faire face

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ fas/
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Verb

faire face

  1. to square up; to come up against; to deal with, to face up to, to meet the challenge of
    • 2022 December 10, “Angleterre-France : le king Giroud délivre des Bleus qui filent en demi-finale de la Coupe du monde”, in Le Figaro:
      Mais Didier Deschamps et ses troupes, comme le Français en général, ne sont jamais aussi bons que quand l’adversité fait face.
      But Didier Deschamps and his troops, like the French in general, are never as good as when dealing with adversity.

Descendants

  • Romanian: face față (calque)

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