cara-1
face.
They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.
acabar con mejor cara
end up on + a high note
What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
actuar de cara a la galería
play to + the gallery
A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.
asomar la cara
show + Posesivo + face
I've been told to get over here again and show my face!.
cambiar de cara
arrange + countenance
Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed.
cara a cara [Utilizado para definir cualquier situación en la que una persona está enfrente de otra o de algo]
face-to-face [face to face]
double-faced
head-to-head
confrontational
one-on-one
eyeball-to-eyeball
eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation
in person
This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials.
The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.
The authors report on a case study that highlights the problems of applying such a confrontational method in an Eastern culture, such as Hong Kong.
The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.
Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.
For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.
Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.
cara de pocos amigos
grim face
I don't know about your garbage men but mine are rather huge guys with grim faces.
cara de póker
poker face
deadpan expression
Improving your ability to have a poker face when you need it can increase your effectiveness with people.
Twain recited his material in careless dress and constant deadpan expression, often appearing to be unprepared or confused.
cara de póquer
deadpan expression
poker face
Twain recited his material in careless dress and constant deadpan expression, often appearing to be unprepared or confused.
Improving your ability to have a poker face when you need it can increase your effectiveness with people.
cara dura
impudence
effrontery
blatancy
shameless
shamelessness
brazenness
insolence
Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.
There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
However, his brazenness was short-lived as a canon shell shattered his right leg, forcing the garrison to surrender.
But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
cara expresiva
expressive face
She has an expressive face and a good sense of timing, but the style she follows leaves a lot to be desired.
cara inexpresiva
poker face
Improving your ability to have a poker face when you need it can increase your effectiveness with people.
cara inmutable
poker face
Improving your ability to have a poker face when you need it can increase your effectiveness with people.
cara larga
straight face
a face as long as a fiddle
a face as long as a wet weekend
'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.
Whenever he went to the races and lost, he usually returned with a face as long as a fiddle.
If a man goes around with a face as long as a wet weekend, perfectly certain that he is going to be kicked, he is seldom disappointed.
cara o cruz
heads or tails
There are only two possible outcomes: heads or tails.
carapálida
white man [white men, -pl.]
paleface
How can a Western-born white man, to take an extreme example, experience directly what it means to be a black Central African?.
White-skinned people with blue eyes aren't just responsible for the current crisis; the blue-eyed palefaces are responsible for saddling the world with a financial system that has a built-in tendency to crash.
caras de Chernoff
Chernoff faces
A comparison of socio-economic and scientometric indicators is presented using Chernoff faces.
cara seria
straight face
'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.
cara triste
grim face
I don't know about your garbage men but mine are rather huge guys with grim faces.
con cara avinagrada
sour-faced
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
con cara de cansado [Generalmente debido al sueño o al cansancio]
bleary-eyed
She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.
con cara de pocos amigos
grim-faced
with an attitude
sour-faced
In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'.
His mission would have been doomed, was it not for some unexpected help from a black-eyed girl with an attitude and a special talent.
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
con cara de sueño [Generalmente debido al sueño o al cansancio]
bleary-eyed
She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.
con cara rosada
pink-faced
Experts confirmed this week that the U.S. populace appears to have fallen under the spell of yet another pink-faced half-wit.
cosas + venir de cara
things + go + Posesivo + way
Things have been going my way lately so I'm not gonna dwell on it too much, but it felt like a kick in the nuts.
costar un ojo de la cara
cost + the earth
cost + an arm and a leg
cost + a pretty penny
cost + a fortune
The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.
Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.
In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
dar de cara a
front
Soon he found himself fronting a door, on which were elaborately patterned the words 'Newspaper Room'.
dar la cara
take + the heat
throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring
toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring
throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring
toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring
It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed.
Psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off the island.
With the war dragging on in Europe, it became apparent that the United States was going to 'toss its hat in the ring' and send troops to the war zone.
He says he will accept whatever outcome the 2011 election brings even if he decides to throw his cap in the ring.
She's ever willing to help and never afraid to toss her cap into the ring when the need arises.
dar la cara por Alguien
stand up for
stick + Posesivo + neck out (for)
The author argues that librarians should stand up for their patrons.
But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.
darse de cara con
run + head on into
She glared at him, wondering how in the world she'd run head on into two such bullheaded men in one day.
dar un golpe en la cara
punch + Nombre + in the face
They stepped out of the room and he punched her in the face, sending her sprawling and giving her a black eye that lasted for the rest of the tour.
dar un lavado de cara
spruce up
The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
dar un ojo de la cara por Algo
give + an eye-tooth for/to
Who else but a librarian would give an eye-tooth to work at a bookstore on the weekend?.
de cara a
face-to-face [face to face]
facing
This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
Under the Highway Safety Code, cyclists must ride on the street, facing traffic.
de cara a las elecciones [Aplicado a una actuación política cuyo fin es puramente ganar votos]
pork-barrel
All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.
de cara rosada
pink-faced
Experts confirmed this week that the U.S. populace appears to have fallen under the spell of yet another pink-faced half-wit.
de dos caras
two-sided
two-faced
Galleys are two- or three-sided trays, nowadays made of metal and three or four times as long as they are wide.
This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
de la cara
facial
Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
echar en cara
fault
What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.
echarle cara [Intertar hacer algo, probar a hacer algo]
have + a go
put + a brave face on
take + the bull by the horns
brazen out
put on/up + a brave face
give it + a go
have + a whack at
have + a crack at
have + a try
At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go.
