Thursday, May 3, 2012

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: face-off

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face-off
May 4th 2012, 01:39

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

 

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

 

# {{ice hockey}} The [[start]] of [[play]], when two players try to get control of the [[puck]] dropped by the [[referee]]

 

# {{ice hockey}} The [[start]] of [[play]], when two players try to get control of the [[puck]] dropped by the [[referee]]

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====Translations====

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{{trans-top|confrontation or argument between two people or groups}}

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* Chinese:

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*: Mandarin: {{t+|zh|對峙|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|zh|对峙|tr=duìzhì|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|zh|對質|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|zh|对质|tr=duìzhì|sc=Hani}}

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{{trans-mid}}

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* Japanese: {{t|ja|対決|tr=たいけつ, taiketsu|sc=Jpan}}

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* Russian: {{t+|ru|конфронтация|f|tr=konfrontácija}}, {{t|ru|противостояние|n|tr=protivostojánije|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|противоборство|n|tr=protivobórstvo|sc=Cyrl}}

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{{trans-bottom}}

   
 

[[my:face-off]]

 

[[my:face-off]]


Latest revision as of 01:39, 4 May 2012

Contents

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

1889, face +‎ off.

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

[edit] Translations

confrontation or argument between two people or groups

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