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Translate confrontation from English to French

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confrontation:
- confrontation
Wiktionary:
- confrontation → confrontation, affrontement, conflit
- confrontation → confrontation, affrontement

English

Detailed Translations for confrontation from English to French

confrontation:

confrontation [the ~] noun

the confrontation
la confrontation
- confrontation [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for confrontation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
confrontation	confrontation
-	encounter; face-off; opposition; showdown

Related Words for "confrontation":

confrontations

Synonyms for "confrontation":

challenge
discord; dissension
encounter; showdown; face-off; disagreement
opposition; resistance
comparison; comparing

Related Definitions for "confrontation":

a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison¹
the act of hostile groups opposing each other¹
- the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions¹
a hostile disagreement face-to-face¹
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions¹
a bold challenge¹

Wiktionary Translations for confrontation:

confrontation

noun

A conflict between armed forces
- confrontation → confrontation
The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face
- confrontation → confrontation

confrontation

noun

action de batailler, de combattre, de défier.
- affrontement → clash; confrontation
Lutte armée
- conflit → conflict; clash; confrontation; strife
action de confronter des personnes ou des choses.
- confrontation → confrontation

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• confrontation	→ confrontation	↔ Gegenüberstellung — polizeiliche Maßnahme, die dazu dient, Straftäter zu identifizieren
• confrontation	→ confrontation	↔ Konfrontation — Gegenüberstellung von Dingen, Personen
• confrontation	→ affrontement	↔ confrontatie — aanvaring met andere persoon of zware problemen tussen groepen

External Machine Translations:

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University