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1) (to bring face to face with: He was confronted with the evidence of his crime.) konfrontere, stå ansikt til ansikt med2) (to face in a hostile manner; to oppose: They confronted the enemy at dawn.) møte (fiendtlig), gjøre motstand mot•verb \/kənˈfrʌnt\/1) konfrontere, stille overfor2) møte, stå overfor3) møte med mot, se i hvitøyet, stå ansikt til ansikt med, trosse, stå midt imot4) jamføre5) ( om hus) ligge vis-à-vis, ligge like overforbe confronted by\/with stilles overfor, bli stilt overfor, stå overfor, møteconfront with stille overfor, konfrontere medjamføre med, sammenligne med
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confront — v. (D; tr.) to confront with (to confront a prisoner with a witness) * * * [kən frʌnt] (D;tr.) to confrontwith (to confront a prisoner with a witness) … Combinatory dictionary
confront — Synonyms and related words: accost, advance, affront, alight upon, analogize, approach, appropinquate, approximate, assimilate, await, baffle, balance, balk, be imminent, be in store, bear down on, bear down upon, bear up, beard, bell the cat,… … Moby Thesaurus
confront — con·front /kən frənt/ vt: to face or bring face to face for the purpose of challenging esp. through cross examination the accused shall enjoy the right...to be confront ed with the witnesses against him U.S. Constitution amend. VI… … Law dictionary
Confront — Con*front , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confronted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confronting}.] [F. confronter; L. con + frons the forehead or front. See {Front}.] 1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confront — [kən frunt′] vt. [Fr confronter < ML confrontare < L com , together + frons, forehead: see FRONT1] 1. to face; stand or meet face to face 2. to face or oppose boldly, defiantly, or antagonistically 3. to bring face to face (with) [to… … English World dictionary
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confront */*/ — UK [kənˈfrʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms confront : present tense I/you/we/they confront he/she/it confronts present participle confronting past tense confronted past participle confronted 1) [often passive] to go close to someone in a… … English dictionary