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față
face /ˈfa.t͡sə/
noun#207 most common
Also: front (of something), surface, expression/countenance
Example sentences
Ea are o față frumoasă.
She has a beautiful face.
Copilul s-a spălat pe față înainte de culcare.
The child washed his face before going to bed.
Fața ei exprima multă tristețe.
Her face showed a lot of sadness.
Ne-am întâlnit față în față pe stradă.
We met face to face on the street.
Guvernul trebuie să facă față crizei economice.
The government has to cope with the economic crisis.
Deși stătea față în față cu acuzatorul său, nu și-a schimbat nici măcar o clipă expresia feței.
Although he stood face to face with his accuser, his expression did not change even for a moment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | față | fețe |
| Genitive | feței | fețelor |
| Accusative | față | fețe |
| Vocative | față | fețelor |
Word family
a înfățișato present, to depict
înfățișareappearance, look
fățarnichypocritical, two-faced
fățărniciehypocrisy
a face fațăto cope with, to handle (idiom)
Etymology
Față descends from Latin facies, meaning form, appearance, or face. The word passed through spoken Vulgar Latin before settling into Romanian with its modern sense of the human face and, by extension, the front or surface of an object. Facies itself traces back to the Latin verb facere, to make or do.
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