confrontar — meaning in English

English meaning

• confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
• encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.

Senses

confrontar 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.
• encounter (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
• encounter (intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.

confront — full definition

1. verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
2. verb To face up to a difficult problem or situation instead of avoiding it.

encounter — full definition

1. verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
2. noun A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, tense, or significant.

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