façade

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English

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Noun

façade (plural façades)

  1. Alternative form of facade

Dutch

Etymology

From French façade, itself from Italian facciata.

Pronunciation

Noun

façade f (plural façades, diminutive façadetje n)

  1. façade (of a building)
  2. façade (deceptive outward appearance)
  3. (metonymy) face
    Als ik jullie façades hier nog eens zie, verdomde voyeurs, riskeer je zomaar geen trap voor de broek maar een vertimmerde façade
    If I see your faces here again, damned peeping toms, you don't just risk a kick in the pants but a remodeled front

Derived terms


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (front), from Latin facies (face).

Pronunciation

Noun

façade f (plural façades)

  1. façade (of a building)
    L'entrée principale, au centre de la façade, est précédée d'un perron. (The main entrance, in the center of the façade, is preceded by a flight of steps.)
  2. façade (deceptive outward appearance)
    Je me charge de vous montrer Lisbonne. Une belle façade, oui! mais vous verrez ce qu'il y a derrière! (Simone de Beauvoir, Les Mandarins, 1954, p. 88)

Descendants

  • German: Fassade

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