Look adversity in the eye

[JPablo]

Anyone has the definition of this expression and/or the Spanish translation?

[chileno]

It means that you have to confront adversity.

In Chile we say "Al mal tiempo buena cara"

[JPablo]

Gracias, Chileno, buena expresión... no se me habría ocurrido... aunque en España también la usamos. (Con "A" en vez de "Al", o sea: "A mal tiempo, buena cara".

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

¿Agarrar al toro por los cuernos?

[JPablo]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

¿Agarrar al toro por los cuernos?

Vaya, Angélica... esta sí que es buena. Lo que me hace gracia es que es una expresión que conozco, pero que de alguna forma ni se me había ocurrido. Muchas gracias.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by chileno

It means that you have to confront adversity.

In Chile we say "Al mal tiempo buena cara"

Good definition.

[Bolboreta]

I don't understand...al mal tiempo buena cara and coger al toro por los cuernos, have very different meanings...

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Bolboreta

I don't understand...al mal tiempo buena cara and coger al toro por los cuernos, have very different meanings...

I also thought of them as being different, but they can mean the same thing if you take them to mean "confront something yes or yes, no matter what".

[JPablo]

Originally Posted by Bolboreta

I don't understand...al mal tiempo buena cara and coger al toro por los cuernos, have very different meanings...

Chileno answered you. But when I first got the first answer, I also immediately thought as you did.

However, the basic concept is the same.
"To the bad weather, you put your best face"
"Take the bull by the horns"
While these two idiomatic expressions mean literally different things, they have the same basic concept of having the guts, the ability to confront without flinching the most difficult and adverse situations. I've personally never been in front of a bull, but you have to recognize that a bull is a good specific example of "adversity"... to say the least, what with a ton (or half a ton) of muscles and a couple of pointed horns... Yes, I'd say that's adversity in a big way.
The weather, well, yes... remember the film "The Perfect Storm"? Any storm for that matter tends to be an "adversity"...
Metaphors used in one language may not work in another, but having the concept clear, and "translating concepts" not "words" is what the art and technique of translations is all about... isn't it?
Hope this helps!

[sosia]

enfrentarse a los problemas, básicamente "agarrar el toro por los cuernos" muy bien angélica