Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *affrontāre, from Latin ad + frons + -āre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /af.fronˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: af‧fron‧tà‧re

Verb edit

affrontàre (first-person singular present affrónto, first-person singular past historic affrontài, past participle affrontàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to face or confront
  2. to cope with
  3. to deal with, broach or handle
  4. to brave or tackle
  5. to encounter
  6. to take on

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