hace

See also: hacě, hácě, HACO, HACE, and hacé

English

Etymology

Intentional mispronunciation of face, as per harch and ten-hut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heɪs/

Interjection

hace

  1. (military, marching band, when preceded by a direction) A command to turn to face in a particular direction.
    Right hace!

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech hácě, from Proto-Slavic *gaťę. Doublet of gatě.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦat͡sɛ]

Noun

hace f pl

  1. (obsolete) trousers
    Synonym: kalhoty
    Měl na sobě jen košili a červené, přiléhající hace
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Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

hāce

  1. ablative feminine singular of hice

Pronoun

hāce

  1. ablative feminine singular of hice

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hace

  1. third-person singular present indicative of hacer

Etymology 2

From a present form of the verb hacer, see above; literally, it makes.

Preposition

hace

  1. ago (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)
    Él nos visitó hace tres años.
    He visited us three years ago.
    Lo compré hace poco.
    I bought it not long ago.
    Mi padre y yo no nos hablamos desde hace un año.
    My father and I haven't talked since a year ago.
  2. (followed by que) in, it has been...since (a past period of time)
    Hace un mes que no te veo.
    I haven’t seen you in a month.
    Hace quince años que mis padres se casaron.
    It has been fifteen years since my parents got married.
    Hace dos años que no viajo a Europa.
    It has been two years since I traveled to Europe.
    ¿Cuánto tiempo hace de eso?
    How long has it been?