confront
1 verb also POLICE, MIL face in hostile way TRANSITIVEaghaidh a thabhairt ar the police confronted the demonstrators thug na póilíní aghaidh ar na léirsitheoiríto confront the enemy aghaidh a thabhairt ar an namhaid 2 verb of problem, obstacle TRANSITIVEthese are the problems confronting us seo na deacrachtaí atá romhainn, seo na fadhbanna atá le sárú againnwhen confronted with a serious illness nuair a bhíonn ort déileáil le trombhreoiteachtthey were confronted with a challenge bhí dúshlán rompuTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb PSYCH face up to TRANSITIVEaghaidh a thabhairt ar téigh i ngleic le 4 verb POL tackle racism, threat, etc TRANSITIVEaghaidh a thabhairt ar 5 verb LAW present (sb) with (evidence etc) TRANSITIVEto confront sb with sth rud a chur chun tosaigh ar dhuine, rud a chur os comhair duine, duine a cheistiú faoi rudto confront sb with witnesses duine a thabhairt i láthair finnéitheI confronted him about his bad behaviour chuir mé a mhí-iompar chun tosaigh air, labhair mé leis faoina mhí-iompar