face-to-face adj : in each other's presence; "a face-to-face encounter" face-to-face adv 1: within each other's presence; "she met the president face-to-face" 2: directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table" [syn: {opposite}]