full-face

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Adj.

full-face - looking forward

heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

forward - at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"

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full-face

[ˌfʊlˈfeɪs] ADJ [portrait] → de rostro entero

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full-face

[ˌfʊlˈfeɪs] adj & adv → di faccia

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They passed without seeing us, brushing us with their brownish fins, and we escaped by a miracle from a danger certainly greater than meeting a tiger full-face in the forest.

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The ban also applies to other face coverings such as full-face helmets or balaclavas.

Netherlands joins Denmark, France and others as burqa ban comes into effect in public places

when three unidentified men wearing full-face motorcycle helmets arrived aboard a motorcycle and shot him several times.

Sales agent shot dead by 3 men in Manila

In 2014, the European Court of Human Rights, whose rulings are binding, upheld France's ban on full-face veils in public, saying it did not violate religious freedom.

France's niqab ban violates human rights, UN panel rules

The most vivid picture of France turning Islamophobic state was the government decision to bar women from wearing full-face Islamic veil.

Busting The French Hypocrisy

Under the ban, anyone wearing the full-face veil in public is liable to a fine of e1/4150 or lessons in French citizenship.

France's ban on full-body Islamic veil 'violates human rights'

In an interview with Daily Telegraph, Johnson said full-face veils should not be banned in Denmark but mentioned he found it 'absolutely ridiculous' that women choose to 'go around looking like letter boxes'.

Armeena Khan calls out former foreign secretary on burka comment

The law prohibits wearing full-face veil by Muslim women in public, making it a cognizable offence liable to punishment in the form of fine.

Western democracy versus Muslims

The government said that along with Islamic full-face veils, balaclavas would also be banned, thus stressing the law is not aimed at any specific religion.

Islamic Face Veils Banned In Denmark

But the European Court of Human Rights last year upheld a Belgian ban on full-face veils, saying that communal harmony trumped the individual's right to religious expression.

Denmark passes ban on niqabs and burkas

'One of them, who wore dark full-face helmet, barged into the house and fired several shots in his direction,' he said in a statement here.