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I have walked away from friendships when I've realized that someone smiles to someone's face and talks about them the minute they walk out of a room. I have no room in my life for that kind of negative energy anymore.
Sophia Bush

Meaning of "to someone's face" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO SOMEONE'S FACE

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WHAT DOES TO SOMEONE'S FACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to someone's face in the English dictionary

The definition of to someone's face in the dictionary is in someone's presence; directly and openly.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO SOMEONE'S FACE

to put years on sb
to put your thinking cap on
to raise unshirted hell
to rights
to rule sb with a high hand
to save one´s life
to say nothing of
to say the least
to show sb the ropes
to sing from the same song sheet
to sow gapeseed
to sow your oats
to spare
to speak of
to spill your guts
to start with
to take a pounding
to take soundings
to take steps to do sth
to take the high road

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO SOMEONE'S FACE

a slap in the face
about face
bold face
change face
cliff face
clock face
come to the surface
en face
face to face
full face
game face
in one´s face
light face
long face
new face
O face
poker face
rock face
shut one´s face
straight face
until one is blue in the face

Synonyms and antonyms of to someone's face in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «to someone's face» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO SOMEONE'S FACE

Find out the translation of to someone's face to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to someone's face from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «to someone's face» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

某人的脸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a la cara de alguien
570 millions of speakers

English

to someone´s face
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी के चेहरे को
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لوجه شخص ما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

человеку в лицо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para o rosto de alguém
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কারো মুখের দিকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur le visage de quelqu´un
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepada wajah seseorang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zu jemand Gesicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誰かの顔に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사람의 얼굴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo pasuryan wong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

với khuôn mặt của một ai đó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவரின் முகத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोणाच्या चेहऱ्यावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Birinin yüzüne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alla faccia di qualcuno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na czyjejś twarzy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

людині в обличчя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la fața cuiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στο πρόσωπο κάποιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

om iemand se gesig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

till någons ansikte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

til noens ansikt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to someone's face

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO SOMEONE'S FACE»

The term «to someone's face» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TO SOMEONE'S FACE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about to someone's face

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2 QUOTES WITH «TO SOMEONE'S FACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word to someone's face.
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Sophia Bush
I have walked away from friendships when I've realized that someone smiles to someone's face and talks about them the minute they walk out of a room. I have no room in my life for that kind of negative energy anymore.
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Henri Nouwen
Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO SOMEONE'S FACE»

Discover the use of to someone's face in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to someone's face and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
to sb's face If you say something unpleasant to someone's face, you say it to them directly, when you are with them: If you ve got something to say, say it to my face. ▻ verb deal with© 1 © [T] If you face a problem, or a problem faces you, you ...
‎2008
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Understanding Historical (im)politeness: Relational ...
'to hit something to someone's face', i.e. 'to say something in someone's face'); ii. Emotions:yüzü gülmek (lit. 'to smile', i.e. 'to become happy, be contented, satisfied '), yüzünü ekşitmek (lit. 'for one's face to become sour', i.e. 'to show distaste, ...
Marcel Bax, Dániel Z. Kádár, 2012
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
tfjSCTodd hasn't shown his face in the office for five days. mmti fi£.3imim&'M.±m 7 • ) to shut one's face hi SHUT to someone's face 1. i^Hfe I flft SAW M 2. ffl^Jt (They told me to my face that I was incompetent. ftflflffflSfS m □ to wipe the smile off ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South
(Stephen) Beat; Beating one's face ''Referring to someone's face being made up.'' (Tim'm) '' 'Beat.' To say that one is beat means that one is dolled up, you know, with maybe makeup or a nice facial or a very nice outfit, you know, ensemble.
E. Patrick Johnson, 2008
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
In the face of despite . on the face of It considering the (insufficient) evidence available; judging by appearances, to someone's face openly in someone's presence. < Latin fades. SEE PANEL face-cloth ('feiskloG) n also face flannel a small ...
Turton, 1998
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Chambers concise dictionary
... firmly, show one's face often with negatives to make an appearance • didn't dare show his face, to someone's face directly; openly, in someone's presence. See also FACIAL. O face someone down to confront them boldly until they give way.
Ian Brookes, 2004
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Irreverent Photo Tools for Digital Photographers
A professional makeup artist can easily spend a half hour to an hour applying makeup to someone's face for a photo shoot. Fashion models, news anchors, and television personalities are used to sitting in a chair having their face made up to ...
Steve Weinrebe, 2010
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
to someone's face directly; openly, in someone's presence, o See also facial. [Fr, from Lat fades] face card n a court card, facing n 1 an outer layer, e.g. of stone covering a brick wall. 2 a piece of material used to back and strengthen part of a ...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
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Chambers Idioms
show one's face (usu in neg) to be sufficiently confident or unashamed to be able to go to a particular place: After making such a fool of myself I'll never be able to show my face in there again. a slap in the face see slap. to (someone's) face ...
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
... dares show his face here after his disgraceful behaviour. 1 5 Something such as the answer to a problem is staring you in the face if it is quite obvious: The solution was staring me in the face. 1 6 You say something to someone's face when ...
‎1996

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TO SOMEONE'S FACE»

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7 times when you should absolutely lie to someone's face
And if someone calls and Holliday doesn't feel like chatting with them, rather ... Don't forget to employ your 'shocked face' when they disclose their actual age." ... «Business Insider, May 15»

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