. 1. the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin. 2. a look or expression on this part: a sad face. 3. an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace: The child… …

    Universalium

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