two-faced

English

Etymology

From two +‎ faced, modelled after earlier English twi-faced.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːˈfeɪst/

Adjective

two-faced (not comparable)

1. (literally) having two faces or plane surfaces
2. deceitful, hypocritical or duplicitous

Synonyms

• double-faced
• hypocritical
• Janus-faced

Translations

having two faces or plane surfaces

• Finnish: kaksipuolinen
• Ido: bifacia
• Italian: bifronte (it)

• Russian: двусторо́нний (ru) (dvustorónnij)
• Swedish: tvåsidig (sv), bilateral (sv)

deceitful, hypocritical or duplicitous

• Arabic: ذُو وَجْهَيْن‎ (ḏū wajhayn)
• Finnish: kaksinaamainen
• French: fourbe (fr)
• Hebrew: דּוּ פַּרְצוּפִי‎ (he) m (du partzufí)
• Icelandic: falskur, tvöfaldur
• Ido: disimulanta
• Italian: doppio (it), bifronte (it)
• Persian: دورو‎ (fa) (do-ru)

• Polish: dwulicowy (pl)
• Russian: двули́кий (ru) (dvulíkij), двули́чный (ru) (dvulíčnyj)
• Scots: twafauld
• Scottish Gaelic: dà-aodannach
• Southern Altai: эки јӱстӱ (eki cüstü)
• Swedish: falsk (sv), lömsk (sv), bakslug (sv), opålitlig (sv)
• Tagalog: doble-kara

See also

• double standard
• hypocrite