Usage examples of "face à face" in French with translation to English

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Nous nous tenions face à face. We stood face to face.
Ils se rencontrèrent enfin face à face. At last, they met face to face.
J'aimerais lui parler face à face. I would like to talk to him face to face.
L'instituteur et moi étions assis face à face. The teacher and I sat face to face.
Tenez-vous face à face, s'il vous plaît. Please stand face to face.
Je voulais m'entretenir avec eux en face à face. I wanted to talk to them face to face.
Désolé, mais je voudrais lui donner la nouvelle face à face. Sorry, but I want to tell her this news face to face.
Les deux politiciens se sont rencontrés en face à face pour la première fois. The two politicians met face to face for the first time.
Malheureusement, beaucoup de gens croient des choses qu'on leur aura dites via un courriel qu'ils ne trouveraient pas plausibles en face à face. Sadly many people will believe things told to them via an email which they would find implausible face-to-face.
Malheureusement, beaucoup de gens croiront des choses qu'on leur aura dites via un e-mail qu'ils ne trouveraient pas plausibles en face à face. Sadly many people will believe things told to them via an email which they would find implausible face-to-face.
Ceux qui seront sélectionnés devront faire face à de considérables tests médicaux et psychologiques. Those selected will have to face extensive medical and psychological tests.
Il est souvent difficile de s'adapter face à un impondérable. It is often hard to adapt when confronted with an imponderable event.
Le Ministère dut faire face à une montagne de questions de la presse. The Minister had to face a barrage of questions from the press.
Tom fait face à un dilemme. Tom faces a conundrum.
Faisons face à la réalité ! Let's face the reality!
Il passe ses soirées face à son ordinateur portable. He spends his evenings in front of his laptop.
Le policier se retrouva face à la foule en colère. The policeman was confronted by the angry mob.
Notre maison fait face à la plage. Our house faces the beach.
Il a pris les mesures adéquates pour faire face à la situation. He took the proper steps to meet the situation.
Elle est incapable de faire face à la tension. She is unable to cope with stress.
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