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Meanings of
face up
in inglês
português
enfrentar
espanhol
afrontar
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To deal with (something unpleasant) head on.
face
tackle
confront
avoid
português
enfrentar
Usage of
face up
in inglês
1
The Tree Girl lifted her
face
up
in the new warm wind.
2
Mr Workman said the government needed to
face
up
to its responsibilities.
3
London will, of course,
face
up
to its moral responsibilities, he said.
4
He turned his
face
up
to it and drew in deep breaths.
5
The government must
face
up
to the issue of staff being attacked.
6
The envelope had fluttered to the table and lay there
face
up
.
7
He held his
face
up
so that the sun shone on it.
8
He turned my
face
up
and kissed me squarely on the mouth.
9
She glanced from my
face
up
into that of the approaching surgeon.
10
To
face
up
to Eagle Beak was all part of the game.
11
But is China really ready to
face
up
to its own history?
12
He turned his
face
up
to the sun with a peculiar gesture.
13
She lifted a tear-stained
face
up
to his with the prettiest appeal.
14
She turned her homely little
face
up
towards him, and said shyly:
15
He turned her
face
up
,
and held it between his two hands.
16
Please continue with your lives and
face
up
to your own problems.
Other examples for "face up"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
face
up
face
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
face up
português
enfrentar
espanhol
afrontar
Face up
through the time
Face up
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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