Polyglot Dictionary

konfrontieren

/kɔnfʁɔnˈtiːʁən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
konfrontiert
past
konfrontierte
perfect
hat konfrontiert

Meaning

  1. to confront

    • Sie konfrontierte ihn mit den Tatsachen.

      She confronted him with the facts.

    • Die Reporterin konfrontierte den Politiker mit den Vorwürfen. Er wich der Frage aus.

      The reporter confronted the politician with the accusations. He dodged the question.

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Similar words

entgegentreten

entgegentreten and konfrontieren are close synonyms for "to confront," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

confrontar

confrontar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to confront."

Portuguese

peitar

peitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to confront."

Practice

1 What does konfrontieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ ihn mit den Tatsachen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches konfrontieren?

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