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.
The National Library is not many yards distant from my hotel, and a few yards from that en face is the Grand Opera house or Académie Royale de Musique.
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
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)
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
"He des step ter de run ter wash he han's en face," said Aun' Jinkey a little later.
From Miss Lou by Roe, Edward Payson
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