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face

Main Entry: ¹face

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): faced, facing

Language: English

transitive verb

1 line : recubrir (una superficie), forrar (ropa)
2 confront : enfrentarse a, afrontar, hacer frente a <to face the music : afrontar las consecuencias> <to face the facts : aceptar la realidad>
3 : estar de cara a, estar enfrente de <she's facing her brother : está de cara a su hermano>
4 overlook : dar a

intransitive verb

: mirar (hacia), estar orientado (a)

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