las cosas como son

as they are

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as they are Often used to mean being honest and direct: “to tell it like it is.”
SP: Hay que decir las cosas como son.
EN: You have to tell it like it is.

Sí, el Papa dice las cosas como son.

Yes, the Pope tells it like it is.

Me molesta que no me cuentes las cosas como son.

It bothers me that you don't tell me things as they are.

Acepta las cosas como son.

Accept things as they are.

Trata de ver las cosas como son.

Try to see things as they are.

Diga las cosas como son.

Tell it like it is.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Intentad ver las cosas como son.

Try to see things as they are.

Le enseñaron a aceptar las cosas como son.

They taught him to accept things as they are.

Debes tomar las cosas como son.

You have to take things as they are.

Las cosas como son.

Things as they are.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)