enfrentar

From en- +‎ frente +‎ -ar.

enfrentar (first-person singular present enfrento, first-person singular preterite enfrentei, past participle enfrentado)

1. to face, confront
2. to encounter

From en- +‎ frente +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /enfɾenˈtaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧fren‧tar

enfrentar (first-person singular present enfrento, first-person singular preterite enfrenté, past participle enfrentado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to confront, to face, to stand up to, (a person or force aggressively)
2. (transitive, reflexive) to face, to confront, to address, to deal with, to meet, to tackle, to cope with, to handle, to contend, to contend with (e.g. reality, an issue, a problem)

   Enfrentémoslo... ― Let's face it...

3. (transitive) to counter, to combat (e.g. a threat, terrorism, criminal activity)
4. (transitive) to pit (two sides against each other)
5. (reflexive) to take on, to face off, to face off against, to fight, to engage, to clash (e.g. take on somebody in a challenge) (+ a)
6. (reflexive) to face, to be facing, to be dealing with, to be up against (+ a)

• “enfrentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10