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enfrentar

/enfɾenˈtaɾ/ verb B2
  1. to confront, to face (can also be translated with deal with, tackle, etc.) · Debes enfrentar tus problemas. You have to face your problems.· Debes enfrentarte a tus problemas. You have to face your problems.
  2. to pit something against something else (transitive) · El partido enfrentará a España con Argentina. The match will pit Spain against Argentina. (synonymous with the example below)
  3. to pit two things against each other (transitive) · El partido enfrentará a España y Argentina. The match will pit Spain and Argentina against each other. (synonymous with the example above)· El debate enfrentó a los dos amigos. The debate pitted the two friends against each other.
  4. to confront each other · Los manifestantes y la policía se enfrentaron en el centro de la ciudad. The protesters and the police clashed in the city center.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
enfrentar
Gerund
enfrentando
Past participle
enfrentado
Present (yo)
enfrento
Preterite (yo)
enfrenté

From the library

Enfrente de mí, un señor
Páginas escogidas, p. 23 · C1
en el portal de enfrente...
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 21 · C1
El Robinsón Crusoe (que volví a leer más adelante con verdadera delectación) revelóme el soberano poder del hombre enfrente de la naturaleza.
Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 88 · C1
Sin embargo, la primera mañana, su vecina de enfrente le tocó el timbre y le dijo, con una sonrisa: “Vení, que te muestro dónde queda la feria”.
Una palabra nueva en Montevideo, p. 1 · C1

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