face up to

faire face à, affronter

Reconnaître une réalité difficile ou un problème et s’en occuper honnêtement.

En anglais simple : To accept that a difficult fact or problem exists and deal with it honestly.

• You must face up to the truth.
• She finally faced up to her drinking problem.
• Are they ready to face up to the consequences?

Comment l'utiliser : face up to something (He finally faced up to his debts.); face up to the fact that… (We must face up to the fact that the plan failed.)

Synonymes : confront, come to terms with, accept

Contraires : avoid, deny

Expressions courantes : face up to reality, face up to something