façade

fa·çade

also fa·cade  (fə-säd′)

n.

1. The face of a building, especially the principal face.

2. An artificial or deceptive front: ideological slogans that were a façade for power struggles.

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[French, from Italian facciata, from faccia, face, from Vulgar Latin *facia, from Latin faciēs; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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façade

(fəˈsɑːd; fæ-) or

facade

n

1. (Architecture) the face of a building, esp the main front

2. a front or outer appearance, esp a deceptive one

[C17: from French, from Italian facciata, from faccia face]

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fa•cade

art at faceplate

or fa•çade

(fəˈsɑd, fæ-)

n.

1.

a. the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one.

b. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.

2. a superficial appearance of something.

[1650–60; < French < Upper Italian faciada, Italian facciata, derivative of faccia face]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	facade - the face or front of a building   frontage, frontal front - the side that is seen or that goes first frontispiece - an ornamental facade
	2.	facade - a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant window dressing deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood

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façade

noun

1. front, face, exterior, frontage the façade of the building

2. show, front, appearance, mask, exterior, guise, pretence, veneer, semblance They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a façade of family togetherness.

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façade

also facade
noun

1. The forward outer surface of a building:

face, front, frontage, frontal.

Architecture: frontispiece.

2. A deceptive outward appearance:

cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing.

Slang: put-on.

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Translations

مَظْهَر خَدّاعواجِهَة مَبْنى

фасада

fasádaprůčelítvářnostvzhled

facadefrontydre

Fassade

fachadaportada

facade

épülethomlokzatkülszín

facciatafrontale

外観正面

façadegevel

fasadeframtoning

fachada

faţadă

фасадширма

pozlátka

cephesahte görünüşyüz

正面虚伪

façade

[fəˈsɑːd] N (Archit) → fachada f (fig) → apariencia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

facade

façade [fəˈsɑːd] n

(= frontage) [building] → façade f

(= show, semblance) → façade f
a facade of unity → une façade unitaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

façade

n (lit, fig) → Fassade f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

façade

facade [fəˈsɑːd] n (Archit) → facciata (fig) → facciata, apparenza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

façade

(fəˈsaːd) noun

1. the front of a building. the façade of the temple. fasade واجِهَة مَبْنى фасада fachada průčelí die Fassade facade; front πρόσοψηfachada fassaad, väliskülg روکار julkisivu façadeחזית इमारत का सामने का हिस्सा pročelje, fasada (épület)homlokzat bagian depan facciata 正面 건물의 정면 fasadas fasāde muka bangunan voorgevelfasadefasada په ظاهر کی fachada faţadă фасад priečelie pročelje fasada fasad ด้านหน้าของตึกที่แสดงรายละเอียดของสถาปัตยกรรม cephe, yüz 正面 фасад عمارت کا سامنے کا حصّہ mặt tiền (của một ngôi nhà) 正面

2. a pretended show. In spite of his bold façade, he was very frightened. front, fasade مَظْهَر خَدّاع външен вид fachada tvářnost, vzhled gestellte Miene facade; ydre προσωπείοapariencia mask ظاهر kulissit façade רוֹשֶׁם חִיצוֹנִי दिखावा nastup, izgled külszín sandiwara apparenza 見せかけ 겉치레, 외관 išorė, veido išraiška, išvaizda izlikšanās sandiwara façadeytre, framtoning, fasademina ښکار aparência aparenţă видимость pozlátka zunanjost spoljašnji izgled fasad การหลอกลวง sahte görünüş (虛偽的)外表 зовнішній вигляд دیدہ دلیری vẻ bên ngoài 虚伪

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