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front

 (frŭnt)
n.
1. The forward part or surface, as of a building.
2. The area, location, or position directly before or ahead.
3. A position of leadership or superiority.
4. The forehead or face, especially of a bird or other animal.
5.
a. Demeanor or bearing, especially in the presence of danger or difficulty.
b. An outward, often feigned, appearance or manner:They put up a good front.
6.
a. Land bordering a lake, river, or street.
b. A promenade along the water at a resort.
7. A detachable part of a dress shirt covering the chest; a dickey.
8.
a. The most forward line of a combat force.
b. The area of contact between opposing combat forces; a battlefront.
9.Meteorology The interface between air masses of different temperatures or densities.
10. A field of activity:the economic front.
11.
a. A group or movement uniting various individuals or organizations for the achievement of a common purpose; a coalition.
b. A nominal leader lacking in real authority; a figurehead.
c. An apparently respectable person, group, or business used as a cover for secret or illegal activities.
12.Archaic
a. The first part; the beginning.
b. The face; the countenance.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, aimed at, or located in the front:the front lines; the front row; front property on Lake Tahoe.
2.Linguistics Designating vowels produced at or toward the front of the oral cavity, such as the vowels ofgreen andget.
v.front·ed,front·ing,fronts
v.tr.
1. To look out on; face:a house that fronts the ocean.
2. To meet in opposition; confront.
3. To provide a front for.
4. To serve as a front for.
5.Music To lead (a group of musicians):"Goodman ... became the first major white bandleader to front an integrated group"(Bill Barol).
6.Informal To provide before payment:"In ... personal liability suits, a lawyer is fronting both time and money"(Richard Faille).
7.Linguistics To move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a clause or sentence, typically for emphasis or contrast.
8.Linguistics To cause (a vowel) to be pronounced farther toward the front of the oral cavity.
v.intr.
1. To have a front; face onto something else:Her property fronts on the highway.
2. To provide an apparently respectable cover for secret or illegal activities:fronting for organized crime.
interj.
Used by a desk clerk in a hotel to summon a bellhop.
Idiom:
front and center
In the most prominent position.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latinfrōns, front-,forehead, front.]
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front

(frʌnt)
n
1.that part or side that is forward, prominent, or most often seen or used
2.a position or place directly before or ahead:a fountain stood at the front of the building.
3.the beginning, opening, or first part:the front of the book.
4.the position of leadership; forefront; vanguard:in the front of scientific knowledge.
5.land bordering a lake, street, etc
6.land along a seashore or large lake, esp a promenade
7. (Military)military
a.the total area in which opposing armies face each other
b.the lateral space in which a military unit or formation is operating:to advance on a broad front.
c.the direction in which troops are facing when in a formed line
8. (Physical Geography)meteorol the dividing line or plane between two air masses or water masses of different origins and having different characteristics. See alsowarm front,cold front
9.outward aspect or bearing, as when dealing with a situation:a bold front.
10.assurance, overconfidence, or effrontery
11.informal a business or other activity serving as a respectable cover for another, usually criminal, organization
12.chieflyUS a nominal leader of an organization, etc, who lacks real power or authority; figurehead
13.informal outward appearance of rank or wealth
14.a particular field of activity involving some kind of struggle:on the wages front.
15.a group of people with a common goal:a national liberation front.
16. (Clothing & Fashion) a false shirt front; a dicky
17. (Anatomy)archaic the forehead or the face
adj (prenominal)
18.of, at, or in the front:a front seat.
19. (Phonetics & Phonology)phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the blade of the tongue brought forward and raised towards the hard palate, as for the sound ofee in Englishsee ora in Englishhat
20.on the front footat an advantage, outclassing and outmanoeuvring one's opponents
vb
21. (when:intr,foll by onor onto) to be opposite (to); face (onto):this house fronts the river.
22. (tr) to be a front of or for
23. (Broadcasting) (tr)informal to appear as a presenter in (a television show)
24. (Music, other) (tr) to be the lead singer or player in (a band)
25. (tr) to confront, esp in hostility or opposition
26. (tr) to supply a front for
27.informal (often foll by:up)AustralandNZ to appear (at):to front up at the police station.
[C13 (in the sense: forehead, face): from Latinfrōns forehead, foremost part]
ˈfrontlessadj
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front

