New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: make up to · wake up to · add up to · come up to · feel up to · lick up to · live up to · suck up to · make up for · cosy up to

face up to

1 confront TRANSITIVEtéigh i ngleic le c m uaghaidh a thabhairt ar c m uthey must face up to the challenge caithfidh siad dul i ngleic leis an dúshlán, caithfidh siad glacadh leis an dúshlán 2 come to terms with TRANSITIVEdéileáil le PhrV c m uaghaidh a thabhairt ar c m uwe had to face up to the truth bhí orainn aghaidh a thabhairt ar an bhfírinne → see face

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to blow up in sb's face informal dul sa fhraoch ar dhuinehis plan blew up in his face chuaigh a phlean sa fhraoch air, theip glan ar an bplean a bhí aige, thit an tóin as a phlean
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to be facing up bheith béal in airde, bheith iompaithe suas

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