confrontar — meaning in English

English meaning

• affront noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
• confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.

Senses

confrontar is used for these senses in English:

• affront (transitive, obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
• confront (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.

affront — full definition

1. noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
2. verb To insult or offend someone openly.

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.

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