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take at face value stresses
gen.	принимать за чистую монету
fig.	безоговорочно верить (These results should not be taken at face value. joyand); не стать подвергать сомнению (The committee took the report at face value and approved the suggested changes. 4uzhoj); принимать всерьёз (He means what he says. You have to take him at face value. Val_Ships); воспринимать так, как оно есть (Val_Ships); поверить безоговорочно (Val_Ships); воспринимать буквально (You shouldn't always take his remarks at face value. Taras); воспринять буквально (Taras); принимать на веру; принять за чистую монету (I took the offer at face value. I didn't think they might be trying to trick me.)
fig., inf.	воспринимать в лоб (4uzhoj)
idiom.	оценивать согласно первому впечатлению (о чьём-л. высказывании (А.В. Кунин "Англо-русский фразеологический словарь" М., "Русский язык", 1984) – If you take something at face value, you accept it and believe it without thinking about it very much, even though it might be untrue. (Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary) • US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said there will be no territorial concessions in the war in Ukraine without a fight. He made the comment in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent statement, reports Clash Report. "I took Zelensky's comments at face value, which is that no big chunks or sections are going to be given that haven't been fought for or earned on the battlefield," Whitaker said, addressing Ukraine's territorial concessions. (msn.com) ART Vancouver); судить по первому впечатлению (о чьём-л. высказывании (А.В. Кунин "Англо-русский фразеологический словарь" М., "Русский язык", 1984) – If you take something at face value, you accept it and believe it without thinking about it very much, even though it might be untrue. (Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary) • US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said there will be no territorial concessions in the war in Ukraine without a fight. He made the comment in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent statement, reports Clash Report. "I took Zelensky's comments at face value, which is that no big chunks or sections are going to be given that haven't been fought for or earned on the battlefield," Whitaker said, addressing Ukraine's territorial concessions. (msn.com) ART Vancouver); понимать в буквальном смысле (о чьём-л. высказывании (А.В. Кунин "Англо-русский фразеологический словарь" М., "Русский язык", 1984) – If you take something at face value, you accept it and believe it without thinking about it very much, even though it might be untrue. (Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary) • US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said there will be no territorial concessions in the war in Ukraine without a fight. He made the comment in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent statement, reports Clash Report. "I took Zelensky's comments at face value, which is that no big chunks or sections are going to be given that haven't been fought for or earned on the battlefield," Whitaker said, addressing Ukraine's territorial concessions. (msn.com) ART Vancouver); принимать на веру (о чьём-л. высказывании (А.В. Кунин "Англо-русский фразеологический словарь" М., "Русский язык", 1984) – If you take something at face value, you accept it and believe it without thinking about it very much, even though it might be untrue. (Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary) • US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said there will be no territorial concessions in the war in Ukraine without a fight. He made the comment in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent statement, reports Clash Report. "I took Zelensky's comments at face value, which is that no big chunks or sections are going to be given that haven't been fought for or earned on the battlefield," Whitaker said, addressing Ukraine's territorial concessions. (msn.com) ART Vancouver)
literal., obs.	принять по номиналу
Игорь Миг, fig.	принимать, не раздумывая; поверить на слово
take something at face value
gen.	слепо верить (Something that is taken/accepted at face value is regarded as true or genuine without being questioned or doubted. After all his lying, nothing he says now should be taken at face value. [=accepted as true]. MWALD Alexander Demidov)
English thesaurus
take someone or something at face value
fig.	accept as true or genuine without being questioned or doubted (After all his lying, nothing he says now should be taken at face value. merriam-webster.com); to accept something as it appears to be rather than studying it more closely (I took the offer at face value. I didn't think they might be trying to trick me. cambridge.org); to accept a situation or accept what someone says, without thinking there may be a hidden meaning (You shouldn’t always take his remarks at face value. ldoceonline.com • Because Kate, for all her faults real and imagined, was the only person ever to take him at face value.); accept as presented, without question or further investigation (Our parents’ generation seems neither able nor interested in understanding how marketers exploit them. They take shopping at face value. wiktionary.org); to accept or trust someone or something based only on an initial or superficial presentation, without taking further proof, verification, or investigation into account (I've learned never to take corporate PR statements at face value. thefreedictionary.com • It's hard to take Jeff at face value when he's been caught lying in the past.)
take someone at face value
fig.	to accept the impression that someone gives of themselves, even though this may be completely false (For a time I took him at face value. At that time, I had no reason to suspect him. collinsdictionary.com)

take at face value : 19 phrases in 6 subjects

Diplomacy	1
Figurative	1
General	12
Idiomatic	2
Obsolete / dated	1
Proverb	2