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a la cara

to the face

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to the face Often used in expressions meaning to look or speak to someone directly, face-to-face.
SP: Díselo a la cara.
EN: Tell it to his face.

Bob me miró a la cara fijamente.

Bob stared intently at my face.

Te habrá mirado a la cara.

He must have looked you in the face.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

¡Miren a la cara de tonta!

Look at that stupid face!

— Picnic (1955)

Mírame a la cara, Bob.

Look me in the face, Bob.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Ella lo miró a la cara.

She looked him in the face.

Ella no pudo mirarlo a él a la cara.

She couldn't look him in the face.

No pude ni mirarlo a la cara durante mucho tiempo.

I couldn't even look him in the face for a long time.

— Despedidas (2008)

¿Cómo voy a mirar a la cara a mi maestro?

How am I going to face my teacher?

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

Quiero ver te a la cara.

I want to see your face.

— Los Extraños: Capítulo 3 (2026)

Te miro a la cara y no lo creo.

I look at your face and I don't believe it.

Fui demasiado tímido como para mirarla a la cara.

I was too shy to look her in the face.

Hey, boy, mírame a la cara.

Hey, boy, look me in the face.

— Malcolm X (1992)

La miré fijamente a la cara.

I stared intently into her face.

Mírame a la cara.

Look at my face.

Tom necesita ver los hechos a la cara.

Tom needs to see the facts face to face.

¿Y por qué no me lo dices mirándome a la cara?

Then why don’t you tell me to my face?

— Abre los ojos (1997)

Si fueras realmente mi amigo, me dirías la verdad a la cara y no al aire.

If you were really my friend, you’d tell me the truth to my face, not just say it into thin air.

— Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)

¡Mírame a la cara, que te estoy hablando!

Look me in the eye! I'm talking to you!

Me miras a la cara.

You look me in the face.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Él me miró a la cara.

He looked me in the face.

¿Se me extenderá a la cara?

Will it spread to my face?

— Voraz (2017)

¿Cómo puedes mirarla a la cara en la mañana?

How can you look her in the face in the morning?

— Se levanta el viento (2013)

Dímelo a la cara.

Tell me to my face.

Oye, mírame a la cara.

Hey, look at my face.

Aguirre, te digo a la cara que tú tramas algo contra Ursúa.

Aguirre, I'm telling you to your face that you're plotting something against Ursúa.

— Aguirre, la ira de Dios (1972)

El siguiente te va a dar a la cara.

The next one is going to hit you in the face.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Sí, a la cara le sale lo santo.

Yes, holiness shows on his face.

— Nazarín (1959)

Me miraste a la cara, y mentiste.

You looked me in the face, and you lied.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

¡Ven y dímelo a la cara!

Come and say it to my face!

— Kung fu (2004)

En la playa, solían tirarme a la cara libros de Byron.

On the beach, they used to throw Byron books in my face.

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

El chico volvió en sí cuando le echamos agua a la cara.

The boy regained consciousness when we splashed water on his face.

¿Alguna vez te llevaste una pelota o un guante a la cara?

Have you ever been hit in the face by a ball or a glove?

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

Sólo con mirarte a la cara ya sé que traes buenas noticias.

Just by looking at your face I know you bring good news.

Me miró a la cara y me dijo la verdad sin rodeos.

He looked me in the face and told me the truth bluntly.

Tenías miedo de no poder mirarme a la cara, como ahora.

You were afraid you wouldn’t be able to look me in the eye, just like now.

— Abre los ojos (1997)

Dínoslo a la cara.

Tell us to our faces.

¡Ven a decírmelo a la cara si tienes huevos!

Come and say that to my face if you’ve got the balls!

Tom está acostumbrado a mentir a la gente a la cara.

Tom is used to lying to people to their faces.

Míreme a la cara.

Look me in the face.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

No me fío de alguien que no te mira a la cara cuando habla.

I don't trust someone who doesn't look you in the face when they speak.