Level B1-B2 (Intermediate, Upper Intermediate)
Today’s French Word of the Day is faire face à, a common expression meaning “to face” or “to confront.” In this lesson, you’ll learn:
✅ Meaning & usage
✅ Pronunciation
✅ Example sentences
✅ Related words & expressions
Meaning & usage
Faire face à means to face or to confront something difficult, like a problem, challenge, or situation. It’s used when someone must deal with something directly.
Pronunciation
Example sentences
Je dois faire face à tous les problèmes dans la vie.
I have to face all the problems in life.
Il est important de faire face à la réalité.
It’s important to face reality.
L’entreprise doit faire face à la concurrence.
The company must face the competition.
Le gouvernement essaie de faire face à la crise sanitaire.
The government is trying to deal with the health crisis.
Related words & expressions
- affronter – to confront, to face (a person or challenge)
- endurer – to endure
- subir – to undergo, to suffer
- résister à – to resist
- tenir bon – to hold on, to persevere
- encaisser – to take it, to endure (informal)
- faire preuve de courage – to show courage
- prendre le dessus – to take over, to gain the upper hand
- ne pas baisser les bras – to not give up
- braver – to defy, to brave
- lutter contre – to struggle against
- faire avec – to deal with it, to accept (colloquial)
- se battre contre – to fight against
Continue learning French!
Now that you’ve got faire face à down, check out two of my lessons on related words: surmonter (to overcome) and gérer (to manage, to deal with). Want to keep the momentum going? Explore my French Word of the Day series and vocabulary lists to build your skills even further.
