No. 185 in Romanian
faţă
The Romanian word "faţă" means "face" in English.
In a sentence
Ea are o faţă zâmbitoare.
She has a smiling face.
Here, 'faţă' refers to the physical front part of the head; i.e., the face.
El a rezolvat problema cu succes şi a ştiut să facă faţă provocării.
He resolved the problem successfully and knew how to face the challenge.
In this context, 'faţă' is part of the expression 'a face faţă', which means 'to face' or 'to handle' something, particularly a challenge or situation.
Faţa pădurii era acoperită cu zăpadă.
The face of the forest was covered with snow.
Here, 'faţă' refers to the visible front or surface aspect of an object or entity; in this case, the forest.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “faţă” in actual Romanian podcasts.
Find “faţă” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Romanian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appRomanian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).