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Old June 27, 2012, 12:22 PM
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Reality bites

Significa que llega algún punto en que hay que enfrentar unos hechos desagradables. ¿Existe un dicho con el mismo significado en castellano?
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Old June 27, 2012, 06:58 PM
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La vida duele.
La vida es dura.
La verdad duele/hiede/apesta.

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7. f. realidad (‖ existencia real de algo).
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Old June 27, 2012, 09:14 PM
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Sí, Alec, pero reality bites tiene algo de ver con una situación dinámica.
María Antonieta vivía en un mundo de fantasía pero eventualmente tuvo
que enfrentar la realidad.

Podemos ignorar que hay un huracán imenso el el Golfo de Mexico, pero pronto vamos a experimentar sus efectos cuando azota la costa. De hecho reality bites.
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Old June 27, 2012, 09:23 PM
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Entonces ¿qué tal ...

La vida no da revancha
La realidad no perdona

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Old June 28, 2012, 08:01 AM
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That's closer.
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There's no exact match, short and applicable to most cases. We may say:

(Puedes .... ) pero al final la realidad te alcanza / la realidad se impone / te enfrentas con la realidad.

Without being fixed expressions, there's a lot of creative ways to say that:

Al final la realidad te noquea/te da un sopapo/te arroja un balde de agua.

but it all depends on the nuance and context of the English version.
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I thought 'A lo hecho, pecho' was more like "What's done is done" or "No use crying over spilt milk." I think it applies whether you are the one who "did it" or simply must accept the unalterable reality of something that someone else did that affects you.
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"What's done is done" has the implied meaning of having to live with the consequences of the act.
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Maybe it's like face up to it, or face the facts, or deal with it. Example: You did it. Now, deal with it.
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Colloquially, in Spanish, if no one mentioned (I just glanced through the posts) could be said "la realidad te pega fuerte", or more general "la realidad es dura".

"Y hay que saber estar a las duras y a las maduras..." but that's veering from the subject...

Yup, I guess, "face the music!" too.
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