enfrentar
Spanish
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to confront, to face, to stand up to, a person or force aggressively
- (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
- (transitive) to counter, to combat e.g. a threat, terrorism, criminal activity
- (transitive) to pit two sides against each other
- (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)
- (reflexive) to face, to be facing, to be dealing with, to be up against (+ a)
Etymology
Affix from Spanish, Castilian frente (front).
Origin
Spanish
frente
Gloss
front
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
前