You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.
The article 'Taking the Bull the the Horns' addresses the educational needs of gifted children in the context of the existing educational system.
The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone.
It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
Freshers' week is a festival to launch you into university life and as your first week at University, you should throw yourself into it and give everything a go!.
If you're so inclined you could have a whack at it and report back.
I haven't had a chance to have a crack at it yet but as soon as I do I shall be posting my results.
I just like challenges, especially with problem-solving on vehicles when others have had a try but no joy.
encontrarse cara a cara
come + face to face
If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
enfrentamiento cara a cara
eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation
For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.
enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara
address + Nombre + head-on
meet + Nombre + head-on
tackle + Nombre + head-on
face + Nombre + head-on
The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.
enfrentarse cara a cara con
go + eyball to eyeball with
The last time somebody went eyeball to eyeball with Hezbollah thousands of people ended up dead.
foto de la cara
headshot
As a photographer I'm the first to know how much great executive headshots can cause a good impression.
golpear en la cara
punch + Nombre + in the face
They stepped out of the room and he punched her in the face, sending her sprawling and giving her a black eye that lasted for the rest of the tour.
hacer Algo de cara a la galería
play to + the gallery
A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.
hacer cara a
brave
The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
lavar la cara
spin-doctor
The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.
lavarse la cara
wash + Posesivo + face
If during the day, you feel sleepy then it can help tremendously if you wash your face with cold water.
llevar escrito en la cara
be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre)
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
mantener la cara seria
keep + a straight face
The object of this game is to keep a straight face while the other players try to make you laugh.
notarse en la cara
be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre)
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
pagar un ojo de la cara
pay through + the nose
But what is the point of paying through the nose for booze that you can get just as easily at the Supermarket at half the price?.
paño para la cara
facecloth
face flannel
washcloth
washrag
If you have bloodshot eyes a cold facecloth held over closed eyes will shrink blood vessels and reduce redness.
Forgetting to pack a face flannel is hardly the worst mishap that can befall the holiday planner.
Most people consider a washcloth as personal as a toothbrush.
To cure hiccups put a washrag over a full glass of water and drink the water through it.
paño para lavarse la cara
washcloth
facecloth
face flannel
washrag
Most people consider a washcloth as personal as a toothbrush.
If you have bloodshot eyes a cold facecloth held over closed eyes will shrink blood vessels and reduce redness.
Forgetting to pack a face flannel is hardly the worst mishap that can befall the holiday planner.
To cure hiccups put a washrag over a full glass of water and drink the water through it.
partirse la cara por
work + Reflexivo + to death
work + Reflexivo + to the ground
The deportees died in part starving and freezing to death in concentration camps and in part working themselves to death under a barbaric police regimen.
Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry.
plantar cara a
stand up to
confront
face up to
meet + Nombre + head-on
In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy.
Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.
Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.
While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
poner al mal tiempo buena cara
keep + Posesivo + chin up
grin and bear it
put on/up + a brave face
put + a brave face on
She's kept her chin up as she nurses a new life into toddlerhood, and is now doing a lot better.
She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.
poner cara avinagrada
pout
She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.
poner cara de asco
pull + a wry face
Say 'mathematics' and often children, not to mention adults, pull a wry face.
poner cara de extrañado
look + puzzled
Aladyn looked puzzled for a moment, and then he replied: 'All parties desire universal suffrage - naturally that includes women'.
poner cara de pez
look + puzzled
Aladyn looked puzzled for a moment, and then he replied: 'All parties desire universal suffrage - naturally that includes women'.
poner mala cara
pull + a face
She winced and pulled a face, which only made her friend laugh harder.
reflejarse en la cara
be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre)
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
sin cara
faceless
Two faceless, 30-inch unisex dolls were designed to represent the child.
tener buena cara
look + nice
look + good
Even though the shoes looked nice and felt comfortable initially, at the end I had to discard them because of the blisters that resulted from them being too narrow.
Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas.
tener cara de entierro
have + a face like a funeral
His greying tufts of hair stuck out from underneath his hat, his suit was over-the-top formal, and he had a face like a funeral.
tener cara de muerto [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
look like + death warmed (over/up)
She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.
tener cara de velatorio
have + a face like a funeral
His greying tufts of hair stuck out from underneath his hat, his suit was over-the-top formal, and he had a face like a funeral.
tener escrito en la cara
be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre)
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
tener la cara de
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la cara descompuesta [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
look like + death warmed (over/up)
She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.
tener mala cara
look + off-colour
They'll take any shot they can of a celeb looking off colour or worse for wear, anything to sell their papers.
tener muy mala cara [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
look like + death warmed (over/up)
She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.
tener (una) cara de
wear + a face
It was late when he got home, and Jasmine wore a face that was filled with contempt, considering him to be beneath her.
terminar con mejor cara
end up on + a high note
What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
toallita húmeda para la cara
face wipe
facial wipe
I never thought I would be one of those people that would be converted to face wipes from makeup remover.
Facial wipes can be great for preventing acne, because they usually contain ingredients that fight acne.
valer un ojo de la cara
cost + the earth
cost + an arm and a leg
cost + a pretty penny
cost + a fortune
The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.
Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.
In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
viento de cara
headwind
It also happens that a crosswind causes a much larger deflection than does a headwind or tailwind of the same speed.
