confront

con·front

 (kən-frŭnt′)

v. con·front·ed, con·front·ing, con·fronts

v.tr.

1. To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility: I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.

2. To bring face to face with: The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.

3. To come up against; encounter: confronted danger at every turn.

v.intr.

To engage in confrontation: "She got no child support. [She] didn't argue or confront" (Gail Sheehy).

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[French confronter, from Old French, to adjoin, from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre : Latin com-, com- + Latin frōns, front-, front.]

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con·front′er n.

con·front′ment n.

con′fron·ta′tive adj.

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confront

(kənˈfrʌnt)

vb (tr)

1. (usually foll by with) to present or face (with something), esp in order to accuse or criticize

2. to face boldly; oppose in hostility

3. to be face to face with; be in front of

4. to bring together for comparison

[C16: from Medieval Latin confrontārī to stand face to face with, from frons forehead]

conˈfronter n

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con•front

(kənˈfrʌnt)

v.t.

1. to face in hostility or defiance; oppose.

2. to set face to face: They confronted him with the evidence.

3. to stand or come in front of; meet face to face.

4. to encounter as something to be dealt with: the obstacles that confronted us.

5. to bring together for examination or comparison.

[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin confrontārī= Latin con- con- + -frontārī, derivative of Latin frōns forehead, front]

con•front′al, n.

con•front′er, n.

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confront

Past participle: confronted
Gerund: confronting

Imperative

confront

confront

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	confront - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" face front, breast - confront bodily; "breast the storm" take the bull by the horns - face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it encounter, take on, meet, play - contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" pit, play off, oppose, match - set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
	2.	confront - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" face, face up confront, face, present - present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" go about, set about, approach - begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" tackle, undertake, take on - accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
	3.	confront - present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" face, present face, face up, confront - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
	4.	confront - be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume" front, face, look - be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

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confront

verb

1. tackle, deal with, cope with, brave, beard, face up to, meet head-on We are learning how to confront death.

2. trouble, face, afflict, perplex, perturb, bedevil the environmental crisis which confronts us all

3. challenge, face, oppose, tackle, encounter, defy, call out, stand up to, come face to face with, accost, face off (slang) She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face.
challenge, flee, dodge, evade, sidestep, circumvent, body-swerve (Scot.), give a wide berth to, keep or steer clear of

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confront

verb

1. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly:

accost, encounter, face, front.

2. To come up against:

encounter, face, meet, run into.

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Translations

يُجابِه، يَتَصَدّىيُواجِه

čelitkonfrontovatstát před

konfrontere

konfrontierenSachesich gegenüberstehenstellenbegegnen

αντιμετωπίζω

enfrentarhacer frenteplantar cara

kohdata

affronterconfronter

szembesít

horfast í augu viîmæta, standa andspænis

mettere a confrontoaffrontareconfrontareessere faccia a facciafronteggiare

konfrontacijapateiktisuvesti į akistatą

atrasties pretīkonfrontētnostādīt aci pret acisadurties

gjøre motstand motkonfronteremøtestå ansikt til ansikt med

konfrontovať

karşı karşıya gelmekyüzleştirmek

使面对对抗

confront

[kənˈfrʌnt] VT (= face squarely) → hacer frente a; (= face defiantly) → enfrentarse con
to confront sb with sth → confrontar a algn con algo
to confront sb with the facts → exponer delante de algn los hechos
the problems which confront us → los problemas con los que nos enfrentamos
we were confronted by the river → estábamos delante el río

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confront

[kənˈfrʌnt] vt

(= face, tackle) [+ person, enemy] → affronter, faire face à; [+ issue, question] → faire face à; [+ danger] → affronter, faire face à
to be confronted with sth [+ problem, situation, choice] → être confronté(e) à qch

(= accuse) to confront sb with sth [+ evidence, facts] → mettre qn en face de qch
She had decided to confront him with what she had learnt → Elle avait décidé de le mettre en face de ce qu'elle avait appris.
to confront sb about sth → affronter qn sur qch, attaquer qn sur qch

