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I was trying in 'The Power of the Dog' to write a brutally accurate in-your-face, if you will, description of 30 years in the war on drugs. And the effect that that had on people.
Don Winslow

Meaning of "in-your-face" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN-YOUR-FACE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IN-YOUR-FACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
In-Your-Face is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IN-YOUR-FACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of in-your-face in the English dictionary

The definition of in-your-face in the dictionary is aggressive and confrontational.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN-YOUR-FACE

in-car entertainment system
in-crowd
in-depth
in-flight
in-goal area
in-group
in-house
in-joke
in-law
in-laws
in-line
in-line skate
in-off
in-service
in-service education
in-service training
in-store
in-tray
in-world
in.

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN-YOUR-FACE

a slap in the face
about-face
baby-face
come to the surface
en face
face
face to face
face-to-face
hatchet-face
interface
light-face
on the surface
preface
pudding-face
road surface
rock face
surface
surface-to-surface
user interface
volte-face

Synonyms and antonyms of in-your-face in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «in-your-face» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN-YOUR-FACE

Find out the translation of in-your-face to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in-your-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 «in-your-face» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在你的脸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en - su-cara
570 millions of speakers

English

in-your-face
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

में तुम्हारा चेहरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في وجهك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в Вашем лице
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

in- your-face
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তোমার মুখে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dans -votre-visage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

padan muka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in-your -face
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

けんか腰の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인 - 당신의 얼굴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing-sampeyan-pasuryan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong khuôn mặt của bạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உங்கள்-முகத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आपल्या चेहर्यावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüzünde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in- your-face
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

in- your-face
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

у Вашій особі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în - vă-față
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε - σας - πρόσωπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in -jou- gesig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i - ditt-ansikte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

in- your-face
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in-your-face

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN-YOUR-FACE»

The term «in-your-face» is very widely used and occupies the 5.481 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN-YOUR-FACE» OVER TIME

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «IN-YOUR-FACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in-your-face.
1
Steve Harvey
A guy that's really serious about you, he's gotta be talking to you, he's gotta want to have one-on-one, in-your-face interaction. That's how we are.
2
Richelle Mead
I wouldn't know how to write a weak female character. I read so much epic fantasy growing up, where you have these sword-wielding, in-your-face warrior maidens.
3
Christy Romano
I'm recording an album. It's sort of techno mixed with garbage - you, know, intense in-your-face music.
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Don Winslow
I was trying in 'The Power of the Dog' to write a brutally accurate in-your-face, if you will, description of 30 years in the war on drugs. And the effect that that had on people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN-YOUR-FACE»

Discover the use of in-your-face in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in-your-face and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In Your Face: The New Science of Human Attraction
In this smart and engaging exploration of the latest discoveries in neuroscience, face psychology pioneer David Perrett reveals why we are more attracted to some faces than to others and how our experiences shape this attraction.
David Perrett, 2012
2
Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of ...
A history of slam poetry culture in the Big Apple and beyond places an emphasis on three major twentieth-century arts movements, including the Harlem Renaissance, the Beats, and hip hop, in a chronicle that traces the origins of slam at the ...
Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, 2008
3
In Your Face: A Novel
The second Lily Pascale mystery finds Lily headed to London to help a journalist friend catch the person who has just killed three women she featured in an article on stalking, but when she arrives in the city, her friend is missing.
Scarlett Thomas, 2004
4
Uptight and in Your Face: Coping with an Anxious Boss, ...
Provides advice on ways to relate to uptight and anxious people in the workplace and family, describes the negative effect these people can have on one's life, and offers strategies to cope with these challenges.
Nina W. Brown, 2010
5
Who You Callin' Cupcake?: 75 In-Your-Face Recipes That ...
Smash the rules! Trash your cookbooks! Start baking cupcakes that will blow people's minds!
Michelle Garcia, Vinny Garcia, 2010
6
Fist Pump: An In-Your-Face Guide to Going Guido
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s Tradition and the Black Atlantic is both a vibrant romp down the rabbit hole of cultural studies and an examination of the discipline's roots and role in contemporary thought.
Guido DiErio, 2010
7
In Your Face: Stories from the Lives of Queer Youth
Collects true stories from fifteen lesbian, gay, and bisexual teens that explore the challenges they face.
Mary L. Gray, 1999
8
In Your Face: One Woman's Encounter With Cancer, Doctors, ...
'A life-changing book for me' Anne Enright, winner of the Man Booker Prize 2007 'The bravery and love and zest for experience displayd by Lia Mills, and encountered by her, in the darkest depths of her illness, make this exceptional book a ...
Lia Mills, 2008
9
In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You
Comic-style vignettes and photographs help explain how the idea of feminine beauty has changed over the years, and how the pursuit of superficial beauty often becomes absurd. Simultaneous.
Shari Graydon, 2008
10
In Your Face!
Jo is a terrific basketball player, but she is a girl and David is against having girls on the team, so they battle it out in a board-crashing, shot-blocking, trash-talking one-on-one game.
Hank Herman, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN-YOUR-FACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in-your-face is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mixed reactions to “in your face” Wellington makeover
But Leiper said the “in-your-face” makeover is better than nothing, and could very well result in very positive behavioural changes. “Drivers are ... «www.ottawacommunitynews.com/, Jul 15»
2
This weekend will be hot, hot, hot - The Detroit News
The National Weather Service is predicting three days of hot, sticky, dog-panting-in-your-face conditions interspersed with showers and ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
3
Glasses That Can Track Your Steps but Look Normal | MIT …
And unlike Google Glass, the obtrusively in-your-face headgear that Google stopped selling in January, VSP's so-called Project Genesis ... «MIT Technology Review, Jul 15»
4
Trainwreck: More dramedy than comedy, but plenty of raunchy laug …
I can see how the female demographic will get a kick out of her in-your-face approach to being a single woman that drinks too much and sleeps around. «WTHR, Jul 15»
5
What Do LA Clippers Need from Josh Smith's Arrival? | Bleacher …
They're so in-your-face that they're hard to ignore. Ben Margot/Associated Press. It's the Russell Westbrook Phenomenon, even if Smith's game ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
6
Why Donald Trump is surging in the polls - CNNPolitics.com
The billionaire businessman is offending Hispanics and irking his GOP competitors but it's clear that his in-your-face demeanor and willingness ... «CNN, Jul 15»
7
Paul Pierce is gone, and Bradley Beal knows it's his time to lead …
Wall and Beal took significant strides last postseason, when they both embraced Pierce's in-your-face attitude and trash-talked their way ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
KELOLAND.com | Upon Impact: Local Author Shares Story Behind …
... seemed to complement the daring, opinionated, and in-your-face Kristy. The two bonded in Kindergarten, and stayed that way as teenagers. «KELOLAND TV, Jul 15»
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Dustin Johnson's key to win: Complete disregard for chokes | New …
And, how else do you explain Johnson doing this with Spieth in his threesome, serving as an in-your-face reminder of his most crushing defeat ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
10
How Higher Education Could Prolong Your Life | Study International
In-your-face fan mail OTD: "Hello: Really? How about Mortality Attributable to Nutrition in the United States?" — Patrick M. Krueger ... «Study International News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. In-Your-Face [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/in-your-face>. May 2024 ».
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