Face kelimesinin günlük dilde yaygın olan 7 güzel kullanımı. Britannica önerdi, ben çevirdim.
Her face fell when I told her the bad news. (=She looked disappointed when….)
– Yüzü düştü
– Yüzü düştü
Her face lit up when she saw him. (=She looked happy when.…)
– Gözleri ışımak, yüzü aydınlanmak
– Gözleri ışımak, yüzü aydınlanmak
On the face of it, her idea seemed ridiculous. (=At first, ....)
– İlk bakışta
– İlk bakışta
She laughed in his face. (=directly in front of him, without trying to hide it)
– Yüzüne gülmek
– Yüzüne gülmek
She was afraid she would lose face if she admitted her mistakes. (=lose people’s respect)
– Küçük düşmek, gözden düşmek
– Küçük düşmek, gözden düşmek
He tried to save face by working overtime. (=avoid losing people’s respect)
– Zevahiri kurtarmak
– Zevahiri kurtarmak
You can refuse to talk to her, but you’re just cutting off your nose to spite your face. (=doing something that is meant to harm someone else, but also harms you)
– Kendini de başkasını da yakmak
– Kendini de başkasını da yakmak
