Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)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.

    von Angesicht zu Angesicht, in echt

    лицо́м к лицу́licóm k licú, с гла́зу на́ глазs glázu ná glaz, тет-а-те́тtɛt-a-tɛ́t

    обли́ччям до обли́ччяoblýččjam do oblýččja, віч-на́-вічvič-ná-vič

  2. (broadly, not comparable)Closely encountering (a thing or situation).

    Finally, there I was, face to face with death.

    We came face to face with the situation.

More definitions
  • involving close contact; confronting each other
  • within each other's presence
  • directly facing each other

Examples

107 sentences
  1. Two men met face to face.

    Двоє чоловіків зустрілися лицем до лиця. — rmdas

    ruДвое встретились лицом к лицу. — Hellerick

  2. At last, they met face to face.

    Нарешті вони зустрілися віч-на-віч. — deniko

    ruВ конце концов они встретились с глазу на глаз. — Hellerick

  3. We sat down face to face.

    ruМы сели лицом к лицу. — Biga

    deWir setzten uns einander gegenüber. — mayabe

  4. We stood face to face with death.

    ruМы стояли лицом к лицу со смертью. — shanghainese

    deWir befanden uns im Angesicht des Todes. — lilygilder

  5. We need to talk face to face.

    ruНам нужно поговорить лицом к лицу. — odexed

Translations

8 languages
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Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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