without examplesFound in 2 dictionaries

The Universal Dictionary
It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

confront

[kən'frʌnt] брит. / амер.

гл.

противостоять, оказывать сопротивление
стоять лицом к лицу; сталкиваться лицом к лицу
сталкивать (кого-л. с чем-л.)
юр. проводить очную ставку
сравнивать, сопоставлять

Law (En-Ru)

confront

сопоставлять
проводить очную ставку; стоять на очной ставке

Unlock all free
thematic dictionaries

Examples from texts

But she had no time to think. The Guards had set their torches on either side of the door, and Rant Absolain advanced between them to confront the quest.
Но времени на размышления уже не оставалось: стражи замерли у дверей, осветив факелами камеру, и Рант Абсолиан вступил на порог.
Donaldson, Stephen R. / The One TreeДональдсон, Стивен Р. / Первое дерево
Первое дерево
Дональдсон, Стивен Р.
The One Tree
Donaldson, Stephen R.
© 1982 by Stephen R. Donaldson

However, in reality, most funding efforts confront bottlenecks at different levels.
Однако в реальности в большинстве случаев в процессе финансирования на различных уровнях имеются узкие места.
© UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
www.unaids.org 18.11.2009

On a number of occasions, I have emphasized how important it is that the State mobilize domestic resources to confront the challenges of human development, State modernization and sustainable productive development.
Я неоднократно отмечал важность того, чтобы государство мобилизовало национальные ресурсы на решение задач развития людских ресурсов, модернизации государственных институтов и устойчивого развития производства
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 06.06.2011
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 06.06.2011

Costa Rica believes that the international community must confront the difficulties posed by globalization and take advantage of its opportunities in a manner that respects cultural diversity.
Коста-Рика считает, что международное сообщество должно бороться с трудностями, порождаемыми глобализацией, и использовать открываемые ею возможности таким образом, чтобы обеспечивалось уважение культурного разнообразия.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 31.07.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 31.07.2010

They were almost to the end of a connecting corridor when a black-robed figure suddenly stepped out of the shadows to confront them.
Они дошли почти до конца очередного коридора, как вдруг из темноты шагнула фигура в черных одеждах, преграждая им путь.
Brooks, Terry / First King of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Первый король Шаннары
Первый король Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1996 by Terry Brooks

This is the fear gnawing at China’s rulers as they confront the unrest in Tibet.
Этого-то и опасаются правители Китая, столкнувшиеся с волнениями в Тибете.
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 06.04.2009
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 06.04.2009

How many times would Daniel confront him about his correspondence?
Как долго брат будет донимать его насчет переписки?
Liss, David / The Coffee TraderЛисс, Дэвид / Торговец кофе
Торговец кофе
Лисс, Дэвид
© И. Нелюбова, перевод, 2008
© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2008
© 2003 by David Liss
The Coffee Trader
Liss, David
© 2003 by David Liss

Therefore, a universal and legally binding international instrument would be essential in helping States to confront the problems related to small arms and light weapons.
Поэтому универсальный и юридически обязательный международный документ будет иметь важное значение для оказания помощи государствам в решении проблем, связанных со стрелковым оружием и легкими вооружениями.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 09.07.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 09.07.2010

But it was so hard to confront him-to look into his eyes.
Но каково ей будет сейчас встретиться с ним, взглянуть ему в глаза.
Dreiser, Theodore / The FinancierДрайзер, Теодор / Финансист
Финансист
Драйзер, Теодор
© Издательство "Правда", 1980
The Financier
Dreiser, Theodore
© 2008 by Seven Treasures Publications

But in fact he has no desire to confront Nelson himself.
— На самом деле у него нет ни малейшего желания самому выводить Нельсона на чистую воду.
Updike, John / Rabbit At RestАпдайк, Джон / Кролик успокоился
Кролик успокоился
Апдайк, Джон
© Перевод. Н. Роговская, 2009
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
© John Updike, 1990
Rabbit At Rest
Updike, John
© 1990 by John Updike

Border security systems in most countries in the region are underresourced and inadequate to confront illicit drug trafficking on such a massive scale.
Системы пограничного контроля в большинстве стран региона недостаточно обеспечены ресурсами и не готовы для того, чтобы противостоять незаконной торговле наркотиками в столь массовом масштабе.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 25.01.2011
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 25.01.2011

Coll and Morgan drifted over from time to time, and he spoke to them of his intention to confront the outlaw chief.
Когда появились Колл с Морганом, он сообщил им о своем намерении решительно поговорить с предводителем мятежников.
Brooks, Terry / The Scions of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Потомки Шаннары
Потомки Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
The Scions of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1990 by Terry Brooks

The captain moved to confront Pinochet, suspecting the man’s importance.
– Сказав так, капитан подошел к пирату, чтобы поближе разглядеть его. Дюдермонт сразу понял, что это не простой разбойник.
Salvatore, Robert / The Halfling’s GemСальваторе, Роберт / Проклятие рубина
Проклятие рубина
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 1990 TSR, Inc.
© С. Топоров, перевод, 2007
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
The Halfling’s Gem
Salvatore, Robert
© 1990 TSR, Inc.

