affrontare — meaning in English

English meaning

• accost verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
• address noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
• confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
• cope verb To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• dare verb To have the courage or nerve to do something.
• face noun The front of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth.
• tackle verb To confront and deal with a difficult problem or task head-on.

Senses

affrontare is used for these senses in English:

• confront (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
• confront (transitive) To deal with.
• cope (intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
• dare (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
• face (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
• tackle To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
• take on (idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.

accost — full definition

1. verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
2. verb To join side to side; to border.
3. verb To sail along the coast or side of.
4. verb To approach; to come up to.

address — full definition

1. noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
2. noun A formal speech given to an audience.
3. noun (computing) A code identifying a specific location in memory or on a network.
4. verb To speak directly to a person or group.
5. verb To deal with or attempt to solve an issue.

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