Dizionario Francese - Inglese

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affronter in inglese:

1. face up to


you must face up to reality
You have to face up to your responsibilities.
(inseparable): admit to; take responsibility for; "You can't pretend that you're doing OK in this course, Joe. Sooner or later, you'll have to face up to the fact that you're failing it."
Soon we will have to face up to many problems.
Susan will have to face up to many problems. I'm afraid we have to face up to the fact that the company is losing money.
It's time we face up to the sad truth: we'll not meet given deadline.
Jane had to face up to the possibility of being fired.
Nina had to face up to the possibility of being fired.
Now I'm 28, I have to face up to the fact that I will never be a professional footballer.
You can't pretend that you're doing OK in this course, Joe. Sooner or later, you'll have to face up to the fact that you're failing it.
You have to be brave and face up to your problems.
She's going to have to face up to the fact that he's not going to marry her.
We must face up to the new challenges

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2. to take on



Inglese parola "affronter"(to take on) si verifica in set:

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3. confront


I think it's time for me to confront that problem.
A soldier often has to confront danger.
They have to confront the object of their fears.
We try to help people confront their problems.
Not many willingly confront him, especially when he's in one of his moods.
In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security.
And so in that spirit, let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together.
Why don't you confront your father and tell him you're leaving the country?
When I want to confront her, she gets furious with me!
She confronted her captor.
The problems confronting the new government were enormous.
I would confront the intruder.
Kelsier closed the door, then turned with a smile to confront the room of about thirty skaa.
He knew he had to confront his fear of public speaking.

4. face up to confront



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March 11 2024