face-off

See also: faceoff and face off

English

Alternative forms

• faceoff, face off

Etymology

1889, face +‎ off.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪsˌɑf/

Noun

face-off (plural face-offs)

1. A confrontation or argument between two people or groups

   It's unclear which side will win the latest face-off between the President and Congress.

   • 2012 May 31, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]:

     Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off.

2. (ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee

Derived terms

• face-off circle

 

Translations

confrontation or argument between two people or groups

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 對峙／对峙 (zh) (duìzhì), 對質／对质 (zh) (duìzhì)

• Japanese: 対決 (ja) (たいけつ, taiketsu)
• Russian: конфронта́ция (ru) f (konfrontácija), противостоя́ние (ru) n (protivostojánije), противобо́рство (ru) n (protivobórstvo)

start of play in Ice Hockey etc.

• Czech: buly (cs) n, rozhoz m
• Swedish: tekning (sv) c