affronter
Meaning
- to confront, face
- to face off, to clash
Concepts
make bold
look out on
wage war
be equivalent to
be up against
butt against
butt on
struggle against
be hit
be applicable
be assigned
engage in contest
be facing
address
apply to
be bold
be successful
Synonyms
faire face à
faire face (à)
se battre
se chauffer
se mesurer (à)
atteindre son but
avoir du succès
avoir vue sur
être frappé
être présent à
être situé
oser entreprendre
participer à
s’appliquer à
s’atteler à
se charger de
se diriger vers
être équivalent à
être appliquable
être assigné
s’intoxiquer
assister à
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.fʁɔ̃.te/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French afronter (“to face; to confront; to slap in the face”), either a French derivation a- + front + -er, or an inheritance from an unattested Vulgar Latin *affrontāre (“to strike against”), from Latin ad + frontem. Compare Italian affrontare.
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