face-à-face

face to face

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phrase Rare #43,828
face to face Can describe meeting or confronting someone directly; as a noun, it can mean a direct confrontation.
FR: Ils ont discuté face-à-face.
EN: They talked face to face.

J'aimerais le rencontrer en face-à-face pour discuter de l'affaire.

I’d like to meet with him face-to-face to discuss the matter.

On est à peine à un kilomètre d'un face-à-face.

We're barely a kilometer away from a head-on collision.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Pourquoi es-tu si sûr d'avoir pris le face-à-face ?

Why are you so sure you took the face-to-face one?

— Crime 101 (2026)

C'est l'heure du face-à-face.

It's time for the showdown.

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

Les faibles ne se battent jamais en face-à-face.

The weak never fight face-to-face.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Qui prendra l'initiative dans ce face-à-face ?

Who will take the initiative in this face-off?

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)