confrontar

to confront

confrontar(kohm-frohn-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to deal with)

a. to confront

Paulina es una persona ambiciosa que no teme confrontar riesgos.

Paulina is an ambitious person who's not afraid of confronting risks.

b. to face

Para confrontar la crisis energética, hay que reducir el consumo.

To face the energy crisis, we need to reduce consumption.

c. to face up to

Tienes que confrontar los hechos si quieres superar la situación.

You have to face up to the facts if you want to overcome the situation.

2. (to contrast)

a. to compare

Antes de ponerse a escribir, conviene confrontar las fuentes con detenimiento.

Before starting to write, you should compare your sources carefully.

3. (to bring into contact with)

a. to bring face to face

El periodista confrontó al goleador con el jugador que lo lesionó para que le pidiera perdón.

The journalist brought the striker face to face with the player who injured him so he could apologize.

confrontarse

pronominal verb

4. (to tackle; used with "con")

a. to face up to

A veces es duro confrontarse con la realidad.

Sometimes, it's difficult to face up to reality.

b. to confront

Al final, Rosario tuvo que confrontarse con sus problemas para resolver su situación.

In the end, Rosario had to confront her problems to deal with her situation.