face (1) — EN↔HI

face1

/feɪs फ़ेस्‌/ noun [C]

1 the front part of your head; the expression that is shown on it चेहरा; चेहरे का भाव

He came in with a smile on his face.

Her face lit up [showed happiness] when Jai came into the room.

2 the front or one side of something किसी का सामने या एक ओर का हिस्‍सा; सम्‍मुख भाग

the north face of the mountain

He put the cards face up/down on the table.

a clock face

3 -faced (used to form compound adjectives)] having the type of face or expression mentioned निर्दिष्ट प्रकार के चेहरे या भाव वाला

red/round/sour-faced

IDM

face to face (with somebody/something) close to and looking at somebody/something आमने-सामने

keep a straight face ⇨ straight देखिए।

lose face ⇨ lose देखिए।

make/pull faces/a face (at somebody/something) to make an expression that shows that you do not like somebody/something (नापसंदगी दिखाने के लिए) मुँह बिचकाना

make/pull faces to make rude expressions with your face चेहरे पर अशिष्‍टता का भाव लाना

The children made faces behind the teacher’s back.

put on a brave face; put a brave face on something ⇨ brave देखिए।

save face ⇨ save देखिए।

to somebody’s face

if you say something to somebody’s face, you do it when that person is with you किसी के मुँह पर कुछ कहने के लिए प्रयुक्त

✪ विलोम behind somebody’s back