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Face Yüz Noun Expression  /Feɪs   Countable Front Sb/Sth

Level A1 
Kind noun
Front face 
IPA  /feɪs   / noun [countable]
Back yüz
Back 2

face (noun)

 /feɪs   / noun [countable]
 
1 the front part of your head; the expression that is shown on it
yüz
 Go and wash your face.
 She has a very pretty face.
 He came in with a smile on his face.
 the children's happy faces
 Her face lit up when John came into the room.
 2 (-faced)
 [in compounds]
having the type of face or expression mentioned
yüzlü
 red/round/sour-faced
 3 the front or one side of sth
ön yüz, bir şeyin yüzü
 the north face of the mountain
 He put the cards face up (açık)/down (kapalı) on the table.
 a clock face
IDIOMS
face to face (with sb/sth)
close to and looking at sb/sth
yüz yüze
 She turned the corner and came face to face with the principal.
keep a straight face
to stop yourself from smiling or laughing
ciddiyetini korumak, kendini tutmak
lose face
to lose the respect of other people
küçük düşmek
make/pull faces/a face (at sb/sth)
to make an expression that shows that you do not like sb/sth
yüzünü buruşturmak, suratını asmak
 When she saw what was for dinner she pulled a face.
make/pull faces
to make rude expressions with your face
yüzünü gözünü oynatmak
 The children made faces behind the teacher's back.
save face
to prevent yourself losing the respect of other people
itibarını zedelememek, durumu kurtarmak
 The chairman resigned in order to save face.
behind sb's back
without sb's knowledge or agreement
arkasından, gıyabında
 They criticized her behind her back.
OPPOSITE FACE1
 

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