afrontar

to confront

afrontar(ah-frohn-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to come up against)

a. to confront

Debes afrontar tus miedos en vez de huir de ellos.

You should confront your fears instead of running from them.

b. to face

O haz el trabajo correcto la primera vez o afronta las consecuencias.

Either do the job correctly the first time or face the consequences.

c. to face up to

Aunque no nos guste, tenemos que afrontar esta tarea.

Although we may not like it, we have to face up to the task at hand.

2. (to put up against)

a. to bring face-to-face

La ronda final del torneo afrontó a los rivales.

The final round of the tournament brought the rivals face-to-face.

afrontar

transitive verb

1. (hacer frente a)

a. to face

afrontar las consecuenciasto face (up to) the consequences

afrontó la situación con enterezashe faced up squarely to the situation

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afrontar

transitive verb

1 [+dos personas] to bring face to face

2 [+peligro] to confront; face up to; [+problema] to deal with; tackle