Is "hacer afrontar" correct expression for "to confront/to deal with"?

Question

Is "hacer afrontar" a valid substitution for "hacer frente a" (to confront, to deal with)?

In the excerpt below, the author uses the phrase "hacer afrontar" and it just looked a little strange to me:

Corea del Sur ha reforzado la vigilancia sobre Corea del Norte y mantiene un alto nivel de alerta para hacer afrontar un empeoramiento de las tensiones.

South Korea has reinforced the vigilance over North Korea and maintain a high level of alert in order to deal with a worsening of tensions.

Thanks alot!

Answer 1

Like others have said.

Enfrentar

Afrontar

Encarar.

"Hacer afrontar" is wrong.

Francobollo hit it right with "hacer(le) frente"

Gracias. - francobollo, May 19, 2013

De nada. - chileno, May 19, 2013

Answer 2

To face up to. // to confront. Afrontar on it's own would work, I think, anyway but maybe the ' hacer ' makes it sound a more active formf vigilance: to be ready to face. Anyway, both Chileno and Franco go with enfrentar, so that sems the best option.

You're on the right track, Annie. - francobollo, May 19, 2013

Answer 3

Hacer afrontar does not sound correct to me. I would use:

Hacer frente a

Afrontar

Enfrentar

Answer 4

Hacer Afrontar translates as to make face. It seems a little cumbersome to me. Confrontar or hacer frente a, or frontar might fit your expression better

It is cumbersome. And your suggestions are right on the money. - francobollo, May 19, 2013

Maybe you are confusing "hacer una afrenta"? - chileno, May 20, 2013

Answer 5

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