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fly in the face of
Language:
Meanings:
1.
General
literal
To move or fly directly toward or across a person's face; to pass in front of someone's face.
2.
General
idiomatic
formal
informal
To act in direct opposition to, to defy, contradict, or disregard established customs, rules, expectations, or principles.
Examples:
EN:
Who am I that I should fly in the face of providence?
ES:
Señora, ha venido Don Juan.
EN:
And, we dare to fly in the face of Providence and try to bring it closer to us.
ES:
Y osamos enfrentarnos a la providencia para acercarlo a nosotros.
EN:
I cannot fly in the face of 180 years of American history.
ES:
No puedo pasar por alto 1 80 años de nuestra historia.
EN:
I was forced to fly in the face of both friendship and admiration at the contract which bound me to marrying his daughter.
ES:
Me obligaba a olvidarme por contrato de la amistad y la admiración uniéndome en matrimonio con su hija.
EN:
You can't fly in the face of God, my girl.
ES:
No puedes desafiar a Dios, hija mía.
EN:
I know this must fly in the face of everything you've come to serve but I'm asking you to look through this to the other side
ES:
Ya sé que lo que voy a pedirle atenta contra su disciplina... pero mire más allá de los hechos concretos y considere las consecuencias.
EN:
Would you fly in the face of your father's authority?
ES:
¿Desobedecerías a tu padre?
EN:
Well, I intend to fly in the face of such thinking, and damn it, I will succeed.
ES:
Vale, pienso hacer volar en pedazos tales pensamientos, Y maldita sea, lo conseguiré.
EN:
Doesn't that fly in the face of everything your father believed in?
ES:
¿No te avergüenza traicionar todo en lo que tu padre creía?
EN:
Well, who am I to fly in the face of public demand, right?
ES:
Bueno, ¿quién soy yo para negar la demanda pública, verdad?
EN:
It's one thing to walk in uninvited, and it's another to fly in the face of house rules!
ES:
Una cosa es entrar sin invitación, y otra cosa es burlarte de las reglas de la casa!
EN:
Let's fly in the face of traditional face-to-face dining.
ES:
Mandemos a la mierda la cena cara a cara tradicional.
EN:
You got them in. Why do you want to fly in the face of their advice now?
ES:
¿Por qué quieres ignorar ahora sus consejos?
EN:
Sometimes I do not. But one aspect of the experiment seemed to fly in the face of those quantum mechanical rules of randomness. Freeman:
ES:
A veces no.
EN:
However, it does seem to fly in the face of E Corp's economic policy...
ES:
Sin embargo, sí parece ir en contra de la política económica del E Corp ...
EN:
Who am I that I should fly in the face of providence?
ES:
Señora, ha venido Don Juan.
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