TWO-FACED

Meaning of TWO-FACED in English

ˌtwo-ˈfaced BrE AmE adjective informal

changing what you say according to who you are talking to, in a way that is insincere and unpleasant – used to show disapproval:

He’s a two-faced liar.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

TWO-FACED — adjective Date: 1609 double-dealing , false , having two faces, ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWO-FACED — ˈ ̷ ̷|fāst adjective 1. : having two faces 2. : double-dealing : false 3. : ambiguous • two-fac·ed·ly ˈ ̷ ̷|fāsə̇dlē, -āstlē, -li …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWO-FACED — — two-facedly /tooh"fay"sid lee, -fayst"lee/ , adv. — two-facedness , n. /tooh"fayst'/ , adj. 1. having two faces. 2. deceitful …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO-FACED — hypocrite; disloyal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWO FACED — has two sides, behaves in two completely different manners
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWO-FACED — adjective Date: 1609 1. : double-dealing , false 2. : having two faces • two-faced·ness -ˈfāst-nəs, -ˈfā-səd-nəs noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO-FACED — Pronunciation: ' tü- ' f ā st Function: adjective Date: 1609 1 : DOUBLE-DEALING , FALSE 2 : having two …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TWO-FACED — ■ adjective insincere and deceitful.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWO-FACED — [two-faced] adj (1609) 1: double-dealing, false 2: having two faces -- two-faced.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWO-FACED — adjective ( informal , disapproving ) not sincere; not acting in a way that supports what you say that you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO-FACED — If you describe someone as two-faced , you are critical of them because they say they do or believe one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO-FACED — If you describe someone as ~, you are critical of them because they say they do or believe one thing …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TWO-FACED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Barb is the most two-faced woman I've ever met. ▪ I've never met anyone …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO FACED — Synonyms and related words : Janus-like, Machiavellian, ambidextrous, artful, bifacial, bifold, biform, bilateral, binary, binate, biparous, bivalent, calculating, chiseling, collusive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TWO-FACED — {adj.} Insincere; disloyal; deceitful. * /Don't confide too much in him as he has the reputation of being two-faced./ Compare: …
Slang English vocab
TWO-FACED — See ↑ PRETEND 5
Longman Activator English vocab
TWO-FACED — 25B6; adjective DECEITFUL, insincere, double-dealing, hypocritical, back-stabbing, false, untrustworthy, duplicitous, deceiving, dissembling, dishonest; disloyal, treacherous, faithless; poetic/literary perfidious. sincere.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TWO-FACED — {adj.} Insincere; disloyal; deceitful. * /Don't confide too much in him as he has the reputation of being two-faced./ Compare: …
Словарь английских идиом
TWO-FACED — disloyal, untrustworthy I think he is two-faced and can never be trusted.
English Idioms vocab
TWO-FACED — adj. Insincere; disloyal; deceitful. Don't confide too much in him as he has the reputation of being two-faced. Compare: SPEAK …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TWO-FACED — прил. 1) двуликий Syn : bifacial 2) двуличный, лживый Syn : double-faced, double-dealing двуликий двуличный, лживый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-FACED — Каскадёр
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-FACED — a 1. двуликий 2. двуличный, лживый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TWO-FACED — двуличный, лживый
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TWO FACED — (a) двуликий; двуличный; лживый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TWO-FACED — a 1. двуликий 2. двуличный, лживый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TWO-FACED — a 1. двуликий 2. двуличный, лживый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TWO FACED — двуличный, двуликий, лживый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TWO FACED — двуличный, двуликий, лживый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TWO-FACED — прил. 1) двуликий two-faced Janus — двуликий Янус ( древнеримское божество ) Syn: bifacial 2) двуличный, лживый Syn: double-faced , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TWO-FACED — прил. 1) двуликий two-faced Janus — двуликий Янус (древнеримское божество) Syn: bifacial 2) двуличный, лживый Syn: double-faced, double-dealing
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TWO-FACED — _a. 1> двуликий 2> двуличный, лживый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TWO-FACED — a. 1. двуликий 2. двуличный, лживый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TWO-FACED — двуличный, лживый
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TWO-FACED — _a. двуличный, лживый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TWO-FACED — Лицо
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-FACED — [а] двуличный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
TWO-FACED — а двуличный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
TWO-FACED — прил. 1) двуликий; 2) двуличный, лживый.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
TWO-FACED — прил. 1) двуликий Syn : bifacial 2) двуличный, лживый Syn : double-faced, double-dealing двуликий двуличный, лживый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FACED — (Verb) nag-atubang
English-Visayan vocabulary
TWO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Английский словарь Британика
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, adjective & pron., from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FACED — ˈfāst adjective Etymology: face (I) + -ed : provided with a face or a facing a neatly faced terrace a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FACED — (a.) Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.
Английский словарь Webster
FACED — (imp. & p. p.) of Face
Английский словарь Webster
TWO — /tooh/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 1 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 2 or II. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FACED — /fayst/ , adj. having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FACED — adj. having a specific type of face or number of faces (i.e. wide-faced, two-faced); covered, coated; smoothed, dressed (about the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-FACED — : having (such) a face or (so many) faces rosy- faced two- faced
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO — noun one and one; twice one. 2. two ·noun a symbol representing two units, as 2, ii., or ii. 3. …
Webster English vocab
FACED — impf & ·p.p. of face. 2. faced ·adj having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.
Webster English vocab
TWO — [two] adj [ME twa, two, fr. OE twa (fem. & neut.); akin to OE twegen two (masc.), tu (neut.), OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-FACED — [-faced] adj comb form: having (such) a face or (so many) faces "rosy-faced" "two-faced"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-FACED — -faced BrE AmE ˈfeɪst feɪst ▷ — stony-faced ˌstəʊn i ˈfeɪst ◂ ˈ••• AmE \ ˌstoʊn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWO — / tuː; NAmE / number 2 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — two /tuː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twa ] 1 . the number 2: I’ll be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWO — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Oxford English vocab
TWO — ( twos) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Two is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-FACED — -faced combines with adjectives to form other adjectives that describe someone’s face or expression. ...a slim, thin-faced man... The committee …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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