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face to face en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.
   • Turning in at the gate of Thornden Lodge, on her mission 'to inquire', Elsie Bellmark came face to face with a departing stranger […] 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
   • He sounds intimidating over the phone, but if you meet him face to face you will find he is a friendly enough fellow.
2. (broadly, not-comparable) Closely encountering (a thing or situation).
   • We came face to face with the situation.
   • Finally, there I was, face to face with death.

Forms

Descendants

フェイス・トゥ・フェイス · face to face

Relateds

head to head · tête-à-tête

Synonyms

head-on · eyeball to eyeball · vis-à-vis

Translations (83)

mk ли́це в ли́це (in person) · te ముఖాముఖి (in person) · fi kasvotusten (in person) · he פנים אל פנים (in person) · ckb ڕوو بە ڕوو (in person) · fi henkilökohtaisesti (in person) · da ansigt til ansigt (in person) · id semuka (in person) · sh oči u oči (in person) · cmn 當面 /当面 (in person) · ms bersemuka (in person) · yue 當面 /当面 (in person) · es vis a vis (in person) · tr yüz yüze (in person) · id wawanmuka (in person) · cs tváří v tvář (in person) · sw ana kwa ana (in person) · bn মুখোমুখি (in person) · es frente a frente (in person) · ro față în față (in person) · fr vis-à-vis (in person) · fa رو به رو (in person) · fr face à face (in person) · bg лице́ в лице́ (in person) · fi kasvokkain (in person) · ro între patru ochi (in person) · ru тет-а-те́т (in person) · hu személyesen (in person) · pl twarzą w twarz (in person) · ta முகத்திற்கு முகம் (in person) · fr tête-à-tête (in person) · de in echt (in person) · gu રૂબરૂ (in person) · nl oog in oog (in person) · sv ansikte mot ansikte (in person) · ru лицо́м к лицу́ (in person) · mi kanohi ki te kanohi (in person) · am ትይዩ ነው (in person) · pt face a face (in person) · tl harapan (in person) · vi trực diện (in person) · id tatap muka (in person) · sk zoči-voči (in person) · hy երես առ երես (in person) · ar وَجْهًا لِوَجْه (in person) · ga aghaidh ar aghaidh (in person) · pt pessoalmente (in person) · sv öga mot öga (in person) · el πρόσωπο με πρόσωπο (in person) · gd aghaidh ri aghaidh (in person) · cy wyneb ar wyneb (in person) · sw uso kwa uso (in person) · ia facie a facie (in person) · cmn 面對面 /面对面 (in person) · hi रूबरू (in person) · nb ansikt til ansikt (in person) · be тва́рам да тва́ру (in person) · de von Angesicht zu Angesicht (in person) · hi सम्मुख (in person) · mk о́чи в о́чи (in person) · ta நேருக்கு நேர் (in person) · be во́ка на во́ка (in person) · ru с гла́зу на́ глаз (in person) · sk tvárou v tvár (in person) · vi trực tiếp (in person) · hi आमने-सामने (in person) · pa ਰੂਬਰੂ (in person) · ka პირისპირ (in person) · nl in het echt (in person) · sh очи у очи (in person) · mi rae ki te rae (in person) · el διά ζώσης (in person) · io nazo kontre nazo (in person) · grc ἀντικρύ (in person) · uk обли́ччям до обли́ччя (in person) · hy դեմառդեմ (in person) · gu મોઢામોઢ (in person) · sl iz oči v oči (in person) · es cara a cara (in person) · pt cara a cara (in person) · grc ἐνώπιος ἐνωπίῳ (in person) · nb under fire øyne (in person) · uk віч-на́-віч (in person)