afrontar

Significat (anglès)

1. (transitive) to face, address, tackle, meet, deal with, confront, cope with, handle, bear, manage, (e.g. reality, an issue, a situation, a problem)
2. to defy, to brave
3. to afford, to bear (e.g. a cost, a loss)

Sinònims

enfrentar

confrontar

desafiar

arrostrar

atacar

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atreverse

combatir

derribar

emprender

encarar

luchar

atrever

carear

contender

contrastar

enfrentarse

hacer frente

osar

parangonar

enfrentarse a

abordar

amachinar

acometer

agarrar

Amb guionet com

a‧fron‧tar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/afɾonˈtaɾ/

Etimologia (anglès)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affrontāre, derived from Latin ad- + frontem. Doublet of afrentar. The expected diphthongization of Latin stressed /ŏ/ is attested in medieval conjugations such as afruenta.

Sents

Nunca más tuvo que afrontar una revuelta contra El Cairo .

He never again had to face a revolt against Cairo.