dar la cara

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “give one's face”.

Verb

dar la cara (first-person singular present doy la cara, first-person singular preterite di la cara, past participle dado la cara)

1. (idiomatic) to face up to

See also

• plantar cara

Further reading

• “dar la cara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28