| Dictionary: face-down |
| Idioms: face down |
1.
With the upper surface put down, as in Please put these papers face down. This usage appears to come from cardplaying. [First half of 1600s] The antonym, "with the upper surface uppermost," is
face up.
2.
Overcome, intimidate, or browbeat someone in a bold confrontation. This verbal expression dates from the 16th century. Shakespeare used it in
The Comedy of Errors (3:1): "Here's a villain that would face me down."
| Translations: Facedown |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - konfrontation
adv. - med ansigtet nedad
Nederlands (Dutch)
met de voorkant naar beneden
Français (French)
n. - confrontation, affrontement, (US) intimidation
adv. - en intimidant
Deutsch (German)
n. - Konfrontation
adv. - mit dem Gesicht od. der Vorderseite nach unten
Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - μπρούμυτα, πρηνηδόν
n. - πρόσθια στάση
Português (Portuguese)
adv. - com a face para baixo
n. - posição (f) com a cara para baixo
Русский (Russian)
ничком, лицом вниз
Español (Spanish)
n. - confrontación decisiva
adv. - boca abajo
Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - med ansiktet nedåt
n. - konfrontation
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
直接对抗, 摊牌, 面向下地
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 直接對抗, 攤牌
adv. - 面向下地
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (분쟁 등의) 최종적인 해결
adv. - 얼굴을 숙이고
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 対決
adv. - 顔を下げて, 表を下にして
العربيه (Arabic)
(ظرف) بوضع وجه الشيء نحو الأسفل (الاسم) الوجه نحو الأسفل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - כשפניו כלפי מטה
adv. - כשפניו כלפי מטה
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