enfrentarse

Meaning

infinitive of enfrentar combined with se

Concepts

face

meet

confront

fight

encounter

take on

battle

make war

breast

front

play

defend

fight back

fight down

oppose

Frequency

C1

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enfrentar

  1. (reflexive,transitive) to confront, to face, to stand up to, (a person or force aggressively)
  2. (reflexive,transitive) to face, to confront, to address, to deal with, to meet, to tackle, to cope with, to handle, to contend, to contend with (e.g. reality, an issue, a problem)
  3. (transitive) to counter, to combat (e.g. a threat, terrorism, criminal activity)
  4. (transitive) to pit (two sides against each other)
  5. (reflexive) to take on, to face off, to face off against, to fight, to engage, to clash (e.g. take on somebody in a challenge) (+ a)
  6. (reflexive) to face, to be facing, to be dealing with, to be up against (+ a)

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