NuanceDeckРусский

russian word

face in Russian: лицо

nounneutlevel A1#104 by frequency

every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum

У неё доброе лицо. She has a kind face.

Он закрыл лицо руками. He covered his face with his hands.

Каждое лицо обязано знать закон. Every person is obliged to know the law.

Это решение принимает только официальное лицо. Only an official person makes this decision.

What does лицо mean in Russian?

01

face (of a person)

У неё доброе лицо.

She has a kind face.

Он закрыл лицо руками.

He covered his face with his hands.

02

person, individual (formal or legal)

Каждое лицо обязано знать закон.

Every person is obliged to know the law.

Это решение принимает только официальное лицо.

Only an official person makes this decision.

Declension of лицо

Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.

singularplural
nomлицолица
genлицалиц
datлицулицам
accлицолица
insлицомлицами
prepлицелицах