What does confronto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word confronto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use confronto in Italian.

The word confronto in Italian means comparison, discussion, debate, competition, contest, compare, contrast, discuss, confront (oneself) with, compared to, compared with, vis-à-vis, police line up, direct comparison, heated debate, generation gap, compared with, in comparison with, compared to, set side by side, exchange of views, lose the challenge in centre field, lose the match in centre field, stand up to the challenge, stand up to the challenge, without comparison, term of comparison. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confronto

comparison

sostantivo maschile (atto o effetto del confrontare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al museo la guida ci ha fatto un confronto fra le opere degli impressionisti e degli espressionisti.
At the museum, the guide makes a comparison between the Impressionist and the Expressionist works.

discussion, debate

sostantivo maschile (dibattito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sono un appassionato di confronti politici in TV.
I am a fan of televised political discussions (or: debates).

competition, contest

sostantivo maschile (gara, competizione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il confronto fra le due squadre non era affatto alla pari, infatti i campioni in carica hanno stravinto.
The contest between the two teams was not well matched; in fact, the reigning champions won easily.

compare, contrast

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (paragonare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La professoressa ci ha chiesto di confrontare due poesie e di stabilire se hanno dei tratti in comune.
The professor asked us to compare (or: contrast) two poems and to decide whether they had any themes in common.

discuss

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (discutere)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
I sindacati e la dirigenza aziendale si sono confrontati a lungo senza però raggiungere un accordo.
The unions and company management discussed for a long time without however reaching an agreement.

confront (oneself) with

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (scontrarsi, battersi)

Le due squadre si confronteranno nella prossima giornata di campionato.
The two teams will confront each other during the next day of the tournament.

compared to, compared with, vis-à-vis

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (a paragone di [qlcs] o [qlcn])

police line up

sostantivo maschile (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

direct comparison

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non gli piaceva il confronto diretto e per questo mandava sempre avanti il suo vice.

heated debate

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

generation gap

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

compared with

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (rispetto a)

in comparison with, compared to

set side by side

exchange of views

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lose the challenge in centre field, lose the match in centre field

(sport, UK)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

stand up to the challenge

stand up to the challenge

without comparison

term of comparison

(grammar)

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