Afrontar in english
pronunciation: frʌntfeɪsɪŋ part of speech: none
afrontar = face ; grapple with ; breast ; tackle ; deal with ; confront.
Example: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Example: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.Example: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.Example: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.Example: How do I deal with my spouse now that my divorce has turned ugly?.Example: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.more:
» afrontar la realidad = face + reality ; confront + reality .
Example: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on. Example: We must confront the reality that the new technology affects they way people understand the information it carries.» afrontar las consecuencias = face + the music ; face + the consequences .
Example: 'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly. Example: These people put lives at risk and they should face the consequences of their unlawful actions if they kill people.» afrontar la situación = bear + the strain .
Example: Although there are net-lenders and net-borrowers, the community of libraries in the Nordic area is sufficiently cohesive to bear the strain of electronic document delivery.» afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems .
Example: Literature, concerning as it does issues of identity, of relationships, of ethical and philosophical questions, offers students valuable insights for grappling with life's problems.» afrontar + Posesivo + miedos = face + Posesivo + demons ; confront + Posesivo + demons .
Example: When her attempt at a normal life goes up in smoke, she must come to terms with her half-blood nature and face her demons. Example: The film is about one woman who finds the courage to confront her demons and make peace with her past.» afrontar una dificultad = front + a difficulty ; face (up to) + a difficulty .
Example: You must front the difficulties, whatever they may be, of making proper catalogues. Example: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.» afrontar una tarea = tackle + a task .
Example: If you are ready to tackle this task, then go for it, but look before you leap!.» afrontar un peligro = face (up to) + a danger ; address + a danger .
Example: He thinks that if he doesn't see or face up to the danger there is no danger; he is safe. Example: We need more novels like this one that address the danger of blindly accepting societal values about who we are.» afrontar un problema = face + an issue ; confront + a problem ; face + a problem .
Example: Personnel management is a critical issue facing library administrators. Example: This article outlines some of the problems which confronted students attempting to master the skills of back-of-book indexing. Example: They both face the problems presented in attempting to provide a system for the classification of all areas of knowledge.» afrontar un reto = rise (up) to + a challenge ; address + a threat ; embrace + a challenge ; be up to a challenge ; face (up to) + a challenge .
Example: Librarians, like all educators, rose to this new challenge, and programs designed to 'Americanize' the immigrant sprang up in all the major libraries in the country. Example: This paper has described several endeavours which illustrate how we can address the threats from technological discontinuities. Example: A new energy efficiency survey reveals that business is embracing the challenge of becoming more environmentally friendly. Example: We're defending the title and we need to be up to the challenge. Example: While on-line systems possess the potential to fill a majority of Third World information gaps, they face tremendous practical challenges in these areas.» afrontar un riesgo = address + a danger .
Example: We need more novels like this one that address the danger of blindly accepting societal values about who we are.