enfrentar
verbo transitivo
1 (enemistar) to set against
la herencia enfrentó a los dos hermanos the inheritance set the two brothers against each other o at loggerheads
verbo pronominal
enfrentarse1 (pelear) [+personas] to have a confrontation; [+equipos] to face each other
Juan y su padre se enfrentaron durante la comida Juan and his father had a confrontation over lunch; hoy se enfrentan el Madrid y el Barcelona today Madrid and Barcelona are facing each other
2
enfrentarse a o con
[+persona] to confront se enfrentó a sus secuestradores he confronted his kidnappers; se enfrentaron al enemigo they faced o confronted the enemy; la selección de España se enfrentó a la de Italia the Spanish team came up against o faced the Italian team
[+problema, dificultad] to face (up to); confront se niega a enfrentarse a la realidad he refuses to face (up to) reality; hay que enfrentarse con el peligro we have to face up to the danger