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confront

vt

(= face) danger, enemy, the boss → gegenübertreten (+dat); (fig) problems, issue also → begegnen (+dat); (= stand or be confronting) wall of ice etc → gegenüberstehen (+dat); (problems, decisions) → sich stellen (+dat)

(= bring face to face with) → konfrontieren; to confront somebody with somebody/something → jdn jdm gegenüberstellen, jdn mit jdm/etw konfrontieren; to be confronted with something → mit etw konfrontiert sein, vor etw (dat) → stehen; (when) confronted with → angesichts (+gen)

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confront

[kənˈfrʌnt] vt (enemy, danger) → affrontare; (defiantly) → fronteggiare
to confront sb with sth → mettere qn a confronto con qc
the problems which confront us → i problemi da affrontare

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confront

(kənˈfrant) verb

1. to bring face to face with. He was confronted with the evidence of his crime. teenoor stel, teenoor mekaar te staan kom, konfronteer يُواجِه изправям (се) срещу confrontar konfrontovat konfrontieren stå ansigt til ansigt med; konfrontere φέρνω κπ. αντιμέτωπο με κτ. hacer frente a, plantar cara a vastamisi seadma رو در رو شدن؛ مواجه کردن با kohdata confronter לַעֲמוֹד בִּפנֵי सामना करना suočiti se szembesít menghadapi (verða að) horfast í augu við mettere di fronte a ～に直面する 직면하다 suvesti į akistatą, pateikti (įrodymus) konfrontēt; nostādīt aci pret aci berhadapan confronterenkonfrontere, stå ansikt til ansikt med skonfrontować مخالفت كول، مخالف كول، مخامخ كول confrontar a se confrunta (cu) ставить лицом к лицу konfrontovať soočiti suočiti sa konfrontera เผชิญหน้า yüzleştirmek 使面對 стояти віч-на-віч перед سامن‍ے لانا đương đầu với 使面对

2. to face in a hostile manner; to oppose. They confronted the enemy at dawn. konfronteer, te kampe hê met يُجابِه، يَتَصَدّى посрещам смело confrontar čelit, stát před (čím) sich gegenüberstehen konfrontere αντιμετωπίζωenfrentar, enfrentarse a vastu astuma مقابله کردن؛ رو در رو شدن ottaa yhteen affronter לַעֲמוָד מוּל टकराव होना या करना suprotstaviti se szembeszáll melawan mæta, standa andspænis affrontare ～に立ち向かう 대결하다 susidurti (su) atrasties pretī; sadurties menghadapi confronterenmøte, gjøre motstand mot stanąć oko w oko z, stawić czoła مخا مخ کول defrontar a înfrunta противостоять čeliť spopasti se z sukobiti se möta [ansikte mot ansikte] เผชิญหน้า karşı karşıya gelmek 對抗 відбивати удар; чинити опір مقابل‍ہ كرنا đương đầu 对抗

ˌconfronˈtation (kon-) noun

teenoorstelling, konfrontasie مُواجَهَه، مُجابَهَه очна ставка confronto konfrontace die Gegenüberstellung konfrontation αναμέτρησηenfrentamiento konfrontatsioon رو در رویی؛ مقابله yhteenotto confrontation עמות, עימות सामना, मुकाबला suočenje szembesítés konfrontasi beinn árekstur (deiluaðila) confronto 対決 대결 susidūrimas, konfrontacija pretstatījums; konfrontācija penentangan confrontatiekonfrontasjon, sammenstøt konfrontacja مخا مخ کول confronto confruntare конфронтация konfrontácia soočenje sukob konfrontation การเผชิญหน้า yüzleştirme; karşı karşıya gelme 對抗 конфронтація, протиборство مقابل‍ہ، سامنا sự đương đầu 对抗

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confront

vt. confrontar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

confront

vt enfrentar, afrontar, confrontar, hacer frente a; to confront our fears..enfrentar nuestros temores

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