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confrontare

to compare

verb kohn-frohn-TAH-reh Less Common
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: Latin confrontare, from contra + frons (forehead, face)

Also means

to confront

Usage Note

Confrontare means both to compare two things (confrontare i prezzi) and, in the reflexive confrontarsi, to have a frank face-to-face discussion or to measure oneself against someone. The noun confronto is common: in confronto a ('in comparison with'). It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Ho confrontato i due prezzi prima di acquistare."

Natural Translation

I compared the two prices before buying.

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