face-down

face-down

See also: facedown and face down

English

Alternative forms

• facedown

Adverb

face-down (not comparable)

1. (of a person or object) In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.

   Antonym: face-up

   She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.

   He placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.

Translations

such that the face or front is positioned downward

Bashkir: йөҙтүбән (yöðtübän) Finnish: alassuin French: à plat ventre (fr)

Greek: μπρούμυτα (el) (broúmyta), πρηνηδόν (el) (prinidón) Icelandic: (lie face-down) liggja á grúfu Spanish: boca abajo, bocabajo

Anagrams

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