English
Etymology
From French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from con- + frons "forehead", "front"

Pronunciation

audio|en-us-confront.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nt|-�nt

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To stand or meet face|facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.
2. transitive To deal with.
3. transitive To something bring face to face with.
4. transitive To come up against; to encounter.
5. intransitive To engage in confrontation.
6. transitive To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
7. transitive To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

Derived terms
confrontation
confrontational
confronter
confrontment

Translations
trans-top|To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance
Albanian: ballafaqoj
Finnish: kohdata
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To deal with
Albanian: ballafaqoj
Finnish: kohdata
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To something bring face to face with
Albanian: ballafaqoj
Finnish: kohdata
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To come up against; to encounter
Albanian: kundërvihem (i)
Finnish: kohdata
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To engage in confrontation
Albanian: përballoj
Hebrew: ��תע�ת (le'hitamet)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To set a thing side by side with; to compare
Albanian: ballafaqoj
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to
Albanian: ballafaqoj
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Dutch: confronteren
ttbc|German: konfrontieren
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ttbc|French: confronter
ttbc|Spanish: enfrentar

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• 2007-10-12 19:48 - Zeke sq-N - /* Translations */

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