No. 5,006 in Russian
лице
The Russian word "лице" is the prepositional case form of "лицо," meaning "face" or "person."
In a sentence
Я видел её радость на её лице.
I saw her joy on her face.
In this sentence, 'лице' means 'face,' referring to the physical appearance or expression.
У нас в лице директора есть большой опыт.
We have great experience in the person of the director.
Here, 'лице' translates to 'person,' used metaphorically to represent someone as a representative or embodiment.
На лице горы были видны трещины.
Cracks were visible on the face of the mountain.
In this example, 'лице' refers to the 'face' of an object (the mountain), indicating its surface or aspect.
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