1. A direct, in-person meeting or interaction between two or more people in the same physical location
The therapist recommended a face-to-face encounter to resolve their conflicts.
O terapeuta recomendou um encontro cara a cara para resolver seus conflitos.
2. A confrontation or direct meeting, often with tension or conflict involved
They had a face-to-face encounter at the conference that was quite tense.
Eles tiveram um encontro cara a cara na conferência que foi bastante tenso.