Polyglot Dictionary

encarar

/eŋkaˈɾaɾ/

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)
encaro
preterite (yo)
encaré
past participle
encarado

Meaning

  1. to face

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

afrontar

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

enfrentar

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

Practice

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