- faced with
- {adj. phr.} Confronted with. * /We were all faced with the many wars that broke out in the wake of the collapse of communism./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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faced with — {adj. phr.} Confronted with. * /We were all faced with the many wars that broke out in the wake of the collapse of communism./ … Dictionary of American idioms
faced\ with — adj. phr. Confronted with. We were all faced with the many wars that broke out in the wake of the collapse of communism … Словарь американских идиом
be faced with — be confronted with, meet with … English contemporary dictionary
was faced with — stood before, had to deal with … English contemporary dictionary
be faced with — cover the surface of (something) with a layer of a different material. → face … English new terms dictionary
Faced — Face Face (f[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Facing}.] 1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-faced — UK [feɪst] US suffix used with some adjectives to make other adjectives describing the face of someone or something a grim faced receptionist a brass faced clock Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym * * * faced «fay … Useful english dictionary
faced — [ feıst ] suffix used with some adjectives to make other adjectives describing the face of someone or something: a grim faced receptionist a brass faced clock … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
-faced — [[t] feɪst[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED faced combines with adjectives to form other adjectives that describe someone s face or expression. → See also , bare faced, , poker faced, , shamefaced, , two faced ...a slim, thin faced man... The committee… … English dictionary
faced — adj. having a specific type of face or number of faces (i.e. wide faced, two faced); covered, coated; smoothed, dressed (about the surface of a stone) feɪs n. front part of the head with the eyes nose and mouth; facial expression; surface;… … English contemporary dictionary
