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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries面对面
Pronunciation / Transliteration: miàn duì miàn
"我们面对面地讨论了这个项目。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Involving direct interaction between people, typically in person.
"The team decided to hold a face-to-face meeting to discuss the project."
- 1
In a manner that involves direct personal interaction.
"We prefer to communicate face-to-face rather than through emails."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'face-to-face' originated in the early 20th century, combining the word 'face', derived from Old French 'face' and Latin 'facies', meaning 'appearance' or 'surface', with 'to', a preposition indicating direction, and 'face' again, emphasizing direct interaction. It evolved to describe personal interactions as opposed to mediated communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Face-to-Face" is said worldwide
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face à face
Transliteration: fas a fas
"Nous avons eu une réunion face à face pour discuter du projet."
von Angesicht zu Angesicht
Transliteration: fon angesicht tsu angesicht
"Wir haben uns von Angesicht zu Angesicht getroffen, um das Projekt zu besprechen."
faccia a faccia
Transliteration: fatcha a fatcha
"Ci siamo incontrati faccia a faccia per discutere del progetto."
cara a cara
Transliteration: kara a kara
"Nos reunimos cara a cara para discutir el proyecto."
cara a cara
Transliteration: kara a kara
"Nos encontramos cara a cara para discutir o projeto."
सामने-सामने
Transliteration: saamne-saamne
"हमने परियोजना पर चर्चा करने के लिए सामने-सामने मुलाकात की।"
面对面
Transliteration: miàn duì miàn
"我们面对面地讨论了这个项目。"
대면
Transliteration: daemyeon
"우리는 프로젝트에 대해 대면으로 논의했습니다."
対面
Transliteration: taimen
"私たちはプロジェクトについて対面で話し合いました。"
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