confrontation

English

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

confrontation (plural confrontations)

1. The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face
2. A conflict between armed forces

Translations

The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face

• Albanian: ballafaqim (sq)
• Bulgarian: противопоставяне (bg) n (protivopostavjane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 對峙 (cmn), 对峙 (cmn) (duìzhì), 對質 (cmn), 对质 (cmn) (duìzhì)

• Dutch: confrontatie (nl) f
• Finnish: konfrontaatio
• French: confrontation (fr) f

• German: Konfrontation (de) f, Gegenüberstellung (de) f
• Hebrew: עימות ('ymut) f
• Italian: braccio di ferro (it), confronto (it) m
• Japanese: 対決 (ja) (たいけつ, taiketsu)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: به‌ره‌نگار

• Polish: konfrontacja (pl) f
• Russian: конфронтация (ru) (konfrontácija) f , противостояние (ru) (protivostojánije) n , противоборство (ru) (protivobórstvo) n 

A conflict between armed forces

• Albanian: kundërvënie
• Bulgarian: битка (bg) f (bitka)
• Dutch: confrontatie (nl) f
• Finnish: yhteenotto (fi)
• French: confrontation (fr) f

• German: Konfrontation (de) f
• Italian: scontro (it) m
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: به‌ره‌نگاربوونه‌وه‌

• Russian: конфронтация (ru) (konfrontácija) f , противостояние (ru) (protivostojánije) n , столкновение (ru) (stolknovénije) n 

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• Italian: confrontazione, oppozitione

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French

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Noun

confrontation f (plural confrontations)

1. confrontation