enfrente

See also: enfrenté

Ladino

Adverb

enfrente (Latin spelling)

1. in front of, across from
   • 1979, Kamelia Shahar, “La verdadera felisidad”, in Aki Yerushalayim, number 1:

     Eliau Anavi ke lo estava mirando d'enfrente se aserko de el i le disho: Dime ombre, deke estas de negra umor ?

     The prophet Elijah, who was watching him from in front, approached him and said: Tell me, man, why are you in a bad mood?

Portuguese

Verb

enfrente

1. inflection of enfrentar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈfɾente/ [ẽɱˈfɾẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: en‧fren‧te

Etymology 1

From en (“in”) +‎ frente (“front”).

Adverb

enfrente

1. in front of, across from, opposite, facing

   enfrente de la tienda ― opposite the store

Derived terms

• acera de enfrente
• hasta la pared de enfrente

 

Related terms

• enfrentar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

enfrente

1. inflection of enfrentar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “enfrente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014