face to face
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See also: face-to-face
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
face to face (not comparable)
- In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.
- Synonym: eyeball to eyeball
- He sounds intimidating over the phone, but if you meet him face to face you will find he is a friendly enough fellow.
- (by extension) Closely encountering (a thing or situation).
- Finally, there I was, face to face with death.
Descendants[edit]
- → Japanese: フェイス・トゥ・フェイス (feisu tu feisu)
- → Spanish: face to face
Translations[edit]
in person
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See also[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English face to face.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
face to face
Usage notes[edit]
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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