face-to-face conversation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofface-to-faceandconversation
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face-to-face
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk/ˌfeɪs.təˈfeɪs/us/ˌfeɪs.təˈfeɪs/
directly, meeting someone in the ...
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conversation
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.vɚˈseɪ.ʃən/
(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information ...
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(Definition offace-to-faceandconversationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofface-to-face conversation
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Is it aface-to-faceconversationor a telephone conversation?
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This would be comparable to whispering in someone's ear in aface-to-faceconversation, but these private messages are not recorded in the chat log.
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Comparisons of different frames for apologies show that excuse me only occurs inface-to-faceconversationand / beg your pardon is confined to talk offences.
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The results suggest that similar positive findings can be found in such tasks as those found in communication tasks that take place throughface-to-faceconversation.
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In the experiment setting a user would engage in a real-timeface-to-faceconversationwith one of the agents.
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With video transmission over the phone line, a context more likeface-to-faceconversationcan be achieved, and much more complex par ticipation frameworks are possible.
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The same dyads worked on two spot-the-difference tasks, one via online chat and the other throughface-to-faceconversation.
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The most frequent conversational routines for thanking were found to be thanks/ thank you with expansions, in telephone as well asface-to-faceconversation.
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There are also no interruptions in online communication that occur inface-to-faceconversation.
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They do not have to have an immediate response thatface-to-faceconversationrequires.
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When the groups were compared, it was found that student participation in online chat groups was more equitable and students showed a preference for chat overface-to-faceconversation.
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Conventional telephony is full-duplex,1 transmitting audio which mimics a blindface-to-faceconversation; all participants' talk as well as the sounds in their immediate surroundings are heard.
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The discipline encompasses a range of topics, fromface-to-faceconversationto mass media outlets such as television broadcasting.
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In contrast, if a person were to gulp the water, it would be like having aface-to-faceconversation.
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In this form of communication,face-to-faceconversationis not required and the conversation can last for long time.
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In aface-to-faceconversationwith a stranger, judging their intelligence is more computationally complex than judging the colour of their skin.
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Diglossia refers to the expected use of language on a broad social level (or macro-level) and domain specificity refers to the use of language in aface-to-faceconversation(micro-level).
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