In any way you can convey the same meaning without making it sound awkward or like something google translate might say. You see, we do not have a noun in Spanish that means what “reality check” means. read more
Reality check is an idiomatic phrase, which means there is not a direct translation. The definition on Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary for learners of the English language says a reality check is something which shows you that the real situation is different from what you believed or hoped. read more