enfrentarse

enfrentarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (hacer frente) to face (a/con, -), confront (a/con, -)

■ tuvo que enfrentarse con los sindicatos he had to confront the unions

2 DEPORTE to meet (a/con, -)

3 (pelearse) to have an argument (a, with), fall out (a, with); (chocar) to clash (a/con, with)

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VPR

1) (=pelear) [personas] to have a confrontation; [equipos] to face each other

Juan y su padre se enfrentaron durante la comida — Juan and his father had a confrontation over lunch

hoy se enfrentan el Madrid y el Barcelona — today Madrid and Barcelona are facing each other

2)

enfrentarse a o con —

a) [+ persona] to confront

se enfrentó a sus secuestradores — he confronted his kidnappers

se enfrentaron al enemigo — they faced o confronted the enemy

la selección de España se enfrentó a la de Italia — the Spanish team came up against o faced the Italian team

b) [+ problema, dificultad] to face (up to), confront

se niega a enfrentarse a la realidad — he refuses to face (up to) reality

hay que enfrentarse con el peligro — we have to face up to the danger

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(v.) = struggle, tackle, come to + terms with, engage, come + face to face

Ex. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.

Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex. Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.

Ex. Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.

Ex. If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.

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(v.) = struggle, tackle, come to + terms with, engage, come + face to face

Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.

Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.

Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.

Ex: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.

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■enfrentarse verbo reflexivo
1 to face: se enfrentó a un gran peligro, she faced a grave danger
2 Dep (un equipo) to play
(una persona) to meet [a, -]: Karpov se enfrentará a Kasparov, Karpov will meet Kasparov
'enfrentarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encararse
- toser
- batir
- enfrentar
English:
clash
- come up against
- confront
- contend
- emerge
- face
- fight
- meet
- nerve
- penalty
- take on
- come
- cope
- pit
- tackle
- take

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vpr

1. [afrontar]

enfrentarse a algo to confront sth, to face sth;

nos enfrentamos a una grave crisis we are facing a serious crisis;

enfrentarse a los hechos to face the facts;

se enfrentó a su enfermedad con valor she faced up to her illness bravely

2. [en contienda] [dos bandos] to meet, to clash;

los dos equipos se enfrentarán por el campeonato the two teams will play each other for the championship;

enfrentarse a o [m5]con alguien to confront sb;

nos enfrentamos al enemigo we confronted the enemy;

los manifestantes se enfrentaron con la policía the demonstrators clashed with the police;

a Brasil le toca enfrentarse con Suecia Brazil has been drawn against Sweden

3. [discutir] to clash

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enfrentarse

v/r

1 DEP meet

2

:

enfrentarse con alguien confront s.o.

3

:

enfrentarse a algo face (up to) sth

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vr

1)

enfrentarse con : to clash with

2)

enfrentarse a : to face up to

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enfrentarse vb

1. (hacer frente) to face

el gobierno se enfrenta a un problema muy grave the government is facing a very serious problem

tienes que enfrentarte a la situación you've got to face the situation

2. (jugar) to play

nos enfrentamos a uno de los mejores equipos de Europa we're playing one of the best teams in Europe

3. (pelearse) to argue

me enfrenté con él I argued with him