lice
лице/lǐːt͡se/ · neut.
RuNOUN
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faceUmij lice hladnom vodom. — Wash your face with cold water.Na licu joj se videlo da je umorna. — You could see on her face that she was tired.
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(in formal language) person; individualUlaz je dozvoljen samo službenim licima. — Authorized personnel only.Firma je registrovana kao pravno lice. — The company is registered as a legal entity.
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(in grammar) personGlagol je u prvom licu jednine. — The verb is in the first person singular.
In the sense 'person' the word is formal; in everyday speech use osoba or čovek.
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lice | lica |
| Gen. | lica | lica |
| Dat. | licu | licima |
| Acc. | lice | lica |
| Voc. | lice | lica |
| Ins. | licem | licima |
| Loc. | licu | licima |
Expressions
- na licu mesta — on the spot
- licem u lice — face to face