facing

facing
preposition (opposite: The hotel is facing the church.) med front mot, som vender mot
I
subst. \/ˈfeɪsɪŋ\/
1) (om bygg) kledning, fasadebekledning, fôring, forblending
• marble facing
fasadebekledning av marmor
• facing bricks
fasadestein
2) (tekstilfag) besetning, kanting, slag, forsterkning
3) (tannlegefag) fasade
4) (mekanikk) avretting, anleggsflate, belegg
5) (post) sortering (av brev)
facings (militærvesen) revers, (opp)slag av annen farge på uniformsjakke
• a brown jacket with green facings
(militærvesen) vendinger
• put the soldiers through their facings
eksersere med soldatene
put someone through his facings (hverdagslig) sette noen på prøve
II
adj. \/ˈfeɪsɪŋ\/
(som vender) mot, motstående, midt i mot, like overfor
• a window facing north
• the man facing me
mannen midt imot meg
• the facing page
motstående side
• sit facing the engine
med ansiktet i kjøreretningen

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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  • facing — c.1400, disfiguring, from FACE (Cf. face) (n.). Meaning defiance is from 1520s; that of front of a garment is 1560s; coating is from 1580s; “front or outer part of a wall, building, etc., is from 1823 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Facing — Face Face (f[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Facing}.] 1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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