Confront - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

Примеры использования:

Reporters accosted him in the street

verb

To approach or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way

Примеры использования:

They were accosted at a bus stop by someone who said he needed money.

verb

To go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way

Примеры использования:

I'm usually accosted by beggars and drunks as i walk to the station.

verb

Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.

Примеры использования:

The train approached the main line

noun

A way of dealing with a situation or problem.

Примеры использования:

We need a whole new approach to the job

verb

Move towards

verb

Make a physical attack on.

Примеры использования:

He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer

noun

A physical attack.

Примеры использования:

His imprisonment for an assault on the film director

verb

Attack someone physically or emotionally

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Примеры использования:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Примеры использования:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

noun

A growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face.

Примеры использования:

He had a black beard

verb

Boldly confront or challenge (someone formidable).

Примеры использования:

He was afraid to beard the sultan himself

noun

Hair that grows on the chin and lower part of a person's face

Примеры использования:

A flowing white beard, grow a beard he's growing a beard., he shaved off his beard but kept his mou…

adjective

Ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.

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A brave soldier

noun

A north american indian warrior.

Примеры использования:

Thwarting a u.s. raid at the battle of the little bighorn in 1876, sioux and cheyenne braves took n…

verb

Endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing fear.

Примеры использования:

These six men braved the rough seas

noun

A call to someone to participate in a competitive situation or fight to decide who is superior in terms of ability or strength.

Примеры использования:

He accepted the challenge

verb

Exposure of the immune system to pathogenic organisms or antigens.

Примеры использования:

Recently vaccinated calves should be protected from challenge

noun

Something needing great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully, or the situation of facing this kind of effort

Примеры использования:

[ c ] it’s a challenge being in a marriage when both partners have high-pressure jobs., [ c ] no ma…

noun

The part around the neck of a shirt, blouse, jacket or coat, either upright or turned over.

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A shirt collar

verb

Put a collar on (an animal).

Примеры использования:

The animal had been captured, collared, and released by federal researchers

verb

A band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

verb

Openly resist or refuse to obey.

Примеры использования:

A woman who defies convention

verb

To refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.

Примеры использования:

It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers., a few workers have defied the majority d…

verb

To be extreme or very strange and therefore impossible to believe, describe, or explain

Примеры использования:

The chaos at the airport defies description.

verb

Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

Примеры использования:

She made to open the door, but he detained her

verb

To force someone officially to stay in a place

Примеры использования:

A suspect is being detained by the police for further questioning., we were detained in traffic and…

verb

To delay someone for a short length of time

Примеры использования:

Be unavoidably detained i'm sorry i'm late - i was unavoidably detained.

noun

The front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal.

Примеры использования:

She was scarlet in the face and perspiring profusely

verb

Short for typeface.

noun

The front of the head including the eyes, nose, and mouth

Примеры использования:

Cal hid his face in his hands., we climbed the north face of mount washington., they are faced with…

phrasal verb

To accept that a difficult situation exists

Примеры использования:

She's going to have to face up to the fact that he's not going to marry her.

verb

Bring or come to an abrupt stop.

Примеры использования:

There is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed

noun

A suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one.

Примеры использования:

A halt in production

adjective

(of a person) having a physical disability.

Примеры использования:

If a man were halt or hunch'd

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Примеры использования:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

A gathering of riders and hounds before a hunt begins.

Примеры использования:

She fell from her horse during a weekend meet

adjective

Suitable or proper.

Примеры использования:

It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Примеры использования:

A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

verb

To disagree with something, often by speaking or fighting against it

Примеры использования:

The governor adamantly/vehemently opposes raising taxes., the opposing sides failed to reach agreem…

verb

To disagree with something or someone, and speak or take action against them

Примеры использования:

Most local residents opposed the building of the shopping mall., the proposed tax rise has been vig…

verb

Withstand the action or effect of.

Примеры использования:

Antibodies help us to resist infection

noun

A resistant substance applied as a coating to protect a surface during a process, for example to prevent dye or glaze adhering.

Примеры использования:

New lithographic techniques require their own special resists

verb

Withstand the force of something

noun

A flat shape with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90°, or an area or object having this shape

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The square of 7 is 49., i paid last time, so if you pay now, we’re square., all i want is a square …

adjective

Used before units of measurement to describe the size of an area, especially an area of land. an area of 100 square metres is equal in size to 100 squares with sides that are 1 metre long

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100 square metres/kilometres/miles, etc. about 81,000 square metres of office space is due to be co…

phrasal verb

Make a spirited defence against someone or something.

Примеры использования:

Many workers are afraid to stand up to their employers

phrasal verb

Be resistant to the harmful effects of prolonged wear or use.

Примеры использования:

Choose a carpet that will stand up to wear and tear

phrasal verb

To prove to be true when closely examined

Примеры использования:

The evidence is weak and will not stand up in court., good research will stand up under any critici…

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Примеры использования:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Примеры использования:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

noun

The equipment required for a task or sport.

Примеры использования:

Fishing tackle

verb

Make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task).

Примеры использования:

Police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime

verb

Seize and throw down an opponent player carrying the ball

verb

Stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way.

Примеры использования:

He waylaid me on the stairs

verb

To wait for and then stop someone, especially either to attack or talk to that person

Примеры использования:

A man on his way to deposit $12,000 in a bank was waylaid by two men who snatched his bag., i meant…