En face
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What it means
From French, meaning “facing forward.” It is used in photography, art, and medicine to describe a front-facing view or portrait, rather than a profile. It is also used casually to mean face-to-face.
Vocabulary
- en face — facing forward, full face (French)
Grammar note
It is an indeclinable phrase in Polish, so it does not change form in grammatical contexts.
Cultural context
French loanwords and phrases are fairly common in Polish, a result of French cultural influence in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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