- confrontar
- v.1 to confront.María confrontó mucha injusticia Mary confronted much injustice.Ella confrontó a Ricardo con su ceño She antagonized Richard with her frown.Ella confrontó ambos esquemas She confronted=compared both perceptions.2 to compare.* * *confrontar► verbo transitivo1 (gen) to confront; (carear) to bring face to face2 (cotejar) to compare (con, with), collate (con, with)► verbo intransitivo1 (lindar) to border (con, on)► verbo pronominal confrontarse1 to face (con, -), confront (con, -)■ confrontarse con un competidor to face a competitor* * *1. VT1) [+ peligro] to confront, face, face up to2) (=carear) to bring face to face
confrontar a algn con otro — to confront sb with sb else
3) [+ textos] to compare, collate2.VI to border (con on)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <textos/versiones> to compareb) <testigos/equipos> to bring ... face to face <ejércitos> to bring ... into conflictconfrontaron sus fuerzas — they came face to face
confrontar a alguien con alguien — to bring somebody face to face with somebody
c) <dificultad/peligro> to confront, face2.confrontar la realidad — to face up to reality
confrontarse v pronconfrontarse con algo — to face up to something
* * *= confront.Ex. A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.----* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <textos/versiones> to compareb) <testigos/equipos> to bring ... face to face <ejércitos> to bring ... into conflictconfrontaron sus fuerzas — they came face to face
confrontar a alguien con alguien — to bring somebody face to face with somebody
c) <dificultad/peligro> to confront, face2.confrontar la realidad — to face up to reality
confrontarse v pronconfrontarse con algo — to face up to something
* * *= confront.Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.* * *confrontar [A1 ]vt1 ‹textos/versiones› to compare2 ‹testigos› to bring … face to face confrontar a algn CON algn to bring sb face to face WITH sb3 ‹dificultad/peligro› to confront, faceconfrontar la realidad to face up to realityeste país confronta la situación más difícil de su historia this country is facing the most difficult situation in its history■ confrontarsev pronconfrontarse CON algo to face up to sth* * *
confrontar (conjugate confrontar) verbo transitivoa) ‹textos/versiones› to compareb) ‹testigos/equipos› to bring … face to face;
‹ejércitos› to bring … into conflictc) ‹dificultad/peligro› to confront, face
confrontarse verbo pronominal confrontarse con algo to face up to sth
confrontar verbo transitivo
1 (cotejar) to compare
2 (carear) to confront
* * *confrontar vt1. [comparar] to compare2. [encarar]confrontaron a los dos testigos the two witnesses were brought face to face3. [enfrentar] to confront, to face;confrontar un problema to confront o face a problem* * *confrontarv/t1 compare2 a personas bring face to face3 peligro, desafío face up to* * *confrontar vt1) encarar: to confront2) : to compare3) : to bring face-to-faceconfrontar vi: to border♦ See also the reflexive verb confrontarse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.