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face

  • /ˈfat͡ʃe/

Rhymes with -at͡ʃe

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin facere. The original past participle fapt (< Latin factus) has been replaced by an analogical form. An alternative third-person simple perfect, fece (< Latin fēcit) was also found in some dialects. The sense of “to cost” is likely a calque of Greek κάνω (káno).

verb a face 3rd conjugation · face · făcut · facă · a face · făcând

  1. transitive to do, act Fă ce vrei.
  2. transitive to make (construct, build, prepare, create, transform) Mama face mâncare.
  3. transitive to cause someone to do something A făcut ușa să nu mai scârțâie.
  4. transitive to make (render a certain way, turn into) Covorul face mersul în casă mai silențios.
  5. transitive give birth to someone Mama l-a făcut la 28 de ani.
  6. transitive to develop a disease or certain physical features
  7. colloquial, transitive call names
  8. transitive to cover a certain distance
  9. informal, transitive to become a certain age
  10. transitive to turn one’s path to a certain direction
  11. intransitive to cost
  12. impersonal, uncommon to be advantageous, worth it to do something
  13. intransitive to imitate or pretend to be something else, mockingly, deceitfully or humorously
  14. reflexive to pretend
  15. reflexive to become or turn into
  16. reflexive to become (adopt a career or path in life)
  17. colloquial, idiomatic, reflexive to acquire, get hold of something on short notice
  18. colloquial, imperative, reflexive to come over immediately, get over here
  19. reflexive, with ce in direct or indirect questions to deal with a situation
  20. reflexive Introduces a narrative of a vision or a dream.
  21. reflexive, with dative, of feelings or sensations to arise, get hold of somebody
  22. impersonal, reflexive to get (become, change state) Se face târziu.

In English

  • work intransitive: to do a specific task
  • do perform, execute
  • go to make (a specified sound)
  • make to construct
  • produce to make or manufacture

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@misc{face_2026,
  title = {face},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/face},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}