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I was resolved to sustain and preserve in my college the bite of the mind, the chance to stand face to face with truth, the good life lived in a small, various, highly articulate and democratic society.
Virginia Gildersleeve

Meaning of "face to face" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FACE TO FACE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FACE TO FACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Face to face can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FACE TO FACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of face to face in the English dictionary

The definition of face to face in the dictionary is opposite one another. Other definition of face to face is in confrontation.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FACE TO FACE

face as long as a fiddle
face card
face cloth
face cream
face down
face flannel
face flies
face guard
face mask
face out
face pack
face painting
face powder
face recognition
face the music
face time
face up to
face validity
face value
face-ache

WORDS THAT END LIKE FACE TO FACE

a slap in the face
about face
bold face
change face
cliff face
clock face
come to the surface
en face
full face
game face
in one´s face
light face
long face
new face
O face
poker face
rock face
shut one´s face
straight face
to someone´s face
until one is blue in the face

Synonyms and antonyms of face to face in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FACE TO FACE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «face to face» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of face to face

Translation of «face to face» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FACE TO FACE

Find out the translation of face to face to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of face to face from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «face to face» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

面对面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cara a cara
570 millions of speakers

English

face to face
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आमने सामने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وجها لوجه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лицом к лицу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

face a face
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখোমুখি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

face à face
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bersemuka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

von Angesicht zu Angesicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

向かい合って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얼굴 얼굴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pasuryan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặt đối mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேருக்கு நேர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समोरासमोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüz yüze
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faccia a faccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

twarzą w twarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лицем до лиця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

față în față
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόσωπο με πρόσωπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aangesig tot aangesig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ansikte mot ansikte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ansikt til ansikt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of face to face

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FACE TO FACE»

The term «face to face» is very widely used and occupies the 14.722 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FACE TO FACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «face to face» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «face to face» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about face to face

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10 QUOTES WITH «FACE TO FACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word face to face.
1
Polly Bergen
The thing is, when you see your old friends, you come face to face with yourself. I run into someone I've known for 40 or 50 years, and they're old. And I suddenly realize I'm old. It comes as an enormous shock to me.
2
Maurice Blanchot
A writer never reads his work. For him, it is the unreadable, a secret, and he cannot remain face to face with it. A secret, because he is separated from it.
3
Suzanne Brockmann
I'm a fan of meeting readers face to face, at reader events, where we're able to sit down and take some time to talk. Too often, at regular book signings, I meet readers who have traveled six or eight hours to see me, and I'm unable to spend more than a few short minutes chatting with them as I sign books.
4
Suzanne Brockmann
I'm a fan of meeting readers face to face, at reader events, where we're able to sit down and take some time to talk.
5
Bernard Cornwell
I'll happily mentor anyone who wants mentoring, and most of that goes on by internet rather than face to face.
6
Nelson DeMille
Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.
7
Virginia Gildersleeve
I was resolved to sustain and preserve in my college the bite of the mind, the chance to stand face to face with truth, the good life lived in a small, various, highly articulate and democratic society.
8
Mikhail Gorbachev
Sometimes when you stand face to face with someone, you cannot see his face.
9
Margaret Heffernan
The best remote companies I've seen do almost everything online, via email and telephone. But they also get together face to face on a regular basis.
10
Martin Jacques
The two ethnic groups that remain fundamentally different from the Han Chinese - in terms of history, culture, language, religion and physical appearance - are the Uighurs and Tibetans. In these two groups, the Han Chinese come face to face with difference.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FACE TO FACE»

