en face
Britishadjective
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facing forwards
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opposite; facing
Example Sentences
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Renan was quite wrong in that great sentence of his: 'Il ne faut rien dire de limitée en face de l'infini.'
From Great Possessions by Ward, Wilfrid, Mrs.
A statue of Pope Urban II. is en face to the right of the cathedral.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
We found ourselves in an immense couer, with the castle en face, and stables and offices on each side.
From Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas by Crowe, Catherine
We met the great man en face, and he stopped, and gave us a cordial recognition.
From Life in Mexico by Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis)
A group of three symbolical figures en face, and a lifelike and life-sized representation of the courageous D’Artagnan d’arrière.
From Dumas' Paris by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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