refacing

riˈfeɪsɪŋ

Definition

Definition of refacing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

renovation

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related to covering or replacing a surface

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The refacing material gave the kitchen cabinets a new look.

refurbishing

renovating

construction

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involving the renovation of an exterior

Rare

The refacing project transformed the old building's facade.

reconstructing

renovating

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Origin of refacing

Latin, re (again) + facies (face)

Examples of refacing in a sentence

Refacing the countertops made the kitchen look brand new.
The refacing work gave the house a modern look.
Refacing the cabinets made the kitchen look brand new.

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French:de rénovation, de ravalement, ...
German:Neuverkleidung, Fassadensanierung, ...
Italian:di rivestimento, di ristrutturazione, ...
Spanish:recubrimiento, remodelación, ...
Portuguese:renovação, renovação exterior, ...
Chinese:表面翻新, 翻新, ...
Japanese:表面仕上げの, 改装の, ...
Arabic:مُعاد تَكْسِيَة, تَجْدِيدِي, ...
Hebrew:מְחַפֶּה, מְחַפֶּה מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:облицовочный, реконструкционный, ...
Ukrainian:оновлення поверхні, оновлюючий, ...
Hindi:सतह आवरण, पुनर्निर्माण, ...
Bengali:পুনরায় মুখোমুখি হওয়া, পুনর্নির্মাণমূলক, ...
Catalan:recobriment, renovació, ...
Czech:renovační, spojený s renovací fasády, ...
Danish:overfladebehandling, renovering, ...
Dutch:bekleding, gevelrenovatie, ...
Greek:επένδυση, ανακαίνιση προσόψεων, ...
Hungarian:burkoló, homlokzatfelújítási, ...
Khmer:កែផ្ទៃឡើងវិញ, ជួសជុលផ្នែកខាងក្រៅឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:표면 교체, 외관 개조, ...
Persian:روکش, نوسازی نما, ...
Polish:odnawiający, renowacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):recobrimento, reforma externa, ...
Romanian:recondiționare, renovator, ...
Swedish:omklädning, renoverande, ...
Thai:การปรับปรุงใหม่, ปรับปรุงใหม่, ...
Turkish:yenileme, dış cephe yenileme, ...
Vietnamese:làm mới bề mặt, cải tạo, ...

reface

riːˈfeɪs

Definition of reface - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

constructionreplace the surface of something with a new one

They decided to reface the kitchen cabinets.

recondition

renovate

restore

building restorationrestore the front of a building

They hired a contractor to reface the historic town hall..

renovate

restore

fashion

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put a new facing on a garment

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The tailor will reface the coat to make it look new.

reline

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Origin of reface

English, re- (again) + face (surface)

Examples of reface in a sentence

We plan to reface the bathroom tiles next month.
The city plans to reface the old library.
They decided to reface the building to improve its appearance.
She decided to reface the dress for the upcoming event.
They will reface the jacket to match the latest trend.

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French:remplacer la surface, restaurer, ...
German:neu verkleiden, Fassade restaurieren, ...
Italian:rinnovare, rinnovare la facciata, ...
Spanish:renovar, renovar la fachada, ...
Portuguese:renovar, reformar a fachada, ...
Chinese:翻新, 重建立面, ...
Japanese:張り替える, 外装を改装する, ...
Arabic:جَدَّدَ الوَاجِهَة, رَمَّمَ الواجهة, ...
Hebrew:לְחַדֵּשׁ, לְשַׁחְזֵר אֶת חֲזִית, ...
Russian:обновить, обновить фасад, ...
Ukrainian:оновити, відновити фасад, ...
Hindi:नई सतह से बदलना, मुखौटा बदलना, ...
Bengali:নতুন করে প্রতিস্থাপন করা, সামনের অংশ পুনরুদ্ধার করা, ...
Catalan:revestir, restaurar la façana, ...
Czech:obložit, obnovit průčelí, ...
Danish:renovere, genoprette facaden, ...
Dutch:vernieuwen, de gevel renoveren, ...
Greek:ανανεώνω, αποκαθιστώ την πρόσοψη, ...
Hungarian:újraburkolni, felújítani a homlokzatot, ...
Khmer:ប្តូរស្រទាប់ផ្ទៃ, ជួសជុលផ្នែកខាងមុខឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:교체하다, 건물의 전면을 복원하다, ...
Persian:بازسازی کنند, بازسازی نمای ساختمان, ...
Polish:wymienić powierzchnię, odnowić fasadę, ...
Portuguese (BR):revestir, reformar a fachada, ...
Romanian:a reface fațada, a restaura fațada, ...
Swedish:renovera, renovera fasaden, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนพื้นผิว, บูรณะด้านหน้าอาคาร, ...
Turkish:yeniden kaplamak, binanın ön cephesini yenilemek, ...
Vietnamese:thay mặt, phục hồi mặt tiền, ...

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