- faz
- f.1 countenance, face (Formal) (cara).2 face.fueron barridos de la faz de la tierra they were swept off o from the face of the earth* * *faz► nombre femenino (pl faces)1 literal (cara) face■ su faz estaba perfectamente rasurada his face was perfectly shaven■ fueron borrados de la faz de la tierra they were wiped off the face of the earth2 (de moneda, medalla) obverse\FRASEOLOGÍAla Santa Faz, la Sacra Faz the Holy Face* * *SF1) (=cara) face
en la faz de la tierra — on the face of the earth
faz a faz — face to face
2) (=aspecto) face, landscapeestos incendios están cambiando la faz de nuestro país — these fires are changing the face o landscape of our country
3) [de moneda] obverse* * *femenino (liter) (rostro) countenance (liter), facedesapareció de la faz de la tierra — he vanished off the face of the earth
* * *= mien.Ex. He was a little old man with an apologetic mien and watery eyes.----* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* * *femenino (liter) (rostro) countenance (liter), facedesapareció de la faz de la tierra — he vanished off the face of the earth
* * *= mien.Ex: He was a little old man with an apologetic mien and watery eyes.
* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* * *fazfeminine1 (liter) (rostro) countenance (liter), faceno existe otro igual sobre la faz de la tierra there isn't another one like it in the whole worlddesapareció de la faz de la tierra he vanished off the face of the earthcambió la faz política de nuestro país it altered the whole political scene in our country2 (Tex) sidetela de doble faz reversible fabric* * *
faz sustantivo femenino
1 Lit face
2 (superficie) face
'faz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desaparecer
English:
face
* * *faz nf1. Formal [cara] countenance, face2. [del mundo, de la tierra] face;fueron barridos de la faz de la tierra they were swept off o from the face of the earth;el desarrollo de la industria ha transformado la faz de la región industrial development has transformed the appearance of the region3. [de tejido] (right) side* * *fazf face* * *faz nf1) : face, countenancela faz de la tierra: the face of the earth2) : side (of coins, fabric, etc.)
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.