julkisivu — meaning in English

English meaning

• facade noun The front exterior wall of a building.
• face noun The front of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth.
• front noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
• frontage noun The part of a building or piece of land that looks onto the road.
• prospect noun The possibility or likelihood of something happening in the future.
• veneer noun A thin decorative layer of a finer material, usually wood, glued over a cheaper surface underneath.

Senses

julkisivu is used for these senses in English:

• facade (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
• facade (figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
• facade (programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
• face Public image; outward appearance.
• front The side of a building with the main entrance.
• front A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
• frontage The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
• frontispiece (architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.

facade — full definition

1. noun The front exterior wall of a building.
2. noun A false or misleading outward appearance that hides someone's true feelings or a situation's true nature.

face — full definition

1. noun The front of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth.
2. noun One's reputation, dignity, or standing in the eyes of others.
3. noun The front or outer surface of an object, such as a clock, cliff, or building.
4. verb To have the front pointed toward something, or to be positioned opposite it.
5. verb To confront or deal with a difficult situation, person, or fact.

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