Polyglot Dictionary

confrontar

/komfɾonˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
confronto
preterite (yo)
confronté
past participle
confrontado

Meaning

  1. to confront

    • Confrontó al acusado.

      He confronted the accused.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

enfrentar

confrontar and enfrentar are close synonyms for "to confront, to face," 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

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