Usage examples of "frente a" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tom se sentó frente a Mary. Tom sat across from Mary.
Finalmente estaba frente a su enemigo. He was face to face with his enemy at last.
El visitante se sentó frente a mí. The visitor sat across from me.
No menciones eso frente a mi mamá. Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.
Él es muy tímido frente a ella. He acts very shy in her presence.
Ella no pudo hacer frente a la ansiedad. She could not cope with anxiety.
Nosotros estamos determinando las respuestas biológicas frente a cambios inesperados en la presión. We are determining the biological responses to unexpected changes in pressure.
Frente a la ausencia de una mejor idea, tuve que elegir este método. In the absence of a better idea I had to choose this method.
Cuando estuvo frente a la evidencia, tuvo que admitir que él era el culpable. When he was faced with the evidence, he had to admit that he was guilty.
Una mañana de octubre de 1987, Stephen Hawking se sentó frente a su computadora. One October morning in 1987, Stephen Hawking sat before his computer.
Tom no tenía la suficiente experiencia como para hacer frente a esa clase de problema. Tom didn't have enough experience in dealing with that kind of problem.
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