cara
sustantivo femenino
| 1. | [rostro, aspecto]
face
a cara descubierta openly cara a [frente a] facing cara a cara face to face de cara [sol, viento] in one's face poner cara de tonto to pull a stupid face tener buena/mala cara [persona] to look well/awful tener cara de enfadado to look angry tiene cara de ponerse a llover it looks as if it's going to rain |
| 2. | [lado]
side
GEOM face |
| 3. | [de moneda]
heads (uncountable noun)
cara o cruz heads or tails echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for something |
| 4. | (familiar)
[osadía]
cheek
tener (mucha) cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a cheek |
| 5. | [parte frontal] front |
| 6. | (loc)
se le cayó la cara de vergüenza she blushed with shame cruzar la cara a alguien to slap somebody in the face dar la cara por alguien to make excuses for somebody de cara a with a view to decir algo a alguien en o a la cara to say something to somebody's face echar en cara algo a alguien to reproach somebody for something hacer cara a to stand up to por su linda cara, por su cara bonita because his/her face fits romper o partir la cara a alguien to smash somebody's face in tener dos caras to be two-faced verse las caras [pelearse] to have it out [enfrentarse] to fight it out |
