| Principal Translations |
| enfrentar⇒ vtr | (encarar: personas, situaciones) | confront⇒, face⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative) | tackle⇒ vtr |
| | | deal with vtr phrasal insep |
| | Siempre enfrentó los problemas con buen ánimo. |
| | She always faced problems with a positive spin. |
| enfrentar vtr | (hacer competir) | pit against v expr |
| | | put together. bring face to face v expr |
| | | match up vtr phrasal sep |
| | El último partido enfrentará a los dos campeones regionales. |
| | The final game will pit the two regional champions against each other. |
| enfrentar vtr | (causar desavenencia) | cause friction between v expr |
| | | bring into conflict v expr |
| | Los problemas económicos enfrentaron a la pareja. |
| | Financial problems caused friction between the couple. |
| enfrentar vtr | (poner objetos uno frente a otro) (location) | put face to face, place face to face v expr |
| | | place facing each other, place opposite one another v expr |
| | Vamos a enfrentar los armarios para que la habitación tenga una disposición simétrica. |
| | We're going to put the wardrobes face to face to give the room a symmetrical layout. |
| enfrentarse⇒ v prnl | (pelearse, competir) | quarrel⇒, fight⇒ vi |
| | Los dos hombres se enfrentaron por el amor de aquella mujer. |
| | The two men fought over the love of the same woman. |
| enfrentarse a v prnl + prep | (encarar: personas, situaciones) | face⇒, confront⇒ vtr |
| | | face up to vtr phrasal insep |
| | | accept⇒ vtr |
| | Enfréntate a tu destino y entra en el despacho del jefe. |
| | Face your destiny and step into the boss' office. |