face-off
US /ˈfeɪs.ɔːf/
UK /ˈfeɪs.ɔːf/
1.
enfrentamiento, confrontación
a confrontation or dispute between two opposing parties
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The two political rivals are set for a televised face-off.
Los dos rivales políticos están listos para un enfrentamiento televisado.
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The legal face-off between the companies lasted for years.
El enfrentamiento legal entre las empresas duró años.
2.
saque inicial (hockey sobre hielo), cara a cara (hockey sobre hielo)
the method of starting play in ice hockey, in which the puck is dropped between two opposing players
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The referee dropped the puck for the opening face-off.
El árbitro soltó el disco para el saque inicial.
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He won the face-off and passed the puck to his teammate.
Ganó el saque inicial y pasó el disco a su compañero de equipo.