confrontation

English

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

confrontation (plural confrontations)

The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face
A conflict between armed forces

Translations

The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face

Albanian: ballafaqim (sq)
Bulgarian: противопоставяне (bg) (protivopostavjane) n
Chinese:
Mandarin: 對峙 (cmn), 对峙 (cmn) (duìzhì), 對質 (cmn), 对质 (cmn) (duìzhì)
Dutch: confrontatie (nl) f
Finnish: konfrontaatio
French: confrontation (fr) f

German: Konfrontation (de) f, Gegenüberstellung (de) f
Hebrew: עימות ('ymut) f
Italian: braccio di ferro (it), confronto (it) m
Japanese: 対決 (ja) (たいけつ, taiketsu)
Kurdish:
Sorani: به‌ره‌نگار
Polish: konfrontacja (pl) f
Russian: конфронтация (ru) (konfrontácija) f, противостояние (ru) (protivostojánije) n, противоборство (ru) (protivobórstvo) n

A conflict between armed forces

Albanian: kundërvënie
Bulgarian: битка (bg) (bitka) f
Dutch: confrontatie (nl) f
Finnish: yhteenotto (fi)
French: confrontation (fr) f

German: Konfrontation (de) f
Italian: scontro (it) m
Kurdish:
Sorani: به‌ره‌نگاربوونه‌وه‌
Russian: конфронтация (ru) (konfrontácija) f, противостояние (ru) (protivostojánije) n, столкновение (ru) (stolknovénije) n

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