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Fassade — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • facade noun The front exterior wall of a building.
  • front noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
  • frontage noun The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
  • gloss noun A shiny, polished surface.
  • veneer noun A thin decorative layer of a finer material, usually wood, glued over a cheaper surface underneath.

Senses

Fassade is used for these senses in English:

  • facade pattern (software, object-oriented) A structural design pattern that provides an object that is a simplified interface to a larger body of code, such as a class library.
  • front (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
  • frontage The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
  • gloss (figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
  • veneer An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.

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.

front — full definition

  1. noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
  2. noun A field of activity or effort, especially when several are happening at once.
  3. noun A person, business, or activity that conceals something else, usually illegal.
  4. noun A false or fake appearance put on to impress or mislead others.
  5. noun Weather: the boundary between two air masses of different temperature, often bringing rain.

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