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enfrentar in English:

1. confront confront


I think it's time for me to confront that problem.
A soldier often has to confront danger.
They have to confront the object of their fears.
We try to help people confront their problems.
Not many willingly confront him, especially when he's in one of his moods.
In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security.
And so in that spirit, let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together.
Why don't you confront your father and tell him you're leaving the country?
When I want to confront her, she gets furious with me!
She confronted her captor.
The problems confronting the new government were enormous.
I would confront the intruder.
Kelsier closed the door, then turned with a smile to confront the room of about thirty skaa.
He knew he had to confront his fear of public speaking.

2. face face


Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger.
Let's face it, it's impossible. We're never gonna make it.
His face brightened.
We face competition from foreign suppliers.
I'm getting little pimples on my face. I wonder if I've been getting enough sleep lately.
I'm going to speak to you with utmost candor so I want you to take everything I'm about to say at face value.
If Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed.
The last to leave was a tall man, with a pale face and smooth, black hair.
A face with too much make up looks strange.
I think it's highly unlikely that Tom will ever face criminal charges.
My what a narrow waist! Her face is small, she really looks just like a doll!
Our section chief always makes a face at me when I ask him for something.
They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.
A parasol is used during the summertime to shade the face.
He thinks he knows everything but, as a matter of face, he is very ignorant.

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