afrontar
/afɾonˈtaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to face, address, tackle, meet, deal with, confront, cope with, handle, bear, manage,
🛡️ a- + frente (front) + -ar = to put your front toward it, face it head-on
Spanish frente means forehead or front. Afrontar is built from a- (toward) + frente + -ar: to turn your front toward something instead of turning away. Hence facing, tackling, and coping with problems, and bearing costs. Not the same as English affront.