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Pronúncia: káɾə
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femení
- anatomia face.
- [aspecte] look, appearance.
- [d’objecte] face.
- outside, surface.
- arquitectura face, front, façade.
- geometria face.
- [de roba, etc.] right side, finished side.
- [de disc] side.
- [de moneda] face.
- jugar-se alguna cosa a cara o creu to toss up for something.
- cara! heads!
- cara (a \ per) cara locució adverbial face to face.
- de cara locució preposicional opposite, facing.
- de cara al nord facing north.
- mirar algú a la cara to look someone in the face.
- a la cara de locució preposicional in front of.
- fer cara de bon any to look healthy.
- fer cara de pomes agres to look black.
- cara de pasqua smiling face.
- cara de mal (atzar \ conhort) sad look.
- cara (llarga \ estirada) (disappointed \ annoyed) look.
- cara de (pocs amics \ tres déus) frowning face, glum look.
- cara de Judes hypocritical look.
- plantar cara a algú to face someone.
- fer cara a alguna cosa to face something, stand up to something.
- fer cara de to look like.
- girar cara to leave, get away.
- treure la cara per algú to answer for someone else, stick up for someone.
- fer dues cares to engage in double-dealing.
- tirar per la cara a algú alguna cosa to reproach someone for something, cast something in someone’s teeth.
- negar la cara a algú to cut someone (dead).
- no mirar la cara a algú to avoid meeting someone, snub someone.
- (ídem) to be at daggers drawn with someone.
- rentar a algú la cara to lick someone’s boots.
- passar a algú la mà per la cara to prevail over someone, get the better of someone.
- sense mirar ulls ni cara without consideration.
- tenir la cara gruixuda to carry on unperturbed, be brazen-faced, be shameless.
- paga amb la cara he looks as he is.
- fer mala cara to look (bad \ ill).
- (ídem) to (be \ look) sulky, make a wry face, pout, grimace.
- fer bona cara a to be pleasant to.