| Traduções principais |
| come up against sb/sth vi phrasal + prep | (encounter: opposition, obstacle) (encontrar: obstáculos, oposição) | enfrentar vt |
| | The work is behind schedule because we came up against some unexpected problems. |
| | O trabalho está atrasado porque enfrentamos problemas inesperados. |
| run up against sb/sth vi phrasal + prep | (face: challenges) | enfrentar vt |
| | The explorers ran up against some serious problems when the weather suddenly worsened. |
| outface sb vtr | (confront and defeat) | desafiar vt |
| | | enfrentar vt |
| stand up against sb/sth vtr phrasal insep | figurative (oppose actively) | enfrentar vt |
| | | opor-se vp |
| | | levantar-se contra vp + prep |
| | We must stand up against racism. |
| play against sth/sb vtr phrasal insep | (have as an opponent) (ter como oponente) | jogar contra loc v |
| | | enfrentar vt |
| | Every time I play against Tom, he beats me in every game. |
| up against prep | (difficulty: confronted by) (dificuldade: ser confrontado por) | ir contra vt + prep |
| | | enfrentar vt |
| | We're up against some serious problems, but I think we can finish the job anyway. |
| cope vi | (withstand situation) | lidar, enfrentar vt |
| | The death of their father was devastating at first, but they learned to cope. |
| | A morte do pai deles foi devastadora a princípio, mas eles aprenderam a lidar. |
| wrestle with sth vi + prep | figurative (mentally: struggle) (BRA, figurado) | brigar v int |
| | (POR) | enfrentar vt |
| | (POR) | braço de ferro expres v |
| | We're wrestling with a pretty catastrophic budget shortfall. |
| | Paul wrestled with his conscience after he stole the car. |
| | Estamos brigando com um déficit orçamentário bem catastrófico. // Paul brigou com sua consciência após ter roubado o carro. |
| struggle with sb vi + prep | (grapple physically with) (informal, lutar fisicamente com) | agredir vt |
| | | bater em expres v |
| | | enfrentar vt |
| | The wrestler struggled with his opponent. |
| stand up against sth vtr phrasal insep | (withstand: wear, stress) | enfrentar vt |
| | | aguentar vt |
| | | suportar vt |
| | Concrete construction is used in the tropics because it will stand up against hurricanes and insects. |
| cope with sth vi + prep | (struggle against: conditions) | lutar, enfrentar vt |
| | Renoir coped with severe rheumatoid arthritis for the last 25 years of his life. |
| brave sth vtr | (face) | enfrentar vt |
| | We braved many obstacles in our journey. |
| | Enfrentamos muitos obstáculos em nossa jornada. |
take sth/sb on,
take on sth/sb vtr phrasal sep | (confront, oppose) | opor-se a vp + prep |
| | | enfrentar vt |
| | (figurado) | lutar contra vt + prep |
| | He took on management in an attempt to improve conditions for the workers. |
| | Ele se opôs à gerência numa tentativa de melhorar as condições dos trabalhadores. |
| resist sth/sb vtr | (struggle against: physically) | enfrentar vt |
| | | resistir vt |
| | If you keep on resisting me I'll be obliged to tie you up. |
| | Se você continuar me enfrentando, serei obrigado a amarrá-lo. |
| Traduções complementares |
| fight vi | (struggle, defend oneself) | lutar v int |
| | | enfrentar vt |
| | Mark was fighting to try and escape from his captors. |
| | Marcos estar lutando para tentar escapar dos captores. |
| meet sth/sb vtr | (face directly) | enfrentar vt |
| | Dartmouth will meet Princeton for the championship. |
| | Dartmouth enfrentará Princeton pelo campeonato. |
| meet sth/sb vtr | (contest with) | encontrar vt |
| | | enfrentar vt |
| | The allied forces met their enemy on the fields of northern France. |
| | As forças aliadas encontraram seus inimigos nos campos do norte da França. |
| stand sth vtr | (undergo) | enfrentar vt |
| | Harry stood trial for murder. |
| | Harry enfrentou uma condenação por assassinato. |
| encounter sb/sth vtr | (military: meet in conflict) (militar) | encontrar, enfrentar vt |
| | They encountered the enemy off the coast of Spain. |
| | Eles encontraram o inimigo na costa da Espanha. |
| hazard sth vtr | (brave, deal with) (tratar com coragem) | enfrentar, lidar vt |
| | Harry hazarded the bad weather and pushed for the top of the mountain anyway. |
| | Harry enfrentou o mau tempo e subiu até o topo da montanha do mesmo jeito. |