CONFRONTED - Translation from English into German

English

German

con·front [kənˈfrʌnt] VB trans

1. confront (face):

to confront sth

etw dat begegnen

to confront a danger

einer Gefahr ins Auge sehen

to confront a difficulty/issue/problem

sich acc einer Schwierigkeit/einem Problem stellen

to confront an enemy

einem Feind entgegentreten

2. confront usu passive (compel to deal with):

confront

jdn mit jdm/etw konfrontieren

to be confronted with [or by] sth

mit etw dat konfrontiert werden

when I was confronted by the TV camera, ...

als ich der Fernsehkamera gegenüberstand, ...

as she left the court, she was confronted by an angry crowd

als sie das Gericht verließ, traf sie auf eine wütende Menschenmenge

to be confronted with an accusation

sich acc einer Anschuldigung stellen müssen

to be confronted with a problem

vor ein Problem gestellt werden

to be faced [or confronted] with a dilemma

vor einem Dilemma stehen

to be faced [or confronted] with a dilemma

in der Zwickmühle stecken

to face [or confront]reality

den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen

to face [or confront]reality

sich acc der Realität stellen

German

English

jdn mit jdm/etw konfrontieren

to confront sb with sb/sth

mit etw dat konfrontiert sein

to be confronted with sth

sich acc einer Herausforderung/Aufgabe gegenübersehen

to be confronted with a challenge/task

jdm jdn gegenüberstellen

to confront sb with sb

jdm entgegenschlagen

to confront [or meet] sb

an jdn herantreten

to confront sb

vor einer Entscheidung stehen

to be confronted with a decision

seinem Schicksal begegnen

to confront [or meet] [or face] one's fate

Present

I	confront
you	confront
he/she/it	confronts
we	confront
you	confront
they	confront

Past

I	confronted
you	confronted
he/she/it	confronted
we	confronted
you	confronted
they	confronted

Present Perfect

I	have	confronted
you	have	confronted
he/she/it	has	confronted
we	have	confronted
you	have	confronted
they	have	confronted

Past Perfect

I	had	confronted
you	had	confronted
he/she/it	had	confronted
we	had	confronted
you	had	confronted
they	had	confronted

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Seafarers have had a dilemma for as long as sailboats could use lift to sail upwind.

en.wikipedia.org

Meanwhile, the boys were given a dilemma of their own when food and drinks were left for them.

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Another mode of criticism of the security dilemma concept is to question the validity of the offence-defense balance.

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There were also dilemmas about some of the countries and venues.

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The artist's desire to turn the tree base into winding bodies presents a visual dilemma for the viewer.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

Belonging to the strong Steinway Musical Industry Association since 1999 is a guarantee that our company will confront changing market requirements with vigour in order to remain the first-class choice of pianos in the future.

www.pianos.de

Die Zugehörigkeit zu dem starken Verbund der Steinway Musical Industry seit dem Jahre 1999 sind zudem ein Garant dafür, dass unser Unternehmen den sich ändernden Marktanforderungen mit Kraft begegnet, um auch in Zukunft die „kluge“ Wahl bei Klaviaturen zu sein.

www.pianos.de

We do not overcome difficulties by searching for the causer, but confront them with solutions.

www.kcs.net

Schwierigkeiten bewältigen wir nicht mit der Suche nach Verursachern, sondern begegnen ihnen mit Lösungen.

www.kcs.net

Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are partially confronted with skepticism - for critical business data in the jacket or trouser pockets of employees are security concepts necessary.

www.tci.de

Mobilen Geräten wie Smartphones und Tablets wird teilweise mit Skepsis begegnet – für kritische Unternehmensdaten in den Jacken- oder Hosentaschen der Mitarbeiter sind jedenfalls umfassende Security-Konzepte erforderlich.

www.tci.de

I spend several weeks in the summer each year in Tuscany where I am confronted with enchanting paintings of the Madonna in every church.

seyler.at

Jedes Jahr verbringe ich einige Wochen im Sommer in der Toskana, wo mir in jeder Kirche wunderschöne Gemälde mit Madonnen begegnen.

seyler.at