face to face in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.face to face [ˈfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs] ADV

face up to VB [Am feɪs -, Brit feɪs -] (v + adv + prep + o)

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I.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] N

1.1. face C (of person, animal):

face
cara f
face
rostro m
his face was badly scarred
tenía la cara llena de cicatrices
she has a thin/oval face
tiene la or una cara delgada/ovalada
her whole face lit up
se le iluminó la cara or el rostro or el semblante
if your face doesn't fit …
si no le/les caes bien …
face down(ward)/up(ward)
boca abajo/arriba
I'm not just a pretty face, you know!
no te creas que soy tan tonta
there were a few red faces about it
más de uno se puso colorado por eso
there were a few red faces about it
a más de uno se le cayó la cara de vergüenza por eso
I must put my face on or do my face hum
tengo que maquillarme or pintarme
she put on a brave face for the funeral
se mantuvo compuesta para el funeral
to feed or stuff one's face inf
atiborrarse de comida
to feed or stuff one's face inf
ponerse morado Spain inf
to slap sb in the face
darle una bofetada a alguien
to slap sb in the face
darle una cachetada a alguien LatAm
to slap sb in the face
cruzarle la cara a alguien
in the face of sth in the face of stiff opposition
en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición
it's hard to maintain standards in the face of rising costs
es difícil mantener los niveles de calidad con los costos en aumento
to blow up in sb's face
salir mal
to fall flat on one's face
caerse de bruces
to fall flat on one's face (blunder)
darse de narices
to fly in the face of sth
hacer caso omiso de algo
to laugh on the other side of one's face you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired!
¡se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!
to sb's face
a or en la cara
I told him to his face
se lo dije a or en la cara
to set one's face against sb/sth
oponerse decididamente a alguien/algo
to show one's face
aparecer
she never showed her face all evening
no le vimos el pelo or no apareció en toda la noche
he'll never dare show his face here again
no va a atreverse a aparecer por aquí
to stare sb in the face the book/solution was staring me in the face
tenía el libro/la solución delante de las narices
ruin was staring him in the face
estaba a un paso de la ruina
to talk/argue/shout until one/sb is blue in the face
hablar/discutir/gritar hasta cansarse

1.3. face C (expression):

face
cara f
you should have seen her face
tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso
a face as long as a fiddle
cara larga
he had a face as long as a fiddle
andaba con cara larga
to have a face like a funeral
tener cara de entierro or de velorio
to keep a straight face I could hardly keep a straight face
casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa
to make or Brit also pull a face
poner mala cara
the children were making faces at each other
los niños se hacían muecas
she pulled a long face
puso (la) cara larga
to put a brave or bold face on sth she put a brave or bold face on it
(le) puso al mal tiempo buena cara
to put the best face on sth they decided to put the best face on her misdemeanors
le restaron importancia a su mal comportamiento

5.2. face C → coalface

II.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] VB trans

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III.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] VB intr

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See also coalface

coalface [Am ˈkoʊlfeɪs, Brit ˈkəʊlfeɪs] N

II.scavenge [Am ˈskævəndʒ, Brit ˈskavɪn(d)ʒ] VB trans

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I.stint [Am stɪnt, Brit stɪnt] N

II.stint [Am stɪnt, Brit stɪnt] VB trans

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I.surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] VB trans

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II.surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] VB intr

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III.to surrender oneself to VB refl

IV.surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] N U

I.swipe [Am swaɪp, Brit swʌɪp] N inf

II.swipe [Am swaɪp, Brit swʌɪp] VB trans inf

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II.tend2 [Am tɛnd, Brit tɛnd] VB trans

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I.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] N

II.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] VB trans

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III.to tune to VB intr RADIO TV

I.content1 [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] ADJ pred

II.content1 [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] VB trans

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IV.content1 [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] N U (contentment)

I.concern [Am kənˈsərn, Brit kənˈsəːn] N

II.concern [Am kənˈsərn, Brit kənˈsəːn] VB trans

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1. concern (affect, involve):

concern
concernir
concern
incumbir
it concerns all of us
nos concierne or incumbe a todos
the people/department concerned
la gente/el departamento en cuestión
those concerned know who they are
los interesados ya saben quiénes son
to be concerned in sth
estar involucrado en algo
to be concerned with sth
ocuparse de algo
where money is concerned, he's hopeless
en lo que respecta al dinero, es un caso perdido
is this letter important? — not as far as I'm concerned
¿esta carta es importante? — en lo que a mí respecta, no or para mí, no
as far as I'm concerned, the matter is closed
en lo que a mí respecta, el asunto está zanjado
as far as I'm concerned, the matter is closed
por mi parte doy el asunto por zanjado
he can drop dead as far as I'm concerned inf
por mí que se muera inf
I might as well not exist as far as he's concerned
para él es como si yo no existiera
to whom it may concern form
a quien corresponda form

face to face in the PONS Dictionary

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Study of face-to-face interaction is concerned with issues such as its organization, rules, and strategy.
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What about all the conversations and commiserations that happen on other media, on our phones, or of course, face-to-face, with no electronic record?
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The graduate school uses a blended learning model that combines online learning with small face-to-face classes that meet after work or on weekends.
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Consisting of over a thousand students, the school presents both distance educational and face-to-face education.
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Ideally we'd like interviews to take place face-to-face, so that contributors have the opportunity to meet with the people we're covering.
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Nevertheless, it is possible to seek excusal upon the basis of ill-health (or other extenuating circumstances) and many courses have no mandatory face-to-face component.
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These microphones are usually positioned face-to-face and are used to determine a pressure gradient.
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These visits involve face-to-face interviews with students from the university.
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For instance, in office settings, the norm may be to interact with others face-to-face.
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Works must be created through a face-to-face encounter with the subject.
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