Sentence examples of "in the face of" in English

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They were calm in the face of disaster. Ils étaient calmes face au désastre.
He succeeded in the face of great difficulties. Il a réussi en dépit de grandes difficultés.
He was powerless in the face of death. Il était impuissant face à la mort.
He shrank back in the face of danger. Il recula face au danger.
She showed her courage in the face of danger. Elle montra son courage face au danger.
Man's unfailing capacity to believe what he prefers to be true rather than what the evidence shows to be likely and possible has always astounded me. We long for a caring Universe which will save us from our childish mistakes, and in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary we will pin all our hopes on the slimmest of doubts. God has not been proven not to exist, therefore he must exist. La capacité inébranlable de l'homme à croire ce qu'il préfère plutôt qu'à ce que les preuves démontrent être probable et possible m'a toujours stupéfié. Nous nous languissons d'un univers attentionné qui nous sauvera de nos puériles erreurs, et face à des montagnes de preuves du contraire nous allons accrocher nos espoirs aux doutes les plus minces. On n'a pas prouvé que Dieu n'existait pas, donc il doit exister.
Tom showed his courage in the face of danger. Tom affronta le danger avec courage.
Some countries have stopped whaling in the face of international criticism. Au regard de la critique internationale, quelques pays ont arrêté la chasse à la baleine.
He was a very handsome boy, he had the face of an angel. Il était un garçon très beau, il avait un visage d'ange.
He struck me in the face with his fist. Il m'a frappé au visage avec son poing.
That people should be wiped off the face of the Earth. Ce peuple devrait être rayé de la surface de la Terre.
She slapped him in the face. Elle le frappa au visage.
Seeing the face of his wife covered in green spots, he had a heart attack. Yet another victim of the killer cucumber! En voyant le visage de sa femme couvert de rondelles vertes, il a eu une attaque. Encore une victime du concombre tueur !
She stared him in the face. Elle le regarda droit dans les yeux.
He stared her in the face. Il la fixa du regard.
He looked me in the face. Il m'a regardé droit dans les yeux.
I was too shy to look her in the face. J'étais trop timide pour la regarder en face.
He struck me a heavy blow in the face. Il m'asséna un sale coup au visage.
He hit me in the face. Il me frappa au visage.
She slapped her friend in the face. Elle gifla son amie.
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