hace

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

• IPA^(key): /heɪs/

hace

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

   Right hace!

• Ache, Aceh, each, AChE, Chea, ache, Chae

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhaː.kɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.t͡ʃe]

hāce

1. ablative feminine singular of hice

hāce

1. ablative feminine singular of hice

• IPA^(key): /ˈaθe/ [ˈa.θe] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈase/ [ˈa.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθe (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ase (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ha‧ce
• Homophone: (Latin America) ase

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

hace

1. third-person singular present indicative of hacer

From the verb hacer.

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?