FACE


Meaning of FACE in English

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verb

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BAD : The house faces to a very busy road.

GOOD : The house faces a very busy road.

BAD : It faces to the Gulf of Mexico.

GOOD : It faces the Gulf of Mexico.

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face sb/sth (WITHOUT to ): 'The apartments facing the sea are more expensive.' 'They stood facing each other, but neither of them spoke.'

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BAD : We now face with a totally different situation.

GOOD : We now face a totally different situation.

GOOD : We are now faced with a totally different situation.

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face a fact, problem or situation (WITHOUT with/up ): 'You'll have to face the problem sooner or later.' 'As a result of the drought, the people will face food shortages.' 'If found guilty, he faces life imprisonment.'

be faced with/by : 'As a police officer, I'm often faced with the task of breaking bad news to relatives.'

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noun

1

BAD : I didn't like the silly smile in his face.

GOOD : I didn't like the silly smile on his face.

BAD : She always wears a lot of make-up in her face.

GOOD : She always wears a lot of make-up on her face.

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Someone has something on their face (NOT in ): 'You look like a ghost with all that powder on your face.' 'I could see from the look on her face that she wasn't interested.'

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BAD : These problems are just two faces of the same coin.

GOOD : These problems are just two sides of the same coin.

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two sides of the same coin (= two ways of looking at the same situation): 'Unemployment and social unrest are basically two sides of the same coin.'

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