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FACE UP TO

face up to: translation

Synonyms and related words:
affront, beard, bell the cat, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out, challenge, chance, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend with, court destruction, dare, defy danger, dispute, dissent, face, face down, face out, face the music, face up, forget the odds, front, gamble, hazard, kick against, make a stand, meet, meet boldly, meet head-on, object, offer resistance, oppose, play with fire, protest, recalcitrate, reluct, remonstrate, revolt, risk, run the chance, run the gauntlet, run the risk, set at defiance, show fight, speak out, speak up, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, strive against, take a chance, take chances, tempt Providence, withstand

  1. face up to—face up to translation phr verb Face up tostrong is used with these nouns as the object consequence reality responsibility truth...Collocations dictionary
  2. face up to—face up to translationv. phr. . To bravely confront a person or a challenge admit. Jack doesnt want to face up to the fact that Helen doesnt love him anymore. Jane cann...Dictionary of American idioms
  3. face up to—face up to translationv. phr. . To bravely confront a person or a challenge admit. Jack doesnt want to face up to the fact that Helen doesnt love him anymore. Jane cann...Dictionary of American idioms
  4. face up to—быть готовым встретить смело...Англо-русский дипломатический словарь
  5. face up to—повернуться лицом к встретить лицом к лицу смотреть в лицо невзгодам мужественно принимать чтол....Англо-русский словарь идиом
  6. face up to—смотреть в лицо невзгодам мужественно принимать то что может и не совсем приятно The sergeant Holdwin knew he should tell the commissar that he broke the window but he co...Англо-русский словарь слэнга