das Face
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A colloquial Anglicism for the face. It is used mainly in youth language or online contexts.
EXAMPLE
Mach mal kein so trauriges Face, es wird alles gut!
Don't make such a sad face, everything will be okay!
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Meanings
das Face
face
In the technical language of professional wrestling, the heroic, 'good' character who is cheered on by the audience. He or she is the opponent of the 'heel' (villain).
EXAMPLE
John Cena war jahrelang das größte Face der WWE und bei Kindern sehr beliebt.
John Cena was the biggest face in WWE for years and was very popular with children.
Usage tips
Register and style
In its main meaning, 'Face' (face) is a very informal Anglicism that occurs mainly in youth language and online communication. Its use is unusual in neutral or formal situations.
EXAMPLE
Warum machst du so ein langes Face?
Why are you making such a long face?
Technical context
The meaning of a heroic character is limited exclusively to the context of professional wrestling. Outside this topic, the word is not understood in this sense.
EXAMPLE
Der Wrestler vollzog eine Wandlung vom Bösewicht zum Face.
The wrestler underwent a transformation from villain to face.
Context clue
The meaning of 'Face' (face) is determined entirely by the situation. In informal everyday conversations, it refers to a part of the head. When wrestling is being discussed, it refers to a specific character type.
EXAMPLE
Check mal sein neues Profilbild, cooles Face!
Check out his new profile picture, cool face!
Compare with
Face vs Gesicht
face
Gesicht and Face can both refer to the visible front part of the head. Gesicht is neutral and appropriate in all usual situations. Face, by contrast, is marked as colloquial, youthful, or online language and is mainly suitable in correspondingly informal contexts.
Face
Auf deinem neuen Profilbild ist dein Face vollständig zu sehen.
Your entire face is visible in your new profile picture.
Gesicht
Auf dem Passfoto muss dein Gesicht vollständig zu sehen sein.
Your entire face must be visible in the passport photo.
In real life
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