en face
See also: enface
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French en face.
Adjective
en face (not comparable)
- facing forward
- Botticelli's “Portrait of a Young Man” is his only known en face portrait.
- across from; opposite
- The missa was printed in the original Latin with the English translation en face.
Further reading
- “en face”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃ fas/
Audio (file) Audio (Switzerland) (file)
Preposition
en face
- (transitive with de) opposite, in front of
- Le cinéma est en face de la boulangerie.
- The cinema stands opposite the bakery.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French en face.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ãˈfas/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -as
Adjective
en face (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, literary, postpositive) en face (facing forward)
- portret en face ― en face portrait
- fotografia en face ― en face photo
- zdjęcie en face ― en face photo
Adverb
en face (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, literary) en face (facing forward)
- Synonyms: na przedzie, przodem, z przodu
- Antonyms: z tyłu, w tyle
- z profilu i en face ― in profile and en face
Further reading
- en face in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- en face in Polish dictionaries at PWN