“face” in Latin

facies (the face in a physical point of view, as the fore-part of the head, which may include the countenance, but does not do so necessarily; πρόσωπον. Also, IMPROP., of the first appearance of anything; e.g., loci, causae): vultus (the countenance, as indicated by the eye, brow, etc.): os (PROP., the mouth; hence the character of the face, countenance, etc., the emotions being expressed chiefly by the muscles of the mouth; the proper word for face = impudence). (The words are found in this connection and order.) facies vultusque (Cic., Sall.); os vultusque; os et vultus: frons (the forehead, the brow, as indicating joy, shame, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) oculi et frons: frons et vultus: before anybody’s face, coram aliquo; inspectante or praesente aliquo; in conspectu alicujus: to see anybody face to face, praesentem or prope aliquem intueri praesens praesentem video: to praise anybody to his face, laudare aliquem coram in os (Ter., Ad., 2, 4, 5); praesentem aliquem laudare: a beautiful face, facies pulchra: a pretty face (= woman), mulier lepida specie or facie venusta: a noble face, facies liberalis: to look anybody in the face, intueri in alicujus os et oculos: to say anything to one’s face, liberrime profiteri apud aliquem: to let anybody say anything unpleasant to one’s face, alicui os ad male audiendum praebere: to lie on one’s face, in os pronum jacere (general term); in faciem cubare (in bed; opposed to supinum cubare): to fall down on one’s face, procumbere pronum in os; pronum conefdere: anything bears on the face of it that it is false, aliquid falsum se esse clamat (Cic.; so calliditatem clamitare): to speak the truth to his face, voces veras coram ingerere. To change the face of the country, faciem loci vertere (Tac.); of the city, urbis faciem immutare (Sall.). An impudent or brazen face, os durum: anybody has a hopelessly stupid face, vecordia prorsus inest in alicujus vultu: one might have seen there faces expressive of the most different emotions, varios vultus cerneres (Liv., 32, 48, extr.). Not to be able to look anybody in the face, oculos alicui submittere. To cheat anybody before his face, oculos auferre alicui (prov., Liv., 6, 15). To put a good face on it, perfricare faciem (to lay shame aside); tendere confidentia vultum (Quint., 11, 3, 160; speaking, however, of it as a faulty oratorical trick); aliquid fronte et vultu fero belle (Cic., Att., 5, 10, 3; to pretend not to be annoyed at what one really is annoyed at); in re mala animo bono uti (to make the best of a bad business). With what face...? quo ore (e.g., ad eam redibo, quam contempserim, Terentianus): you know the fellow’s brazen face, nosti os hominis, nosti audaciam (Cic.).

To make faces, os torquere or distorquere: to make the most extraordinary faces, ducere os exquisitis modis.

Front (of a building, etc.), Vid:

Presence, oculi (eyes): conspectus: aspectus (sight). To withdraw from anybody’s face, abire ex oculis alicujus; recedere e conspectu alicujus: to avoid his face, alicujus oculos or aspectum vitare; fugere alicujus conspectum: alicujus conspectu se subtrahere (†).

To be situated or placed opposite to. (α) Generally. *exadversus aliquem stare; contra aliquid esse or positum esse; ex adverso positum esse (general term; the first of persons, the others of things): ex adverso constitutum esse (to be drawn up opposite; e.g., of ships): exadversus aliquem pugnare (of persons standing opposite each other in hostile ranks): to face the enemy, castra castris hostium contulisse (to have pitched one’s camp opposed the enemy’s): in acie stare (to be drawn up in battle-array opposed the enemy, Planc, ap. Cic. Fam., 10, 23, 6). (β) With reference to prospect, spectare aliquid: despicere, prospicere, prospectare aliquid (prospectare, to give a view of distant objects; despicere, to look down upon). Windows that face the street, versae in viam fenestrae: the window faces the garden, est a fenestra despectus in hortum (after Caes., B.G., 7, 45); this chamber has some windows that face the garden, and others that face the street, cubiculum aliis fenestris hortum, aliis despicit plateam (after Plin., Ep., 5, 6, 23): this room faces the sea, cubiculum prospicit mare, or prospectum praebet ad mare.

To put a new front to, inducere (to coat with anything, aliqua re; e.g., marmore [Vid: To COAT]): praetexere aliquid aliqua re or aliquid alicui rei (e.g., aliquid purpura or purpuram alicui rei; poetically, purpura praetexit aliquid, Verg.): vestem limbo circumdare (Verg., of a facing that forms an edge; also, limbus obit chlamydem, Ov.).

IMPROPR., To face dangers, death, etc. [Vid: ENCOUNTER.]

INTRANS., To face about, convertere signa (Caes., Liv.): to face about and march back to the city, conversis signis retro in urbem redire (Liv. 8, 11).