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cara meaning in English

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cara noun
{f}

face [faces](anatomy: front part of head)
noun
[UK: feɪs] [US: ˈfeɪs]

heads(side of coin)
noun
[UK: hedz] [US: ˈhedz]

mug [mugs]((slang) the face)
noun
[UK: mʌɡ] [US: ˈməɡ]

cara adjective
{f}

dear [dearer, dearest](an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior)
adjective
[UK: dɪə(r)] [US: ˈdɪr]

cara noun
{mf}

fella(used as a term of address for a male person)
noun
[UK: ˈfe.lə] [US: ˈfe.lə]

cara noun
{m}

bloke((Britain, informal) fellow, man)
noun
[UK: bləʊk] [US: bloʊk]

dude [dudes](colloquial: man)
noun
[UK: djuːd] [US: ˈduːd]

geezer [geezers](male person)
noun
[UK: ˈɡiː.zə(r)] [US: ˈɡiː.zər]

guy [guys](male, man)
noun
[UK: ɡaɪ] [US: ˈɡaɪ]

cara a cara preposition

vis-à-vis(opposite)
preposition
[UK: ˈvɪs] [US: ˈvɪs]

cara a cara adverb

face to face(in person)
adverb
[UK: feɪs tuː feɪs] [US: ˈfeɪs ˈtuː ˈfeɪs]

vis-à-vis(face to face)
adverb
[UK: ˈvɪs] [US: ˈvɪs]

cara-a-cara adjective

face-to-face(in another's presence)
adjective
[UK: feɪs tuː feɪs] [US: ˈfeɪs ˈtuː ˈfeɪs]

cara de bunda noun
{mf}

poker face(any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.)
noun
[UK: ˈpəʊk.ə.ˈfeɪs] [US: ˈpəʊk.ə.ˈfeɪs]

cara de pau noun
{mf}

poker face(impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing)
noun
[UK: ˈpəʊk.ə.ˈfeɪs] [US: ˈpəʊk.ə.ˈfeɪs]

cara de um preposition

like two peas in a pod(very similar)
preposition

cara de um noun

dead ringer(someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another)
noun

cara de um phrase

much of a muchness(little difference between multiple things)
phrase
[UK: ˈmʌtʃ əv ə ˈmʌtʃ.nəs] [US: ˈmʌtʃ əv ə ˈmʌtʃ.nəs]

cara enjoada noun
{f}

resting bitch face(unpleasant look)
noun

cara-metade noun
{f}

significant other(romantic partner, regardless of marital status)
noun

cara ou coroa noun
{m}

heads or tailsnoun
[UK: hedz ɔː(r) teɪlz] [US: ˈhedz ɔːr ˈteɪlz]

cara-pálida noun
{m}

paleface(a white person of European descent, in the context of American Indians)
noun
[UK: ˈpeɪl.feɪs] [US: ˈpeɪl.feɪs]

carabau noun

carabao(Bubalus bubalis carabanesis)
noun
[UK: karˈabaʊ] [US: kærˈæbaʊ]

carabina noun
{f}

carbine [carbines](weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.baɪn] [US: ˈkɑːr.ˌbaɪn]

carabina de pressão noun
{f}

air rifle(rifle)
noun
[UK: eə(r) ˈraɪ.fəl] [US: ˈer ˈraɪ.fəl]

carabineiro noun
{m}

carabineer(cavalry soldier)
noun
[UK: ˌkæ.rə.bɪ.ˈnɪə] [US: ˌkɑː.rə.bə.ˈniːr]

carabídeo noun
{m}

ground beetle(any carabid beetle)
noun

caracal noun

caracal [caracals](Caracal caracal)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.rəkæl] [US: ˈkæ.rʌkæl]

Caracalla proper noun

Caracalla(emperor)
proper noun

caracalpaque noun
{m} {f}

Karakalpak(Turkic ethnic group)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑːrəˈkɑːlpɑːk] [US: ˈkɑːrəˈkɑːlpɑːk]

caracalpaque proper noun
{m}

Karakalpak(Karakalpak language)
proper noun
[UK: ˈkɑːrəˈkɑːlpɑːk] [US: ˈkɑːrəˈkɑːlpɑːk]

caracará noun
{m}

caracara(bird of prey)
noun
[UK: ˌkɑːəˈk.ɑːə] [US: ˌkɑː.rəˈk.ɑː.rə]

Caracas proper noun
{f}

Caracas(capital of Venezuela)
proper noun
[UK: kə.ˈrækəs] [US: kə.ˈrɑːkəs]

Carachi proper noun
{f}

Karachi(the capital of the province of Sindh, Pakistan)
proper noun
[UK: kə.ˈrɑː.tʃi] [US: kaˈrɑː.tʃi]

caracol noun
{m}

cochlea [cochleas]noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.klɪə] [US: ˈkɑː.kliə]

curl [curls](lock of curling hair)
noun
[UK: kɜːl] [US: ˈkɝːl]

snail [snails](any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell)
noun
[UK: sneɪl] [US: ˈsneɪl]

caracol de Pascal noun
{m}

limaçon(plane curve)
noun
[UK: ˈliːməçɒn ] [US: ˈlaɪməçɑn ]

caractere noun
{m}

character [characters](symbol or letter)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.rək.tə(r)] [US: ˈke.rɪk.tər]

caractere chinês noun
{m}

Chinese character(CJKV character)
noun

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