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face-off

Translations

face-offnoun
face-offs
pl
Common noun denoting the method of starting play in ice hockey and, figuratively, any confrontation.
mise au jeuHockey sur glace.
The referee prepared for the face-off at center ice.
L'arbitre s'est préparé pour la mise au jeu au centre de la glace.
face-à-faceAu sens de confrontation directe entre deux personnes ou groupes.
Tonight’s debate will be a face-off between the two leading candidates.
Le débat de ce soir sera un face-à-face entre les deux principaux candidats.
face-offadjective
Attributive use before another noun (e.g., "face-off circle").
de mise au jeuHockey sur glace.
He skated to the face-off circle for the draw.
Il a patiné vers le cercle de mise au jeu pour l'engagement.

Definitions

face-offnoun
In ice hockey, the procedure for starting or restarting play, in which the puck is dropped between two opposing players.
The referee prepared for the face-off at center ice.
A direct confrontation or competitive encounter between two opposing people or groups.
Tonight’s debate will be a face-off between the two leading candidates.
face-offadjective
Relating to or used for a face-off in ice hockey.
He skated to the face-off circle for the draw.
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