afrontar

Meaning

1. (transitive) abuse (to insult)
2. to confront
3. to face
4. to cause sickness

Concepts

affront

confront

defy

hold

hold up

insult

offend

withstand

abuse

gainstand

Synonyms

arrostar

fazer frente a

insultar

ofender

relutar

resistir

ultrajar

encarar

Translations

beleidigen

bezwaar hebben tegen

standhouden

affronter

défier

sich hinwegsetzen über

die Stirn bieten

suportar

αντιστέκομαι

beschimpfen

αντέχω

envisager

injurier

insulter

standhalten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.fɾõˈta(ʁ)/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from a Vulgar Latin *affrontāre, from Latin ad frontem. By surface analysis, a- + fronte + -ar.