Part of me wanted to confront him and demand to know what his problem was.
Иногда мне даже хотелось подойти к этому красавцу и спросить, в чем дело.
Meyer, Stephenie / TwilightМайер, Стефани / Сумерки
Сумерки
Майер, Стефани
© А. Ахмерова, 2007
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers
© Stephenie Meyer, 2005
Twilight
Meyer, Stephenie
© 2005 by Stephenie Meyer

He could confront us with as many documents as he chose, bearing the forged signatures of our kinfolk and friends—and it would be just a skillful interrogation technique.
Он сколько угодно может класть перед нами протоколы с подделанными подписями наших родных и друзей - и это только изящный следовательский прием.
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr / The Gulag ArchipelagoСолженицын, Александр / Архипелаг Гулаг
Архипелаг Гулаг
Солженицын, Александр
© Русский Общественный Фонд Александра Солженицына, 2009
The Gulag Archipelago
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr
© 1973 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
© 1973, 1974 by Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.
© 1985 by The Russian Social Fund

Add to my dictionary

confront1/7

kən'frʌntVerbпротивостоять; оказывать сопротивлениеExamples

John Hampden had the courage to confront the whole power of the government. — У Джона Хэмпдена хватило смелости противостоять всей мощи правительства.

User translations

The part of speech is not specified

1.
противостоять
translation added by Ирина Белашова
1
2.
противить
translation added by Igor S.
0

Collocations

be confronted by difficulties

столкнуться с трудностями

be confronted with difficulties

столкнуться с трудностями

confronted drainage pattern

встречная форма гидрографической сети

right to be confronted with a witness

право очной ставки

be faced / confronted

стоять

confronting military alliances

противостоящие друг другу военные союзы

be confronted with an alternative

стоять перед альтернативой

Strategies for Confronting Domestic Violence: a Resource Manual

Справочное пособие по стратегиям борьбы с насилием в семье

Word forms

confront

verb

Basic forms
Past	confronted
Imperative	confront
Present Participle (Participle I)	confronting
Past Participle (Participle II)	confronted

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I confront	we confront
you confront	you confront
he/she/it confronts	they confront

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am confronting	we are confronting
you are confronting	you are confronting
he/she/it is confronting	they are confronting

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have confronted	we have confronted
you have confronted	you have confronted
he/she/it has confronted	they have confronted

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been confronting	we have been confronting
you have been confronting	you have been confronting
he/she/it has been confronting	they have been confronting

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I confronted	we confronted
you confronted	you confronted
he/she/it confronted	they confronted

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was confronting	we were confronting
you were confronting	you were confronting
he/she/it was confronting	they were confronting

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had confronted	we had confronted
you had confronted	you had confronted
he/she/it had confronted	they had confronted

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been confronting	we had been confronting
you had been confronting	you had been confronting
he/she/it had been confronting	they had been confronting

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will confront	we shall/will confront
you will confront	you will confront
he/she/it will confront	they will confront

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be confronting	we shall/will be confronting
you will be confronting	you will be confronting
he/she/it will be confronting	they will be confronting

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have confronted	we shall/will have confronted
you will have confronted	you will have confronted
he/she/it will have confronted	they will have confronted

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been confronting	we shall/will have been confronting
you will have been confronting	you will have been confronting
he/she/it will have been confronting	they will have been confronting

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would confront	we should/would confront
you would confront	you would confront
he/she/it would confront	they would confront

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be confronting	we should/would be confronting
you would be confronting	you would be confronting
he/she/it would be confronting	they would be confronting

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have confronted	we should/would have confronted
you would have confronted	you would have confronted
he/she/it would have confronted	they would have confronted

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been confronting	we should/would have been confronting
you would have been confronting	you would have been confronting
he/she/it would have been confronting	they would have been confronting

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am confronted	we are confronted
you are confronted	you are confronted
he/she/it is confronted	they are confronted

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being confronted	we are being confronted
you are being confronted	you are being confronted
he/she/it is being confronted	they are being confronted

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been confronted	we have been confronted
you have been confronted	you have been confronted
he/she/it has been confronted	they have been confronted

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was confronted	we were confronted
you were confronted	you were confronted
he/she/it was confronted	they were confronted

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being confronted	we were being confronted
you were being confronted	you were being confronted
he/she/it was being confronted	they were being confronted

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been confronted	we had been confronted
you had been confronted	you had been confronted
he/she/it had been confronted	they had been confronted

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be confronted	we shall/will be confronted
you will be confronted	you will be confronted
he/she/it will be confronted	they will be confronted

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been confronted	we shall/will have been confronted
you will have been confronted	you will have been confronted
he/she/it will have been confronted	they will have been confronted

The Universal DictionaryIt is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

confront

Law (En-Ru)

confront

Examples from texts

Add to my dictionary

User translations

The part of speech is not specified

Collocations

Word forms

confront

The Universal Dictionary
It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.