en face
Britishadjective
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facing forwards
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opposite; facing
Example Sentences
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Je n'�tais que sorti de l'h�tel, quand je voyais tous ces cochers avec leurs voitures en face de moi.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
“Eh bien,” he said to the messenger, “adressez-vous à Mme. la marquise qui est en face dans cette loge; car c’est affaire de ménage.”
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
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
Mourot, V., 'Jeanne d'Arc en face de l'Eglise romaine et de la Révolution.'
From Joan of Arc by Gower, Ronald Sutherland
Monsieur Renan en face du miracle; par un Croyant.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher)
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