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en face

British  
/ ɑ̃ fas /

adjective

  1. facing forwards

  2. opposite; facing

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Example Sentences

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The best advice is that, when outside the home, we should follow CDC’s guidance and always wear a mask; in contrast, when home and unmasked, we should engage in as much en face communication with our babies as possible so that they can see and hear our talking faces in their full splendor.

From Scientific American

At Le Bistrot d’en Face, with club music playing low, dozens of conversations almost exclusively in French unfolded across the crowd, as waiters sprinted around with dishes like calamari and moules gratinee.

From New York Times

We found ourselves in an immense couer, with the castle en face, and stables and offices on each side.

From Project Gutenberg

Voyez ce que j'ai ordre de vous dire, et de demander un r�ponse pour savoir si l'affaire vous agr�e; si vous avez pour agr�able, quelle en face, il sera n�cessaire que M. le Duc m'envoie un homme d'affaires, avec ses instructions, et ses assur�es que sera bien ... de celui qui est � vous; Rupert.

From Project Gutenberg

Il se trouvait debout en face d'une chapelle d�di�e � l'ange gardien, � quelques pas, lorsque tout-�-coup il a eu une apparition lumineuse de la Sainte Vierge qui lui a fait signe d'aller vers cette chapelle.

From Project Gutenberg