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confrontación

confrontation

noun kohn-frohn-tah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Confrontación implies a direct, often hostile face-off between two parties — political, military, or interpersonal. Its plural confrontaciones is common in news reporting. The related verb is confrontar (to confront, to compare); note that in some contexts confrontar means 'to compare texts', not necessarily 'to clash'.

Examples

"Evitaron la confrontación directa con el rival."

Natural Translation

They avoided direct confrontation with the rival.

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