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Meanings of
confrontation
in anglès
portuguès
enfrentamento
català
conflicte
espanyol
confrontación
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A hostile disagreement face-to-face.
encounter
showdown
face-off
català
conflicte
portuguès
oposição
català
oposició
espanyol
confrontación
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The act of hostile groups opposing each other.
opposition
català
oposició
Synonyms
Examples for "
encounter
"
encounter
showdown
face-off
Examples for "
encounter
"
1
Although the actual
encounter
must have taken place thousands of years ago.
2
Here we
encounter
a new problem: what do they mean by toxin?
3
There was enormous enthusiasm and excitement at this new
encounter
with Europe.
4
Whatever problems we
encounter
,
we will ask God to help us with.
5
Consulates in Jerusalem, Israel's declared but disputed capital, rarely
encounter
political violence.
1
A
showdown
vote on calling witnesses could loom later in the week.
2
The inevitable
showdown
takes place but barely limps past the finish line.
3
The
showdown
comes at a time of heightened political tension in Russia.
4
North Carolina edged Louisville by a point in an early ACC
showdown
.
5
A lower court ruled against Janus, setting up the Supreme Court
showdown
.
1
Allred added that she would even
face
-
off
with her daughter in court.
2
The 1960 Kennedy-Nixon
face
-
off
served to demonstrate the importance of visual performance.
3
I wanted my ducks in perfect formation for tomorrow's
face
-
off
with Hubert.
4
The betting is that the contest boils down to a Bigelow-Cameron
face
-
off
.
5
Instead, in the final
face
-
off
,
the villain starts talking about Henrietta Lacks.
Usage of
confrontation
in anglès
1
The new law takes
confrontation
behind the scenes, out of public view.
2
Palestinian officials said 10 Palestinians were injured in the
confrontation
,
none seriously.
3
But the House vote would help set up a
confrontation
with Bush.
4
The best way to approach this is directly but without any
confrontation
.
5
The right approach here is one of cooperation not
confrontation
,
he said.
6
Neither can she afford an open
confrontation
that might damage German interests.
7
Even today, however, a Washington-Moscow
confrontation
could devastate the entire northern hemisphere.
8
That uncertainty, however, risks opening the door to ever more dangerous
confrontation
.
9
Isolation and
confrontation
is not what we want, said one EU official.
10
In seconds, the situation escalated into the largest
confrontation
I'd ever witnessed.
11
The final
confrontation
between Roland and Walter occurs near the Western Sea.
12
The violent
confrontation
saw a police vehicle overturned and court property damaged.
13
Smiles to the public but a new military
confrontation
in the offing?
14
The
confrontation
with residents was short, Elber said, and most left voluntarily.
15
Five people were detained for having a possible role in the
confrontation
.
16
Guterres said the world cannot afford a major
confrontation
in the Gulf.
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About this term
confrontation
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
military confrontation
violent confrontation
direct confrontation
avoid confrontation
physical confrontation
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Translations for
confrontation
portuguès
enfrentamento
oposição
confronto
català
conflicte
topada
enfrontament
confrontació
oposició
espanyol
confrontación
cara a cara
enfrentamiento
pugna
conflicto
encuentro
oposición
Confrontation
through the time
Confrontation
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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