salirle al paso — meaning in English

English meaning

• confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
• respond verb To say or write something as an answer.

Senses

salirle al paso 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.
• respond (intransitive) To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.

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.

respond — full definition

1. verb To say or write something as an answer.
2. verb To act or react in reply to something, such as a stimulus or situation.

Related Spanish words