English → Latin
“facing” in Latin
limbusA border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel; limboadversusfacing, opposite; towards; againstexadversumopposite, over againstcontrāriusopposite, opposed, contrary, conflicting, witherwardiaceōto lie prostrate, lie down; recline; to be sick, lie ill; to linger, stop, tarry, remain
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
facing s.
(of a garment)(of a garment), perhaps limbus.
facing
= opposite to,
(α) (α) as adverb, contra, adversus, exadversus, exadversum, all with accusative: ex adverso (opposite a person or thing, the two being considered as two sides or points): e regione, with genitive of place, dative of person (opposed to each other, and extended in the same direction, the two being considered as two parallel lines. ☞ Not regione only in this sense, ☞ Bremi, Suet., Caes., 39).
(β) (β) as adjective, contrarius; alicui loco adversus et contrarius; quod contra locum est or positum est; quod ex adverso or exadversum situm est, or positum est, or jacet.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for facing?
- The usual Latin words for “facing” are limbus, adversus, exadversum; also contrārius, iaceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.