confronti in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for confronti in the English»Italian Dictionary

confront [Brit kənˈfrʌnt, Am kənˈfrənt] VB trans

1. confront (face):

confront danger, enemy

affrontare

confront problem

affrontare, fare fronte a

to confront the truth

affrontare la verità

to be confronted by sth

dover affrontare qc

a new problem confronted us

ci trovavamo di fronte a un nuovo problema

to be confronted by the police

trovarsi di fronte alla polizia

the cases that confront lawyers

i casi che gli avvocati devono affrontare

the task which confronted us

il compito che ci troviamo ad affrontare

2. confront (bring together):

to confront sb with sth, sb

mettere qn di fronte a or a confronto con qc, qn

confrontation [Brit ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn, Am ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. confrontation (violent encounter):

confrontation

scontro m (between tra; with con)

2. confrontation (dispute):

confrontation

confronto m

confrontation

scontro m

we had a confrontation with our teachers

abbiamo avuto uno scontro con i nostri insegnanti

3. confrontation (encounter):

it was my first confrontation with the truth

era la prima volta che affrontavo la verità

confrontational [Brit ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃən(ə)l, Am ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l] ADJ

confrontational

provocatore

confrontational

aggressivo

frontier post [ˈfrʌntɪəˌpəʊst, frʌnˈtɪər-] N

frontier post

posto m di frontiera

frontier [Brit ˈfrʌntɪə, frʌnˈtɪə, Am ˌfrənˈtɪr] N

frontier

frontiera f also fig

the frontiers of science

le frontiere della scienza

the frontier between Italy and France

il confine italo-francese

the wild frontier (Wild West)

la frontiera

the wild frontier before n town, zone

di frontiera

the wild frontier controls

alla frontiera

confrère [Brit ˈkɒnfrɛː, Am ˈkɑnˌfrɛr, kɑnˈfrɛr] N

1. confrère REL:

confrère

confratello m

2. confrère (fellow member):

confrère

collega m (membro di associazione professionale)

Y-fronts [Brit ˈwʌɪfrʌnts, Am ˈwaɪfrənts] N npl Brit

Y-fronts

= slip da uomo con cucitura a Y sul davanti

I.affront [Brit əˈfrʌnt, Am əˈfrənt] N

affront

affronto m

affront

offesa f

affront

insulto m

II.affront [Brit əˈfrʌnt, Am əˈfrənt] VB trans gener. passivo

affront

insultare

affront

offendere

I.upfront [Brit ʌpˈfrʌnt, ˈʌpfrʌnt, Am ˌəpˈfrənt] ADJ inf

1. upfront (frank):

upfront

franco

upfront

schietto

2. upfront (conspicuous):

upfront position

in vista

3. upfront money:

upfront

anticipato

II.upfront [Brit ʌpˈfrʌnt, ˈʌpfrʌnt, Am ˌəpˈfrənt] ADV

upfront pay:

upfront

in anticipo

I.frontal [Brit ˈfrʌnt(ə)l, Am ˈfrən(t)l] ADJ

1. frontal (head-on):

frontal assault, attack

frontale

2. frontal ANAT:

frontal lobe

frontale

3. frontal METEO:

frontal system

fronte

4. frontal:

frontal CINE, PHOTO lighting

frontale

II.frontal [Brit ˈfrʌnt(ə)l, Am ˈfrən(t)l] N REL

frontal

paliotto m

confronti in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confronti in the English»Italian Dictionary

confront VB trans

confront

affrontare

confrontational [ˌkɑ:n·frən·ˈteɪʃ·nəl] ADJ

confrontational

polemico, -a

confrontation [ˌkɑ:n·frən·ˈteɪ·ʃən] N

confrontation

scontro m

frontier [frʌn·ˈtɪr] N a. fig (border)

frontier

frontiera f

frontier station N

frontier station

posto m di confine

I.full-frontal ADJ

full-frontal attack:

full-frontal

frontale

II.full-frontal N

full-frontal

nudo m frontale

I.affront [ə·ˈfrʌnt] N

affront

affronto m

an affront to sb's dignity

un affronto [o insulto] alla dignità di qn

II.affront [ə·ˈfrʌnt] VB trans

affront

fare un affronto a

to be affronted at [or by] sth

offendersi per qc

seafront [ˈsi:·frʌnt] N

1. seafront (promenade):

seafront

lungomare m

2. seafront (beach):

seafront

spiaggia f

forefront [ˈfɔ:r·frʌnt] N

forefront

primo piano m

to be at the forefront of sth

essere all'avanguardia in qc

frontage [ˈfrʌn·tɪdʒ] N

frontage

facciata f