The phrase "a direct face" is not commonly used in written English and may not convey a clear meaning without context.
It could potentially be used in contexts discussing facial expressions or appearances, but it is ambiguous.
Example: "She had a direct face that conveyed her honesty and sincerity during the conversation."
Alternatives: "an honest expression" or "a straightforward demeanor."
And, needless to say, it would mean a direct face-off with Putin.
He was always aware that railwaymen, more than most workers, had a direct, face-to-face relationship with the commuting public.
"The electronic distance that lets men write so freely is akin to their preferred way of speaking -- without a direct face-to-face alignment that makes a lot of men uncomfortable," said Dr. Deborah Tannen, a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and a pioneer in the field of sex differences in language.
WHY did O'Connor call his assignment in Nuremberg a "direct facing of evil"?
In all subjects, migraine characteristics were collected through a direct face-to-face interview, using a structured questionnaire.
While apps like Facetime and Skype allow us to get a direct face-to-face conversation with distant friends or relatives, a GIF can approximate this experience for less personal or intimate situations, like a group email chain or a message board.
All participants underwent a direct (face-to-face) assessment conducted by T. N. or H. Y. who each have more than ten years' experience treating eating disorders.
Physical Selling/Marketing: Do you have a lot of direct, face to face sales?
"There cannot be a more direct facing of evil," Townsend said, "than to liberate a concentration camp and then, weeks later, minister to the very face of the concentration camp system".
Twitter and Facebook networks are alive with conspiracy theorists speculating whether this is the army looking for excuses to delay the elections, or just clumsy crowd control by heavy-handed officers, but it marks a more direct face-off between army and demonstrators than we have seen for several months.
