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1 ♦ (to) confront
♦ (to) confront /kənˈfrʌnt/v. t.1 affrontare; incontrare faccia a faccia; sostenere il confronto con: Police and demonstrators confronted each other, la polizia e i dimostranti si sono affrontati; He had to confront his accusers in court, ha dovuto affrontare i suoi accusatori in tribunale; I was confronted by an angry neighbour, mi trovai di fronte un vicino furioso2 affrontare; far fronte a: to confront danger [a problem, a question], affrontare il pericolo [un problema, una questione]3 (al passivo) – to be confronted with, avere di fronte; dover affrontare: to be confronted with a problem, avere di fronte (o dover affrontare) un problema5 mettere (q. ) di fronte (a qc.): We confronted him with the facts, lo abbiamo messo di fronte ai (o abbiamo messo davanti i) fattiFALSI AMICI: to confront non significa confrontare. -
2 ♦ (to) confront
♦ (to) confront /kənˈfrʌnt/v. t.1 affrontare; incontrare faccia a faccia; sostenere il confronto con: Police and demonstrators confronted each other, la polizia e i dimostranti si sono affrontati; He had to confront his accusers in court, ha dovuto affrontare i suoi accusatori in tribunale; I was confronted by an angry neighbour, mi trovai di fronte un vicino furioso2 affrontare; far fronte a: to confront danger [a problem, a question], affrontare il pericolo [un problema, una questione]3 (al passivo) – to be confronted with, avere di fronte; dover affrontare: to be confronted with a problem, avere di fronte (o dover affrontare) un problema5 mettere (q. ) di fronte (a qc.): We confronted him with the facts, lo abbiamo messo di fronte ai (o abbiamo messo davanti i) fattiFALSI AMICI: to confront non significa confrontare.
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