two-faced

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtuːˈfeɪst/
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Rhymes: -eɪst

Adjective edit

two-faced (not comparable)

(literally) Having two faces or plane surfaces.
Deceitful, duplicitous.
Hypocritical.

Synonyms edit

Translations edit

having two faces or plane surfaces

Arabic: ذُو وَجْهَيْن (ḏū wajhayn)
Bulgarian: с две лица (s dve lica)
Finnish: kaksipuolinen
Ido: bifacia
Italian: bifronte (it)
Macedonian: дволик (dvolik), двостран (dvostran)
Russian: двусторо́нний (ru) (dvustorónnij)
Swedish: tvåsidig (sv), bilateral (sv)
Turkish: çift taraflı

Deceitful, duplicitous

Arabic: ذُو وَجْهَيْن (ḏū wajhayn)
Azerbaijani: ikiüzlü
Bulgarian: двуличен (bg) (dvuličen)
Finnish: kaksinaamainen (fi), kiero (fi), vilpillinen (fi)
Hungarian: kétszínű (hu)
Latin: varius
Turkish: ikiyüzlü (tr)
Udi: пӏаъчъола (ṗa̱č:ola)

Hypocritical

Arabic: ذُو وَجْهَيْن (ḏū wajhayn)
Azerbaijani: ikiüzlü
Finnish: tekopyhä (fi)
Indonesian: bermuka dua (id)
Irish: béalchráifeach
Macedonian: дволичен (dvoličen), лицемерен (licemeren)
Udi: пӏаъчъола (ṗa̱č:ola)

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French: fourbe (fr)
German: doppelgesichtig, doppelzüngig (de), falsch (de)
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 ǰüstü)
Swedish: falsk (sv), lömsk (sv), bakslug (sv), opålitlig (sv)
Tagalog: doble-kara