confronté à

English translation: (when) confronted with / faced with / in the face of

21:10 Oct 14, 2009
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: confronté à
The below describes the perverse/dark joy that the films of a particularly challenging director bring, and the below is, I think, an example taken from one of his films.

'Joie d’entendre le représentant du peuple, *confronté à* la radicalité révolutionnaire et revenu en sang et tuméfié d’une telle rencontre, tirer la juste leçon de cette expérience douloureuse : « J’ai eu tort de n’avoir rien fait jusqu’à présent »
Nora Mahony
Ireland
Local time: 19:42
English translation:(when) confronted with / faced with / in the face of
Explanation:
It seems to me that this sor of fits, though I must confess I'm rather having trouble following all this!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 20:42
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3 +3(when) confronted with / faced with / in the face of
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(when) confronted with / faced with / in the face of


Explanation:
It seems to me that this sor of fits, though I must confess I'm rather having trouble following all this!

Tony M
France
Local time: 20:42
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner: Bizarre!//Sounds like a wise move...
5 mins
  -> Thanks, Helen! I think I'll just stick to 'Neighbours'... ;-)

agree  Simona Nicoara (X)
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Simona!

agree  Chris Hall
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Chris!
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