affrontare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *affrontāre, from Latin ad + frons + -āre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /af.fronˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: af‧fron‧tà‧re

Verb[edit]

affrontàre (first-person singular present affrónto, first-person singular past historic affrontài, past participle affrontàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to face or confront
  2. to cope with
  3. to deal with, broach or handle
  4. to brave or tackle
  5. to encounter
  6. to take on

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