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fronteggiare

to face, to confront

verb fron-tej-JAH-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Also means

to deal with

Usage Note

Fronteggiare takes avere and is used in formal and journalistic Italian for facing a crisis, threat, or challenge: fronteggiare un'emergenza. Everyday speech often prefers affrontare, which is interchangeable in most contexts; fronteggiare has a slightly more adversarial, military flavour derived from fronte ('front, frontline').

Examples

"Il paese deve fronteggiare una grave crisi economica."

Natural Translation

The country must face a serious economic crisis.

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