afrontar

Portuguese

Etymology

a- + fronte + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧fron‧tar

Verb

afrontar (first-person singular present indicative afronto, past participle afrontado)

  1. (transitive) abuse (to insult)
  2. to confront
  3. to face
  4. to cause sickness

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *affrontāre, from Latin frōns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afɾonˈtaɾ/, [afɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

afrontar (first-person singular present afronto, first-person singular preterite afronté, past participle afrontado)

  1. to confront
  2. to defy
  3. to face

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