fare fronte

Italian

Etymology

Literally, to make front.

Verb

fàre fronte (first-person singular present fàccio fronte, first-person singular past historic féci fronte, past participle fàtto fronte, first-person singular imperfect facévo fronte, second-person singular imperative fài fronte or fà' fronte, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to face; to confront; to tackle [+ a (object)]
    Synonyms: affrontare, fronteggiare
    • 2020 September 16, Federico Rampini, “Ma anche con Biden l'ambasciata Usa resterà a Gerusalemme [But also with Biden the US embassy will stay in Jerusalem]”, in la Repubblica:
      È uno dei casi in cui Biden rinuncerebbe all'unilateralismo, per costruire una coalizione con gli europei e fare fronte comune verso Cina e Russia che continuano a fornire armi a Teheran.
      It is one of the cases in which Biden would renounce unilateralism, to construct a coalition with Europeans and make a common front against China and Russia who continue to provide arms to Tehran.
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