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Italian word

confronto

comparison; also a confrontation or meeting

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confrontation

an aggressive disagreement or face-off

⚠️ The trap

In Italian 'confronto' usually means comparison (as in 'in confronto a' = compared to). Using it to mean a heated confrontation is a stretch — use 'scontro' or 'conflitto' for that.

To say "an aggressive disagreement or face-off" in Italian:

scontro, conflitto (confrontation as conflict)

"confronto" in English means:

comparison; also a confrontation or meeting

Example

"In confronto all'anno scorso, fa molto più caldo."

"Compared to last year, it is much hotter."

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