confront
USAGE NOTE
This verb is often used in the passive voice in sense 2).
confront(
kuhn
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fruhnt
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
At that point, we'll have to confront an important decision.Llegado ese momento, tendremos que afrontar una importante decisión.
b. enfrentar
The soldiers were confronted by a group of rebels.Los soldados se vieron enfrentados a un grupo de rebeldes.
c. hacer frente a
Eventually, she was forced to confront reality.Al final, no le quedó otra que hacer frente a la realidad.
a. afrontar
Hunger and poverty are things that confront us every day in this country.En este país, el hambre y la pobreza son cosas que afrontamos a diario.
b. enfrentar
I think we're confronted with a problem of incompetence.Yo creo que nos enfrentamos a un problema de incompetencia.
c. hacer frente a
In the jungle, they were confronted by all kinds of danger.En la selva, tuvieron que hacer frente a todo tipo de peligros.
a. hacer frente a
If you don't confront your fears, they will dominate your life.Si no haces frente a tus miedos, estos dominarán tu vida.
b. enfrentarse a
By not confronting this problem now, we're only creating more later.No hacer frente a este problema ahora sólo nos acarreará muchos más después.
c. encararse con (someone)
You have to confront your father with your decision.Tienes que encararte con tu padre y comunicarle tu decisión.
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