facefirst

ˈfeɪsˌfɜrst

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Definition of facefirst - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

direction

Rare

with the face leading

Rare

He fell facefirst into the mud.

face down

headfirst

approach

Rare

approaching a situation directly and without hesitation

Rare

She tackled the problem facefirst, without any fear.

directly

headfirst

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Origin of facefirst

English, face (front) + first (before anything else)

Examples of facefirst in a sentence

The diver plunged facefirst into the pool.
He faced the challenge facefirst, surprising everyone.
They entered the debate facefirst, ready to argue.

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French:face contre terre, de front, ...
German:kopfüber, direkt, ...
Italian:a faccia in giù, direttamente, ...
Spanish:de cara, de frente, ...
Portuguese:de cara, de cabeça, ...
Chinese:脸朝下, 毫不犹豫地, ...
Japanese:顔から, 直接に, ...
Arabic:عَلَى وَجْهِهِ, بِشَكْلٍ مُباشِر, ...
Hebrew:עַל פָּנָיו, בְּיָשָׁרוּת, ...
Russian:лицом вниз, прямолинейно, ...
Ukrainian:обличчям вперед, без вагань, ...
Hindi:मुँह के बल, सामना करना, ...
Bengali:মুখ থুবড়ে, সরাসরি, ...
Catalan:de cara, directament, ...
Czech:tváří napřed, napřímo, ...
Danish:med ansigtet først, direkte, ...
Dutch:met het gezicht eerst, zonder aarzeling, ...
Greek:μπρούμυτα, κατευθείαν, ...
Hungarian:arccal előre, fejest, ...
Khmer:មុខចុះមុន, តទល់នឹងបញ្ហាដោយផ្ទាល់ដោយមិនស្ទាក់ស្ទើរ, ...
Korean:얼굴을 먼저, 직접적으로, ...
Persian:با صورت به جلو, مستقیم, ...
Polish:twarzą do przodu, bezpośrednio, ...
Portuguese (BR):de cara, ...
Romanian:cu fața înainte, direct, ...
Swedish:med ansiktet först, huvudstupa, ...
Thai:เอาหน้าลงก่อน, อย่างตรงไปตรงมา, ...
Turkish:yüzüstü, korkusuzca, ...
Vietnamese:cắm mặt xuống, một cách trực tiếp, ...

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