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Doublet of facies. Displaced native onlete (“face, countenance, appearance”), anleth (“face”), from Old English anwlite, andwlita, compare German Antlitz; Old English ansīen (“face”), Middle English neb (“face, nose”) (from Old English nebb), Middle English ler, leor, leer (“face, cheek, countenance”) (from Old English hlēor), and non-native Middle English vis (“face, appearance, look”) (from Old French vis) and Middle English chere (“face”) from Old French chere.\nIn the sense of face as in reputation, influenced by Chinese 面子 (miànzi) or 臉／脸 (liǎn), both of which mean literally the front of the head and metaphorically one's public image. See lose face.", "forms": [{"form": "faces", "tags": ["present", "singular", "third-person"]}, {"form": "facing", "tags": ["participle", "present"]}, {"form": "faced", "tags": ["participle", "past"]}, {"form": "faced", "tags": ["past"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {}, "expansion": "face (third-person singular simple present faces, present participle facing, simple past and past participle faced)", "name": "en-verb"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [{"word": "face down"}, {"word": "face facts"}, {"word": "face the music"}, {"word": "face to face"}, {"word": "face up to"}, {"word": "in your face"}], "senses": [{"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"text": "Face the sun.", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:", "text": "Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. 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Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.", "type": "quote"}, {"ref": "2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, in Rail, page 10:", "text": "Network Rail doesn't expect the line through Carmont to open for around a month, as it faces the mammoth task of recovering the two power cars and four coaches from ScotRail's wrecked train, repairing bridge 325, stabilising earthworks around the landslip, and replacing the track.", "type": "quote"}, {"ref": "2022, Vane, “Six Feet Under”:", "text": "I'm breaking down, breaking down at the thought of you\nI keep breaking down, breaking down over you again\nI can't face, can't face that you’re happier\nAnd so, I'm stuck rotting six feet under", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable."], "links": [["deal with", "deal with"], ["accept", "accept"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable."], "tags": ["transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "The seats in the carriage faced backwards.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To have the front in a certain direction."], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"text": "Real Madrid face Juventus in the quarter-finals.", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:", "text": "And a further boost to England's qualification prospects came after the final whistle when Wales recorded a 2-1 home win over group rivals Montenegro, who Capello's men face in their final qualifier.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To have as an opponent."], "links": [["opponent", "opponent"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive) To have as an opponent."], "tags": ["transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples", "en:Cricket"], "examples": [{"text": "Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To be the batsman on strike."], "links": [["cricket", "cricket"], ["batsman", "batsman"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike."], "tags": ["intransitive"], "topics": ["ball-games", "cricket", "games", "hobbies", "lifestyle", "sports"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with obsolete senses", "English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"ref": "c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii], page 224, column 2:", "text": "Face not mee: thou haſt brau'd manie men, braue not me; I will neither bee fac'd nor brau'd.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To confront impudently; to bully."], "links": [["confront", "confront"], ["impudently", "impudently"], ["bully", "bully"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive, obsolete) To confront impudently; to bully."], "tags": ["obsolete", "transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"text": "a building faced with marble", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "1907, Ronald M. 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"position oneself towards", "word": "olla päin (johonkin)"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "faire face à"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "sich ausrichten"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "paná", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "פנה"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "volgersi"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "rivolgersi"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "fronteggiare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "posizionarsi"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "posizionarsi verso"}, {"alt": "むかう", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "mukau", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "向かう"}, {"code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "köz aldyna kelu", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "көз алдына келу"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "hyanghada", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "향하다"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "turuu", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "туруу"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "köz aldına kelüü", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "көз алдына келүү"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "whakaanga"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "whakarae"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "rett ut mot"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "vende seg mot"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "obrócić się (w stronę/do czegoś)"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "predstatʹ", "sense": "position oneself towards", "tags": ["obsolete"], "word": "предстать"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "mirar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "enfrentarse"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "vända sig mot"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "hướng (về)"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "rı nayen"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "gledam kǎm", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "гледам към"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "være vendt mod"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "naar ... staan (gericht)"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "alfronti"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "olla päin (johonkin)"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "faire face à"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "être en face de"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "être vis-à-vis de"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "gegenüber sein"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "gegenüberliegen"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "paná", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "פנה"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "fronteggiare"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "hyanghada", "sense": "have 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"köz aldyna kelu", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "көз алдына келу"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "hyanghada", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "향하다"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "turuu", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "туруу"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "köz aldına kelüü", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "көз алдына келүү"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "whakaanga"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "whakarae"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "rett ut mot"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "vende seg mot"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "obrócić się (w stronę/do czegoś)"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "predstatʹ", "sense": "position oneself towards", "tags": ["obsolete"], "word": "предстать"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "mirar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "enfrentarse"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "vända sig mot"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "hướng (về)"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "rı nayen"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "gledam kǎm", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "гледам към"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "være vendt mod"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "naar ... staan (gericht)"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "alfronti"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "olla päin (johonkin)"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "faire face à"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "être en face de"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "être vis-à-vis de"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "gegenüber sein"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "gegenüberliegen"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "paná", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "פנה"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "fronteggiare"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "hyanghada", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "향하다"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "kuelekea"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "vara