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tackle1 /ˈtæk.l̩/ [tackled, tackling]

Translation

v [t]
(un problema)
hacer frente
afrontar
We have to tackle this problem
Tenemos que afrontar este problema
(en fútbol)
hacer una entrada
UK
encarar(se)
She had to tackle him about his lack of respect
Tuvo que encararse con él por su falta de respeto
(Definition of tackle v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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