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nose to nose

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
nose to nose, nose-to-nose adv	(into direct competition)	frente a frente loc adv
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
	Los boxeadores se encontraron frente a frente, años después de haberse retirado.
		cara a cara loc adv
	Tratarán el asunto cara a cara y con las cartas sobre la mesa.
		nariz con nariz loc adv
	Los dos caballos llegaron a la meta nariz con nariz.
nose to nose, nose-to-nose adj	(in direct competition)	cabeza a cabeza loc adj
	Los dos equipos llegan a la final cabeza a cabeza, el partido será muy reñido.
nose to nose, nose-to-nose adv	(intimately close up)	muy juntos loc adj
	Charlaron durante horas, muy juntos, como si el mundo a su alrededor no existiera.
nose to nose, nose-to-nose adj	(intimately close up) (figurado)	nariz con nariz loc adj

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
nose to nose with, nose-to-nose with prep	figurative (in direct competition with)	frente a frente con loc adv
	The boxer went nose to nose with his opponent.
	El boxeador se encontró frente a frente con su adversario.
	(figurado)	verse las caras loc verb
	El boxeador y su oponente se vieron las caras.
nose to nose with, nose-to-nose with prep	(very close to)	pegado a participio
	Sam was nose to nose with his girlfriend, Mary.
	Sam estaba pegado a su novia Mary.

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