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Meanings of confrontation in anglès

portuguès
enfrentamento
català
conflicte
espanyol
confrontación

A hostile disagreement face-to-face.

conflicte
portuguès
oposição
català
oposició
espanyol
confrontación

The act of hostile groups opposing each other.

oposició
Synonyms
Examples for "opposition"
Examples for "opposition"
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Members of the opposition, however, said it would further curtail press freedom.
Reuters
2
Ryan made a similar proposal a year ago and faced strong opposition.
Reuters
3
Britain is facing opposition from countries like Deutsche Boerse's home state Germany.
Reuters
4
In Qatar, the main opposition group outside Syria elected a new leader.
Reuters
5
The opposition Labour Party said the proposals did not go far enough.
Reuters
Usage of confrontation in anglès
1
The new law takes confrontation behind the scenes, out of public view.
The Guardian
2
Palestinian officials said 10 Palestinians were injured in the confrontation, none seriously.
Reuters
3
But the House vote would help set up a confrontation with Bush.
Reuters
4
The best way to approach this is directly but without any confrontation.
News.com.au
5
The right approach here is one of cooperation not confrontation, he said.
Reuters
6
Neither can she afford an open confrontation that might damage German interests.
Reuters
7
Even today, however, a Washington-Moscow confrontation could devastate the entire northern hemisphere.
Reuters
8
That uncertainty, however, risks opening the door to ever more dangerous confrontation.
Reuters
9
Isolation and confrontation is not what we want, said one EU official.
Reuters
10
In seconds, the situation escalated into the largest confrontation I'd ever witnessed.
Ready Player One
11
The final confrontation between Roland and Walter occurs near the Western Sea.
Wizard and glass
12
The violent confrontation saw a police vehicle overturned and court property damaged.
The South African
13
Smiles to the public but a new military confrontation in the offing?
The Irish Times
14
The confrontation with residents was short, Elber said, and most left voluntarily.
Reuters
15
Five people were detained for having a possible role in the confrontation.
Reuters
16
Guterres said the world cannot afford a major confrontation in the Gulf.
Reuters
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South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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