face-à-face

face-to-face; confrontation

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phrase Rare #44,630

face-to-face; confrontation Used as an adverbial phrase in en face-à-face (“face-to-face”) or as a noun meaning a direct confrontation. In some contexts, it can also mean a head-on collision.

FR: Nous devons avoir un face-à-face pour régler ce problème.

EN: We need to have a face-to-face meeting to resolve this problem.

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)

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.

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)

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)