aurpegi

iz. [from aurre- (fore-) + begi (eye)]

1.

a. ( begitartea ) face, countenance formala. , visage Liter. ; \aurpegiz \aurpegi face to face; i-i \aurpegiz \aurpegi begiratu to look sb in the face

b. txakur \aurpegia du he' s got a dog' s face

c. (irud.) (esa.) \aurpegirik gabeko bankariak the faceless bankers ez dut \aurpegirik horretarako I don' t have the {nerve || stomach || guts} for that; \aurpegira {bota || eman} i. to rebuke, berate, censure ii. ( leporatu ) to blame, accuse; \aurpegira eman zioten bere hutsegite hori they rebuked him for that mistake of his; eta gero botatzen digute \aurpegira alferrak garela and then they accused us of being lazy; \aurpegia hautsi (B) to overcome one' s shyness; \aurpegia izan [ du/ad. ] to be cheeky

2.

a. ( txanponari d. ) side

b. ( auzia ) side, aspect, facet; \aurpegi txarra du it has a bad side to it

c. (Geom.) side

d. ( image ) image, impression ; orain alderdiak bere iragan zalantzagarria utzi nahirik, \aurpegi berri bat erakusteko asmoa du now the party, wishing to leave its dubious past behind, intends to put on a new image

d. Tek. face; \aurpegi lau flat face; \aurpegi zentratuko end-centered | face-centered