afrontar

Signification

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)

Coupé comme

a‧fron‧tar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/afɾonˈtaɾ/

Étymologie

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.

Phrases

Nunca más tuvo que afrontar una revuelta contra El Cairo .

Il n'a jamais eu à faire face à une révolte contre le Caire.