What does rostro in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word rostro in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rostro in Spanish.

The word rostro in Spanish means face, nerve, give a makeover, poverty has the face of a child, blush, turn red, turn your face, look the other way, turn your face, look the other way. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rostro

face

nombre masculino (cara, semblante, faz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es muy famoso, su rostro ha aparecido en las portadas de todas las revistas.
He is very famous and his face has appeared on the covers of all the magazines.

nerve

nombre masculino (descaro) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Menudo rostro tiene tu hermano. Aparece por aquí sin avisar y se autoinvita a cenar.
That's some nerve your brother has, showing up here without notice and inviting himself to dinner.

give a makeover

locución verbal (renovar, remozar) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Voy a comprar adornos para darle un nuevo rostro al apartamento.

poverty has the face of a child

expresión (afecta a los niños)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lamentablemente, la pobreza tiene un rostro infantil.

blush

locución verbal (coloquial (sonrojarse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se le subían los colores al rostro cuando le decían flores.

turn red

locución verbal (coloquial (enojarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Te suben los colores al rostro cuando fracasas.

turn your face

locución verbal (girar la cabeza)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

look the other way

locución verbal (figurado (ver para otro lado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

turn your face

locución verbal (girar la cabeza)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

look the other way

locución verbal (figurado (ver para otro lado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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