face to face
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face to face
adverb face-to-face
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In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.
He sounds intimidating over the phone, but if you meet him face to face you will find he is a friendly enough fellow.
Similar: eyeball to eyeball, vis-à-vis
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Closely encountering (a thing or situation).
Finally, there I was, face to face with death.
Similar: head-on
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adv in person
| Español | frente a frente, cara a cara, vis a vis |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 當面 /当面 dāngmiàn, 面對面 /面对面 miànduìmiàn |
| हिन्दी | आमने-सामने āmne-sāmne, सम्मुख sammukh, रूबरू rūbrū |
| Kiswahili | uso kwa uso, ana kwa ana |
| Português | face a face, cara a cara, pessoalmente |
| Français | vis-à-vis, tête-à-tête, face à face |
| Deutsch | von Angesicht zu Angesicht, in echt |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσωπο με πρόσωπο prósopo me prósopo, διά ζώσης diá zósis |
| Română | față în față, între patru ochi |
| Русский | лицо́м к лицу́ licóm k licú, с гла́зу на́ глаз s glázu ná glaz, тет-а-те́т tɛt-a-tɛ́t |
| Tiếng Việt | trực diện, trực tiếp |
| العربية | وَجْهًا لِوَجْه wajhan li-wajh |
| עברית | פנים אל פנים paním el paním |
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title = {face to face},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/face%20to%20face},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
