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Angesicht
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German
Etymology
From de gmh angesihte n viewing, visage, aspect, alongside gmh angesiht f, from de goh anagisiht f viewing. Compare nl aangezicht and further sv ansikte etc.
Pronunciation
de /ˈanɡəˌzɪçt/ [ˈʔan.ɡəˌzɪçt] [ˈʔaŋ-] southern also [-ɡ̊e-] [-ˌsiçt] [-ˌsiχt]
de De-Angesicht.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɪçt 3
de An ge sicht
Noun
n,s:es,er:e[dated] de higher register
face, visage, countenance
de normal Gesicht poetic Antlitz derogatory Visage Fresse
de von Angesicht zu Angesicht face to face
de jemandem tief ins Angesicht blicken to look deep into someone’s face
de with de im and following genitive face, confrontation
de im Angesicht des Feindes / Todes in face of the enemy / facing death
de im Angesicht dieser Situation in face of this situation here more idiomatically de angesichts
Declension
n,s:es,er:e
Derived terms
de angesichts
Related terms
de Gesicht Sicht Ansicht
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