la herencia enfrentó a los dos hermanosthe inheritance set the two brothers against each other o at loggerheads
2(afrontar)[+dificultad]to face (up to);confront;[+realidad]to face (up to)
tienes que enfrentar el problemayou have to face (up to) o confront the problem
3(encarar)
este partido enfrentará a los dos mejores tenistasthis match will bring together the two best tennis players;this match will bring the two best tennis players face to face
pronominal verb
enfrentarse
1(pelear)[+personas]to have a confrontation;[+equipos]to face each other
Juan y su padre se enfrentaron durante la comidaJuan and his father had a confrontation over lunch;hoy se enfrentan el Madrid y el Barcelonatoday Madrid and Barcelona are facing each other
2
enfrentarse a o con
[+persona]to confront
a pesar de inferioridad numérica, decidieron enfrentarse a las tropas rusas
se enfrentó a sus secuestradoreshe confronted his kidnappers;se enfrentaron al enemigothey faced o confronted the enemy;la selección de España se enfrentó a la de Italiathe Spanish team came up against o faced the Italian team
[+problema, dificultad]to face (up to);confront
se niega a enfrentarse a la realidadhe refuses to face (up to) reality;hay que enfrentarse con el peligrowe have to face up to the danger