enfrentar

From en- +‎ frente +‎ -ar.

enfrentar (first-person singular present enfrento, first-person singular preterite enfrentei, past participle enfrentado)

1. to face, confront
2. to encounter
3. inflection of enfrentar:
   1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
   2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

en- +‎ frente +‎ -ar

• IPA^(key): /enfɾenˈtaɾ/ [ẽɱ.fɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧fren‧tar

enfrentar (first-person singular present enfrento, first-person singular preterite enfrenté, past participle enfrentado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to confront, to face, to stand up to, (a person or force aggressively)
2. (transitive, reflexive) to face, to confront, to address, to deal with, to meet, to tackle, to cope with, to handle, to contend, to contend with (e.g. reality, an issue, a problem)

   Enfrentémoslo... ― Let's face it...

3. (transitive) to counter, to combat (e.g. a threat, terrorism, criminal activity)
4. (transitive) to pit (two sides against each other)
5. (reflexive) to take on, to face off, to face off against, to fight, to engage, to clash (e.g. take on somebody in a challenge) (+ a)
6. (reflexive) to face, to be facing, to be dealing with, to be up against (+ a)

• “enfrentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014