"make a face" meaning in English

See make a face in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: make a face
Etymology: : make a face < → δείτε τις λέξεις make, a και face
  1. κάνω γκριμάτσα, κάνω μορφασμό, μορφάζω, κάνω γκριμάτσα για να δείξω ότι δεν μου αρέσει κάποιος ή κάτι ή για να κάνω κάποιον να γελάσει.
    Sense id: el-make_a_face-en-phrase-KSrwJJHu Categories (other): Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: make faces
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  "etymology_text": ": make a face < → δείτε τις λέξεις make, a και face",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "make a face"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "make faces"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Stop making a face at me!",
          "translation": "Σταμάτα να μου κάνεις γκριμάτα!"
        },
        {
          "text": "When he was told to go outside, he made a little face.",
          "translation": "Όταν του είπαν να βγει έξω, έκανε μια ανεπαίσθητη γκριμάτσα."
        },
        {
          "text": "If you don’t like something, speak up; don’t make a face.",
          "translation": "Αν κάτι δε σου αρέσει, μίλα· μη μορφάζεις."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κάνω γκριμάτσα, κάνω μορφασμό, μορφάζω, κάνω γκριμάτσα για να δείξω ότι δεν μου αρέσει κάποιος ή κάτι ή για να κάνω κάποιον να γελάσει."
      ],
      "id": "el-make_a_face-en-phrase-KSrwJJHu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "make a face"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": make a face < → δείτε τις λέξεις make, a και face",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "make a face"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "make faces"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Stop making a face at me!",
          "translation": "Σταμάτα να μου κάνεις γκριμάτα!"
        },
        {
          "text": "When he was told to go outside, he made a little face.",
          "translation": "Όταν του είπαν να βγει έξω, έκανε μια ανεπαίσθητη γκριμάτσα."
        },
        {
          "text": "If you don’t like something, speak up; don’t make a face.",
          "translation": "Αν κάτι δε σου αρέσει, μίλα· μη μορφάζεις."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κάνω γκριμάτσα, κάνω μορφασμό, μορφάζω, κάνω γκριμάτσα για να δείξω ότι δεν μου αρέσει κάποιος ή κάτι ή για να κάνω κάποιον να γελάσει."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "make a face"
}

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