English▸ adjective (of a situation) characterized by having those involved close together and facing each other:
a face-to-face conversation
face-to-face meetings are always better.
▸ adverb so as to be close together and facing each other:
the two men stood face to face
she came face to face with a burglar in her home
it was the first time we'd spoken face to face.
▪ so as to confront a situation directly:
Lopez came face to face with the utter impossibility of his position
the experience brings offenders face to face with the consequences of their actions.