vänd mot"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "vetta"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "wājaha", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "وَاجَهَ"}, {"code": "rup", "lang": "Aromanian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "nfruntu"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "izlizam nasrešta", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "излизам насреща"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "enfrontar-se"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "miànlín", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "面臨 /面临"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "čelit"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "konfrontere"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "se i øjnene"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "trodse"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "onder ogen zien"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "mee afrekenen"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "tegemoet gaan"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "de confrontatie aangaan met"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "alfronti"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "kohdata"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "affronter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "(sich etwas) stellen"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "deal with, confront", "tags": ["idiomatic"], "word": "einer Tatsache ins Auge sehen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "antimetopízo", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "αντιμετωπίζω"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "hit'amét", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "התעמת"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "sāmnā", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "सामना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "lohā lenā", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "लोहा लेना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "szembenéz"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "nähä"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "fronteggiare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "porre mano"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "sistemare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "confrontarsi"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "risolvere"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "affrontare"}, {"alt": "ちょくめんする", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "chokumen suru", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "直面する"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "daruda", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "다루다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pa sœ̄n nā", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "ປະເຊີນໜ້າ"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ṫuek", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "ᦎᦹᧅ"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "sāmnā karṇe", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "सामना करणे"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "konfrontere"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "afrontar"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "stawiać czoła"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "stawić czoła"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "enfrentar"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "înfrunta"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "confrunta"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "stálkivatʹsja", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "ста́лкиваться"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smélo vstrečátʹ", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "сме́ло встреча́ть"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "soočiti se s/z"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "enfrentar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "salirle al paso"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "arrostrar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "acarear"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "ta itu med"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "pà-chəən-nâa", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "เผชิญหน้า"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "สู้หน้า"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "đối mặt"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "đối diện"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have the front in a certain direction", "word": "zeigen"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", 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Doublet of facies. Displaced native onlete (“face, countenance, appearance”), anleth (“face”), from Old English anwlite, andwlita, compare German Antlitz; Old English ansīen (“face”), Middle English neb (“face, nose”) (from Old English nebb), Middle English ler, leor, leer (“face, cheek, countenance”) (from Old English hlēor), and non-native Middle English vis (“face, appearance, look”) (from Old French vis) and Middle English chere (“face”) from Old French chere.\nIn the sense of face as in reputation, influenced by Chinese 面子 (miànzi) or 臉／脸 (liǎn), both of which mean literally the front of the head and metaphorically one's public image. See lose face.", "forms": [{"form": "faces", "tags": ["present", "singular", "third-person"]}, {"form": "facing", "tags": ["participle", "present"]}, {"form": "faced", "tags": ["participle", "past"]}, {"form": "faced", "tags": ["past"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {}, "expansion": "face (third-person singular simple present faces, present participle facing, simple past and past participle faced)", "name": "en-verb"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [{"word": "face down"}, {"word": "face facts"}, {"word": "face the music"}, {"word": "face to face"}, {"word": "face up to"}, {"word": "in your face"}], "senses": [{"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"text": "Face the sun.", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:", "text": "Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. 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"köz aldyna kelu", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "көз алдына келу"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "hyanghada", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "향하다"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "turuu", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "туруу"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "köz aldına kelüü", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "көз алдына келүү"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "whakaanga"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "whakarae"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "rett ut mot"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "vende seg mot"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "obrócić się (w stronę/do czegoś)"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "predstatʹ", "sense": "position oneself towards", "tags": ["obsolete"], "word": "предстать"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "mirar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "enfrentarse"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "vända sig mot"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "hướng (về)"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "position oneself towards", "word": "rı nayen"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "gledam kǎm", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "гледам към"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "have its front closest to", "word": "være vendt mod"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "have its front closest to", 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confront", "word": "afrontar"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "stawiać czoła"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "stawić czoła"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "enfrentar"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "înfrunta"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "confrunta"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "stálkivatʹsja", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "ста́лкиваться"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smélo vstrečátʹ", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "сме́ло встреча́ть"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "soočiti se s/z"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "enfrentar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "encarar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "salirle al paso"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "arrostrar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "acarear"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "ta itu med"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "pà-chəən-nâa", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "เผชิญหน้า"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "สู้หน้า"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "đối mặt"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "deal with, confront", "word": "đối diện"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have the front in a certain direction", "word": "zeigen"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have the front in a certain direction", "tags": ["colloquial"], "word": "schauen"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to have the front in a certain direction", "word": "anga"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to have the front in a certain direction", "word": "mirar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to have the front in a certain direction", "word": "encarar"}], "word": "face"}
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