darse de narices: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americaneutralinformal
  • To come up against unexpectedly; to encounter or collide head-on with an obstacle, difficulty, refusal, or opposing attitude.
  • To be abruptly confronted with an unpleasant reality or barrier.

  Examples

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  • Nos dimos de narices con el tráfico y llegamos tarde a la conferencia.

    We unexpectedly encountered heavy traffic and arrived late to the conference.

  • El equipo se dio de narices con un problema técnico que paralizó la producción durante horas.

    The team came up against a technical problem that halted production for hours.

  • Cuando intenté hablar con el jefe, me di de narices con su negativa rotunda a escuchar nuevas ideas.

    When I tried to talk to the boss, I was abruptly confronted with his outright refusal to listen to new ideas.