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confrontar.

to confront (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/kõ.fɾõˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[kõ.fɾõˈta(h)]Brazil/kõ.fɾõˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo/kõ.fɾõˈta(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to confront (to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin front- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Medieval Latin cōnfrontārelbor. Portuguese confrontar Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre.

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