Discover the use of face to face in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to face to face and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Face-to-Face Book: Why Real Relationships Rule in a ...
Shares secrets to harnessing the power of word-of-mouth marketing, challenging popular misconceptions while explaining how to render a brand a subject of profitable conversation.
Ed Keller, Brad Fay, 2012
2
Face to Face with Cheetahs
Close-up photographs highlight the story of young African cheetahs.
Chris Johns, 2008
3
Face-to-face Appearances of Jesus: The Ultimate Intimacy
You, too, can develop a face-to-face relationship with Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God the Father. This book provides you with proven practical principles and concepts to seek and find a beyond personal spiritual relationship.
David Taylor, 2011
4
Face to Face: Amazing New Looks and Inspiration from the Top ...
Face to Face, the follow-up to the bestselling beauty primer About Face, is the everyday style guide for every woman.
Scott Barnes, Alyssa Giacobbe, 2012
5
Face to Face: Portraits of the Divine in Early Christianity
Examining how God and eventually Christ are portrayed in early Christian art, Jensen explores questions of the relationship between art and theology, conflicts over idolatry and iconography, and how the Christological controversies affected ...
Robin Margaret Jensen
6
Tarot Face to Face:
Whether you're an aspiring learner or a master of the craft, this amazing guide provides tarot-reading techniques for any occasion with friends, family, or professional clients.
Marcus Katz, Tali Goodwin, 2012
7
Face to Face with God
In Face to Face With God, readers will learn:• How to “set up an ambush” to apprehend God rather than just waiting on God• What it means to enter “the favor of His face,” and how it changes history• How to deal with invading ...
Bill Johnson, 2007
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Face to Face: Praying the Scriptures for Spiritual Growth
This is a guide for praying Scripture back to God, organized into two parts: a daily growth guide that takes the reader through three months of daily affirmations on the Attributes of God, The Works of God, My Relationship to God, The ...
Kenneth D. Boa, 2011
9
Face to Face: Toward a Sociological Theory of Interpersonal ...
"The heart of this book is an admirable summary of work done on interpersonal relations over the last century in sociology.
Jonathan H. Turner, 2002
10
Face to Face: Gay and Lesbian Clergy on Holiness and Life ...
" "Based on more than thirty hours of recorded interviews with couples all across England, this volume heeds Bonhoeffer's words, producing an instance of Christian hospitality - listening to brothers and sisters before presuming to speak ...
Jeffrey Heskins, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FACE TO FACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term face to face is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tense moment Fermanagh man comes face to face with a cheetah …
This is the terrifying moment a Northern Ireland man came face to face with a cheetah, when it leapt into the back of a jeep. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
North East Lionesses come face to face with Prince William and …
The women came face-to-face with the Duke at a Kensington Palace breakfast reception. They also called at Downing Street where they met ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
3
Photos: Thurman, Collazo Go Face To Face at Presser
TAMPA - Two days before their primetime fights, televised fighters on Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN conducted a final press conference ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
4
Photos: Herrera, Lundy Face To Face at Final Presser
LOS ANGELES - Former WBA Interim Super Lightweight Champion Mauricio "El Maestro" Herrera (21-5, 7 KOs) and top title contender ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
5
Face to face most popular by far, new research finds
Almost 97 per cent of delegates cite small, face to face meetings as their favoured form of communication, according to new research. «Meetpie, Jul 15»
6
Face to Face Connections offered by Somerset County business …
The Somerset County Business Partnership will visit another of Somerset County's quintessential locations when they host Face to Face ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
7
Insurers finally comes face to face with Solvency II
Insurers finally comes face to face with Solvency II. The banking sector has already gone through much of the confusion of its own regulatory ... «GlobalCapital, Jul 15»
8
Watch Chad Mendes v Conor McGregor press conference LIVE: The …
Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes will come face to face this evening ahead of their interim title fight at the weekend. The two fighters are ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
9
Ronaldo comes face to face with his blinking 3D clone self
Ronaldo was in Tokyo for the unveiling of the fitness product alongside an automated silicone clone of himself created by a 3D printer. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
The Importance of Marketing Face to Face in the Modern Age
Smart phones, e-mails, video conferences. Modern technology makes it easy to do your business from anywhere, any time, any place. But think ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Face to face [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/face-to-face>. Apr 2024 ».
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