Portuguese
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Etymology
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From en- + frente + -ar.
Pronunciation
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- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fɾẽˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɾẽˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fɾẽˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɾẽˈta(h)]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fɾẽˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɾẽˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fɾẽˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɾẽˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fɾẽˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fɾẽˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fɾẽˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɾẽˈta(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fɾẽˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɾẽˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fɾẽˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fɾẽˈta(ɻ)/
enfrentar (first-person singular present enfrento, first-person singular preterite enfrentei, past participle enfrentado)
- to face, confront
- to encounter
Conjugation
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1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Etymology
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From en- + frente + -ar.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /enfɾenˈtaɾ/ [ẽɱ.fɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧fren‧tar
enfrentar (first-person singular present enfrento, first-person singular preterite enfrenté, past participle enfrentado)
- (transitive, reflexive) to confront, to face, to stand up to, (a person or force aggressively)
- (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...
- (transitive) to counter, to combat (e.g. a threat, terrorism, criminal activity)
- (transitive) to pit (two sides against each other)
- (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)
- (reflexive) to face, to be facing, to be dealing with, to be up against (+ a)
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of enfrentar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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with infinitive enfrentar
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dative
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enfrentarme
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enfrentarte
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enfrentarle, enfrentarse
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enfrentarnos
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enfrentaros
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enfrentarles, enfrentarse
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accusative
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enfrentarme
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enfrentarte
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enfrentarlo, enfrentarla, enfrentarse
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enfrentarnos
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enfrentaros
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enfrentarlos, enfrentarlas, enfrentarse
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with gerund enfrentando
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dative
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enfrentándome
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enfrentándote
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enfrentándole, enfrentándose
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enfrentándonos
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enfrentándoos
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enfrentándoles, enfrentándose
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accusative
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enfrentándome
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enfrentándote
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enfrentándolo, enfrentándola, enfrentándose
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enfrentándonos
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enfrentándoos
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enfrentándolos, enfrentándolas, enfrentándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative enfrenta
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dative
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enfréntame
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enfréntate
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enfréntale
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enfréntanos
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not used
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enfréntales
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accusative
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enfréntame
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enfréntate
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enfréntalo, enfréntala
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enfréntanos
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not used
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enfréntalos, enfréntalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative enfrentá
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dative
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enfrentame
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enfrentate
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enfrentale
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enfrentanos
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not used
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enfrentales
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accusative
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enfrentame
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enfrentate
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enfrentalo, enfrentala
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enfrentanos
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not used
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enfrentalos, enfrentalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative enfrente
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dative
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enfrénteme
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not used
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enfréntele, enfréntese
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enfréntenos
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not used
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enfrénteles
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accusative
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enfrénteme
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not used
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enfréntelo, enfréntela, enfréntese
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enfréntenos
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not used
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enfréntelos, enfréntelas
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with first-person plural imperative enfrentemos
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dative
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not used
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enfrentémoste
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enfrentémosle
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enfrentémonos
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enfrentémoos
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enfrentémosles
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accusative
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not used
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enfrentémoste
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enfrentémoslo, enfrentémosla
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enfrentémonos
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enfrentémoos
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enfrentémoslos, enfrentémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative enfrentad
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dative
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enfrentadme
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not used
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enfrentadle
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enfrentadnos
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enfrentaos
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enfrentadles
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accusative
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enfrentadme
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not used
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enfrentadlo, enfrentadla
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enfrentadnos
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enfrentaos
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enfrentadlos, enfrentadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative enfrenten
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dative
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enfréntenme
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not used
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enfréntenle
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enfréntennos
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not used
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enfréntenles, enfréntense
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accusative
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enfréntenme
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not used
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enfréntenlo, enfréntenla
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enfréntennos
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not used
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enfréntenlos, enfréntenlas, enfréntense
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