face to face

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English

Alternative forms

Adverb

face to face (not comparable)

  1. 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.
  2. (by extension) Closely encountering (a thing or situation).
    Finally, there I was, face to face with death.

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Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English face to face.

Pronunciation

Adjective

face to face (invariable)

  1. face to face

Usage notes

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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