La Palabra del Día: Afrontar
Afrontar
to face, to confront
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted January 30, 2012.
If you have ideas for good words, please send me a PM – I will make it a future word of the day.
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My Example:
Comenzaré a afrontar todos mis problemas ahora mismo. No, tal vez debería esperar hasta mañana, o aún mejor, el día siguiente.
I will start to face up to all my problems right now. No, maybe I should wait until tomorrow, or better yet, the next day.
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Tengo que afrontar a mi jefe con la mala noticia que me voy. Pero le voy a tener que decírsela pronto.
I have to face my boss with the bad news that I am leaving. But I am going to have to tell it to him soon.
I try not to be afraid when I face difficulties, but I am. Then I do my best to gather all my courage and be strong.
Trato de no tener miedo cuando afronto las dificultades. Luego, hago todo lo que pueda para recoger mi coraje y ser fuerte.
Is "hacer todo lo que poder?" the right version in Spanish?
Edit two:
Cada año tenemos muchas situationes que debemos afrontar con la fuerza y el coraje. Si haces todo lo que puedas, habrás hecho lo mejor.
Edit:
Cada año tenemos muchas situationes que debemos afrontar con la fuerza y la coraje. Si haces todo lo que puedas, habrás hecho lo mejor.
Cada año tenemos muchas situatiónes que debemos afrontar con la fuerza y la coraje. Si haces todo lo que puedas, habrás podido tu mejor.
Every year we have many situations that we must confront with strength and courage. If you do all that you can, you will have done your best.
Estoy haciendo un esfuerzo grande para afrontar mi miedo del subjunctivo de los verbos españoles.
I'm making a big effort to face my fear of the subjunctive tense of Spanish verbs.
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Obi van Kenobi afronta a Darth Vader para que los otros puedan salvarse
Obi wan Kenobi confronts Darth Vader so as to the others might save themselves.
"It is very difficult to confront your own demons"
"Es muy difícil afrontar a sus propios demonios."
Afrontó a su profesora en clase? Si, la afronté en clase y recibí una nota màs baja.
¿Did you confront your teacher in class? Yes, I confronted her in class and received a lower grade.
Las correciónes son bienvenidas. (Corrections are welcome).
To confront the processes of old age one requires the resilience of the young. Para afrontar el procesos de la vejez se requiere la resistencia de la juventud. ![alt text][1]
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Para afrontar el proceso de la vejez se requiere la resistencia de la juventud. - drvicente 6 hrs ago flag
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in a hurry to confront and disarm it.
El verdadero valor no consiste en ser insensible al peligro; sino en apresurarse a confrontarlo y desarmarlo.
¡ Afronte me con mis errores! ¿Cómo puedo aprender de otro manera?
Confront me with my errors! How can I learn otherwise?
¡ Afrónteme con mis errores! ¿Cómo puedo aprender de otro manera?
Tengo mucho miedo de hablar español con otras personas, pero yo sé que debo afrontar mis miedos si quiero aprender.
I am very afraid of speaking Spanish with other people, but I know I must confront my fears if I want to learn.
Bueno, has tenido tu diversión, ahora tienes que afrontar las consecuencias.
Well, you've had your fun, now you must face the music.
Se tiene que afrontar sus miedos antes que se pueda montar la montaña rusa.
You have to confront your fears before you can ride the roller coaster.
Cuando afronta con un competidor o peligro, un animal responde con su instinto de supervivencia.
When faced with a competitor or danger, an animal responds with their instinct for survival.
Tenemos que afrontar nuestros demonios privatos antes de que podamos hacer una diferencia.
