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Having the face, front or surface positioned downward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- the face-down cards in a game
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.
- He placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: face-up
A confrontation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
üzüstə
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Bashkir:
йөҙтүбән
(yöźtübən)
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Catalan:
de bocaterrosa
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Estonian:
kummuli
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Finnish:
alassuin
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Finnish:
kuvapuoli alaspäin
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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French:
à plat ventre
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Galician:
de bruzos
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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German:
mit dem Gesicht nach unten
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Greek:
μπρούμυτα
(broúmyta)
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Greek:
πρηνηδόν
(prinidón)
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Icelandic:
liggja á grúfu
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Old English:
neowol
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Spanish:
boca abajo
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Spanish:
bocabajo
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Spanish:
de buzos
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Spanish:
de bruzos
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Spanish:
de bruces
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Spanish:
de buces
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
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Turkish:
yüzüstü
— such that the face or front is positioned downward
