confront

1. (transitive)To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.

   It is important that police officers learn to deescalate situations in which someone confronts them aggressively.

   konfrontieren, entgegentreten

   противостоя́тьprotivostojátʹ

   oppose, as in hostility or a competition

2. (transitive)To deal with.

   confront a problem

   sich einer Sache f stellen, sich mit etwas auseinandersetzen, sich mit einem Problem befassen

   име́ть де́ло

   deal with (something unpleasant) head on

3. (transitive)To bring someone face to face with something.

   We should confront him about the missing money.

   konfrontieren

   be face to face with

4. (transitive)To come up against; to encounter.

   Inter Milan are to confront Juventus in the final.

   konfrontieren, begegnen

   ста́лкиватьсяstálkivatʹsja, столкну́тьсяstolknútʹsja

   стика́тисяstykátysja, зіткну́тисяzitknútysja

5. (intransitive)To engage in confrontation.

   konfrontieren, gegenübertreten

6. (transitive)To set a thing side by side with; to compare.

   gegenüberstellen, nebeneinanderhalten

7. (transitive)To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

   einander gegenüberstellen

   сопоставля́тьsopostavljátʹ, сопоста́витьsopostávitʹ, противопоставля́тьprotivopostavljátʹ

1. Tom confronted Mary.

   Том стояв обличчям до обличчя з Мері.

   ruТом стоял лицом к лицу с Мэри.

   deTom konfrontierte Maria.

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2. I was confronted with many difficulties.

   ruЯ столкнулся со множеством трудностей.

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3. They were confronted with many problems.

   deSie wurden mit vielen Problemen konfrontiert.

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4. I'm confronted with a difficult problem.

   ruЯ столкнулся со сложной проблемой.

   deIch sehe mich einem schwierigen Problem gegenüber.

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5. We're confronted with a difficult situation.

   ruМы столкнулись со сложной ситуацией.

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