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Mmm... "afrontar" is "to face up"... I guess here is just "enfrentar" as in "being in front of"?
"Enfrentar" "arrostrar" A veces tiene sentido más activo que esperar un peligro sin eludirlo, como arriesgarse o exponerse voluntariamente a peligros, dificultades, etc. No me acuerdo del contexto exacto, pero puede ser algo irónico, como "arriesgarse a subir a un autobús público" (?)
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One of the greatest characteristics of literature is that language expands itself to say much more than a dictionary can tell, and Monterroso is a master in using and exploring those capabilities of language.
"Afrontar" is used here because the writer is describing people who get in a bus as if they were facing some kind of danger, as they're full of unknown people, and sometimes they're even more scared to find a familiar face inside.
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