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cara

face

noun KAH-rah Less Common

Also means

side (of an object)

Usage Note

Cara can mean a person's face or the face (side) of a coin or object. The idiom cara a cara means 'face to face'; poner cara de + noun/adjective means 'to make a ... face'. Note that cara also functions as an adjective meaning 'expensive' in colloquial speech (¡qué cara está la gasolina!).

Examples

"Tenía una cara muy cansada."

Natural Translation

She had a very tired face.

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