face to face

face-to-face

(fās′tə-fās′)adj. Being in the presence of another; facing: a face-to-face discussion.adv. also face to face In person; directly: would rather talk face-to-face than negotiate over the telephone.

face to face

adv, adj (face-to-face as adjective) 1. opposite one another2. in confrontation

Thesaurus

Adv.

face to face - involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face"

Translations

面对面的

face

(feis) noun1. the front part of the head, from forehead to chin. a beautiful face.面孔2. a surface especially the front surface. a rock face.正面3. in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done. a coal face.采掘面 verb1. to be opposite to. My house faces the park.面对2. to turn, stand etc in the direction of. She faced him across the desk.使转向3. to meet or accept boldly. to face one's fate.勇敢承当-faced adjective having a face of a certain kind. a baby-faced man.具有...脸型的facial (ˈfeiʃəl) adjective of the face. facial expressions.面部的facing preposition opposite. The hotel is facing the church.面对着facecloth noun (American washcloth) a piece of cloth for washing the face or body. 洗脸毛巾，面巾 ˈfacelift noun1. an operation to smooth and firm the face. She has had a facelift.整容2. a process intended to make a building etc look better. This village will be given a facelift.翻新ˈface-powder noun a type of make-up in the form of a fine powder. She put on face-powder to stop her nose shining.搽脸香粉ˈface-saving adjective of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in. He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally.保全面子的face value the value stated on the face of a coin etc. Some old coins are now worth a great deal more than their face value. 票面价值，表面价值 at face value as being as valuable etc as it appears. You must take this offer at face value.表面价值face the music to accept punishment or responsibility for something one has done. The child had to face the music after being rude to the teacher. 经受谴责，勇于承担责任 face to face in person; in the actual presence of one another. I'd like to meet him face to face some day – I've heard so much about him.面对面的face up to to meet or accept boldly. She faced up to her difficult situation.勇敢地对付in the face of having to deal with and in spite of. She succeeded in the face of great difficulties.尽管lose face to suffer a loss of respect or reputation. You will really lose face if you are defeated.丢脸make/pull a face to twist one's face into a strange expression. She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.做鬼脸on the face of it as it appears at first glance, usually deceptively. On the face of it, the problem was easy.乍看起来put a good face on it to give the appearance of being satisfied etc with something when one is not. Now it's done we'll have to put a good face on it.装出心满意足的样子save one's face to avoid appearing stupid or wrong. I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face – it's your fault.保全面子

face to face

In direct contact, especially literally standing close together. I had been trying to avoid my math teacher, but then we came face to face in the cafeteria. Society is about to come face to face with a whole new set of problems brought on by technology.See also: face

face-to-face

1. . Fig. in person; in the same location. (Said only of people. An adverb.) Let's talk about this face-to-face. I don't like talking over the telephone. Many people prefer to talk face-to-face. 2. Fig. facing one another; in the same location. (Used as an attributive.) I prefer to have a face-to-face meeting. They work better on a face-to-face basis.

face to face

1. In each other's presence, opposite one another; in direct communication. For example, The two chairmen sat face to face, or It's time his parents met the teacher face to face. [Mid-1300s] 2. Confronting each other, as in We were face to face with death during the avalanche. [Late 1800s] See also: face

face to face

If you meet or talk to someone face to face, you meet or talk to them directly, with both of you in the same place. When I first heard of his death I didn't want to call her or meet her face to face. Now that he was face to face with the estate agent, Arnold found it difficult to explain. Note: A face-to-face meeting is one where people meet and can talk to each other directly. Yesterday saw the first face-to-face meeting between the heads of the Trade Union Confederation and the Employers' Association. Compare with come face to face with something. Compare with come face to face with someone.See also: face

face to face

1 in direct personal contact. 2 in a position in which you must confront a difficulty.See also: face

ˌface to ˈface (with somebody/something)

1 in the presence of somebody and close enough to meet, talk, see, etc. them: The two leaders came face to face for the first time in Moscow this morning. ♢ The programme brought Anna face to face with her father for the first time in her life. ♢ face-to-face discussions, negotiations, etc.
2 in a situation where you have to accept that something is true and deal with it: The crisis has brought her face to face with a lot of problems she had been trying not to think about.See also: face

face to face

and F2F phr. & comp. abb. in person; speakers and listeners facing each other. (The full form is Standard English.) I need to CU F2F. She spoke to us face to face, and we felt better. See also: face