ver la cara

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to see (someone's) face”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbeɾ la ˈkaɾa/ [ˌbeɾ la ˈka.ɾa]
• Syllabification: ver la ca‧ra

Verb

ver la cara (first-person singular present veo la cara, first-person singular preterite vi la cara, past participle visto la cara)

1. (colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) to trick, to deceive, to hoodwink [with dative]

Further reading

• “verle la cara a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “ver”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010