afrontar - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to defy  | defied, defied |	afrontar algo (or: a alguien)
to face up to so. (or: sth.)  | faced, faced |	afrontar algo (or: a alguien)
to fight so. (or: sth.)  | fought, fought |	afrontar algo (or: a alguien)
to affront so.  | affronted, affronted |   archaic	afrontar algo (or: a alguien)
to brave sth.  | braved, braved |	afrontar algo
to counteract sth.  | counteracted, counteracted |	afrontar algo
to get to grips with sth. [fig.]   - begin to deal with	afrontar algo   - una cosa, un trabajo, etc.

Examples

I think we should acknowledge the elephant in the room.

Creo que deberíamos afrontar el tema tabú.

Orthographically similar words

afrentar, aprontar

Related search terms

opugnar, combatir