two-faced

[/ˌtuː ˈfeɪst/]

adjective

falso, desleal, hipócrita

1. Deceitful or insincere; saying different things to different people or behaving differently depending on the circumstances

He is a two-faced person who smiles to your face but talks behind your back.

Ele é uma pessoa falsa que sorri para você na sua face mas fala pelas costas.

2. Having two faces or surfaces (literal usage, less common)

A two-faced coin is useful for magic tricks.

Uma moeda com duas faces é útil para truques de mágica.

NYC Slang

shady, snake, backstabber, phony

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

falso, deslealmão-de-vaca

Common colloquial term; 'mão-de-vaca' is slang for disloyal person

Rio de Janeiro

falso, mão-de-vaca, traidorzão

Informal and emphatic forms used in casual speech

São Paulo

falso, hipócrita

Tends toward more formal usage

Portugal

falso, desleal, hipócrita, cara-de-mocho

'Cara-de-mocho' is a Portuguese idiom meaning two-faced person

speak with a forked tongue

stab someone in the back

wear a mask

have a hidden agenda

butter someone up

cara-de-mocho (Portuguese idiom)

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