Polyglot Dictionary

afrontar

/afɾonˈtaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
afronto
preterite (yo)
afronté
past participle
afrontado

Meaning

  1. to face

    • Debes afrontar la realidad.

      You must face reality.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

encarar

afrontar is the more common word for facing a challenge; encarar is a close synonym, sometimes implying facing someone directly, face to face.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

enfrentar

enfrentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to face."

Practice

1 What does afrontar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Debes ___ la realidad.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches afrontar?

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