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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
in the face of expr	(despite)	a pesar de loc adv
	In the face of all her problems, Mary persisted in her studies.
	A pesar de todos sus problemas, Mary persistió en sus estudios.
		contra prep
	Contra todos sus problemas, Mary persistió en sus estudios.
		afrontando, encarando gerundio
	Afrontando todos sus problemas, Mary persistió en sus estudios.
in the face of expr	(when confronted with)	ante prep
	In the face of the angry crowd, the speaker maintained her calm.
	Ante la multitud rabiosa, la vocera mantuvo la calma.
		enfrentado a loc adv
	Enfrentando a la multitud rabiosa, la vocera mantuvo la calma.
		frente a loc prep
	Frente a la multitud rabiosa, la vocera mantuvo la calma.

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
fly in the face of [sth] v expr	figurative (contradict completely)	ir en contra de loc verb
		contradecir⇒ vtr
in the face of death expr	(when confronting death)	enfrentarse con la muerte v prnl
	A bullfighter stands in the face of death every time he goes into the ring.
	Un torero se enfrenta con la muerte cada día que sale al ruedo.
		ante la muerte loc adv
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Ante la muerte, no lo dudó un instante, la seguridad de su familia estaba primero.
		de cara a la muerte expr
		cara a cara con la muerte expr
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Acompañar a un familiar moribundo implica un desgaste emocional y vital intenso ya que nos sitúa de cara a la muerte y a la pérdida de un ser querido.
laugh in the face of [sth] v expr	informal, figurative (mock defiantly) (desafiar)	reirse en la cara de, reirse ante loc verb
	He's so brave that he laughs in the face of danger.
	Es tan valiente que se ríe en la cara del peligro.

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Spanish:

frente a frente - ante - comportamiento frente a algo - desmentir - solo ante el peligro

Forum discussions with the word(s) "in the face of" in the title:

about the benefits in the face of the quite minimal risks
but a glimpse of my face in the mirror showed rather the leer of a grimace
compromise them in the face of
Emotional reaction in the face of catastrophes
even in the face of
Even in the face of direct challenges
eyeball-blistering heat of Dubai smacked her full in the face
flew in the face of market principles
flies in the face of experience
fly in the face - flies in the face of public sentiment
fly in the face of
in face of the problem of
in the curve of a staff or in the unfolding flower's face.
In the face of
in the face of clinical confrontations
In the face of death
in the face of depression - medical
in the face of failure feedback
in the face of forces - medical
in the face of greater light
In the face of its cold power
in the face of odds
in the face of opposition
In the face of present and overwhelming danger...
in the face of the blast
In the face of the Catalan independence drive
Laughing in the face of death.
Meaningless in the face of
She has the face of someone looking in the back of a spoon
slap in the face, slap in the back of the head
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