confront meaning

'Confront' significa 'enfrentarse o enfrentarse a una situación o persona difícil'.

confront :

Enfrentar, confrontar

Verbo

▪ She decided to confront her fears.

▪ Ella decidió enfrentar sus miedos.

▪ He confronted his boss about the unfair treatment.

▪ Él confrontó a su jefe sobre el trato injusto.

paraphrasing

▪ face – enfrentar

▪ challenge – desafiar

▪ oppose – oponerse

▪ tackle – abordar

Pronunciation

confront [kənˈfrʌnt]

El verbo tiene el acento en la segunda sílaba "front", y se pronuncia como "kən-frónt".

Common phrases and grammar about confront

confront - Common meaningn

Verbo
Enfrentar, confrontar

Part of Speech Changes for confront

▪ confrontation (sustantivo) – confrontación, enfrentamiento

▪ confrontational (adjetivo) – confrontativo, desafiante

Common Expressions with confront

▪ confront a problem – enfrentar un problema

▪ confront the truth – enfrentar la verdad

▪ confront someone directly – confrontar a alguien directamente

▪ confront an issue – abordar un problema

Important examples of confront in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

En las preguntas de vocabulario del TOEIC, "confront" se utiliza principalmente en contextos donde alguien enfrenta un desafío o problema.

▪She had to confront the issue head-on.
▪Ella tuvo que enfrentar el problema de frente.

Ejemplo de palabra fácilmente confundible: comfort (consolar)

▪She had to comfort the issue head-on.
▪Ella tuvo que consolar el problema de frente.
‘confront’ significa “enfrentar” y se utiliza para abordar directamente un problema o desafío.
‘comfort’ significa “consolar” y se refiere a brindar consuelo a alguien, no se aplica a problemas. Por lo tanto, ‘confront’ es la opción adecuada.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

"Confront" se utiliza como verbo transitivo y aparece en preguntas gramaticales donde el sujeto enfrenta un objeto directo.

▪They confronted the difficulties bravely.
▪Ellos enfrentaron las dificultades valientemente.

confront

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

confront reality

significa "enfrentar la realidad" y se usa frecuentemente al hablar de aceptar situaciones difíciles.

▪It's time to confront reality and make a decision.
▪Es hora de enfrentar la realidad y tomar una decisión.

confront the music

significa 'enfrentar las consecuencias', es una expresión idiomática.

▪He had to confront the music after his mistake.
▪Tuvo que enfrentar las consecuencias después de su error.

Differences between similar words and confront

confront

,

face

differences

"Confront" implica un enfrentamiento directo y a menudo desafiante, mientras que "face" puede ser más neutral y simplemente significa mirar hacia algo.

confront
▪She confronted him about the lie.
▪Ella lo confrontó sobre la mentira.
face
▪He faced the audience calmly.
▪Él enfrentó al público con calma.

confront

,

challenge

differences

"Confront" significa enfrentar algo directamente, mientras que "challenge" implica cuestionar o poner a prueba algo o alguien.

confront
▪They confronted the issue immediately.
▪Ella desafió la decisión en la corte.
challenge
▪She challenged the decision in court.
▪Ella desafió la decisión en la corte.

Words with the same origin as confront

The origin of confront

"Confront" proviene del latín "confrontare", que significa "colocar frente a frente".

Word structure

Está compuesto por el prefijo "con" (junto), la raíz "front" (frente), y tiene la estructura de palabra que significa "enfrentar cara a cara".

Words with the same origin

La raíz de "confront" es "front" (frente). Palabras con la misma raíz incluyen "front" (frente) y "frontier" (frontera).

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