(frʌnt)

n.
1. the foremost part or surface of anything.
2. the part or side of anything that faces forward: the front of a jacket.
3. the part or side of anything, as a building, that seems to look out or to be directed forward: We sat in the front of the restaurant.
4. any side or face, as of a house.
5. a facade, considered with respect to its architectural treatment or material: a cast-iron front.
6. a property line along a street or the like: a fifty-foot front.
7. a place or position directly before anything.
8. a position of leadership in a particular endeavor or field: She rose to the front of her profession.
9.
a. the foremost line or part of an army.
b. a line of battle.
c. the place where combat operations are carried on.
10. an area of activity, conflict, or competition: news from the business front.
11. land facing a road, river, etc.; frontage.
12. a distinguished person listed as an official of an organization for the sake of prestige but usu. inactive.
13. a person or thing that serves as a cover or disguise for some other activity, esp. one of a secret, disreputable, or illegal nature; a blind: The store was a front for gamblers.
14. outward impression of rank, position, or wealth.
15. bearing or demeanor in confronting anything: a calm front.
16. the forehead, or the entire face.
17. a coalition or movement to achieve a particular end, usu. political: the people's front.
18. an article of clothing worn over the breast, as a dickey.
19. an interface or zone of transition between two dissimilar air masses.
20.
a. the auditorium of a theater.
b. the business offices of a theater.
c. the front of the stage; downstage.
adj.
21. of or pertaining to the front.
22. situated in or at the front: front seats.
23. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue blade relatively far forward in the mouth, as either of the sounds of tea.
v.t.
24. to have the front toward; face: Our house fronts the lake.
25. to meet face to face; confront.
26. to face in opposition, hostility, or defiance.
27. to furnish or supply a front to: to front a building with sandstone.
28. to serve as a front to: A long, sloping lawn fronted their house.
29. to lead (a jazz or dance band).
v.i.
30. to have or turn the front in some specified direction: Our house fronts on the lake.
31. to serve as a cover or disguise for another activity, esp. something of a disreputable or illegal nature: The shop fronts for a narcotics ring.
interj.
32. (used to call or command someone to come, look, etc., to the front, as in an order to troops on parade or in calling a hotel bellboy to the front desk).
Idioms:
1.in front, in a forward place or position.
2.in front of,
a. ahead of.
b. outside the entrance of.
c. in the presence of.
3.out front,
a. outside the entrance.
b. ahead of competitors.
c. in or toward the theater audience or auditorium.
d.Informal. candidly; frankly.
4.up front,Informal.
a. in advance.
b. frank; open; direct.
[1250–1300; Middle Englishfrount, front < Anglo-French, Old French < Latinfrontem, acc. offrōns forehead, brow, front]
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cold front(left) and warm front(right)

front

(frŭnt)
The boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures. Fronts are often accompanied by rain or unsettled weather. See more at cold front, warm front.
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front

1. The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
2. The direction of the enemy.
3. The line of contact of two opposing forces.
4. When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

front

1.'front'

Thefront of a building is the part that faces the street or that has the building's main entrance.

There is a large garden at thefront of the house.
I knocked on thefront door.
2.'in front of'

If you are between the front of a building and the street, you say that you arein front of the building.

A crowd had assembledin front of the court.
People were waitingin front of the art gallery.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'the' beforefront in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'People were waiting in the front of the art gallery'.

3.'opposite'

If there is a street between you and the front of a building, don't say that you are 'in front of' the building. You say that you areopposite it.

The hotel isopposite a railway station.
Opposite is St Paul's Church.
There was a banner on the buildingopposite.

Speakers of American English usually sayacross from rather than 'opposite'.

Stinson has rented a homeacross from his parents.
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front


Past participle:fronted
Gerund:fronting

Imperative
front
front
Present
I front
you front
he/she/it fronts
we front
you front
they front
Preterite
I fronted
you fronted
he/she/it fronted
we fronted
you fronted
they fronted
Present Continuous
I am fronting
you are fronting
he/she/it is fronting
we are fronting
you are fronting
they are fronting
Present Perfect
I have fronted
you have fronted
he/she/it has fronted
we have fronted
you have fronted
they have fronted
Past Continuous
I was fronting
you were fronting
he/she/it was fronting
we were fronting
you were fronting
they were fronting
Past Perfect
I had fronted
you had fronted
he/she/it had fronted
we had fronted
you had fronted
they had fronted
Future
I will front
you will front
he/she/it will front
we will front
you will front
they will front
Future Perfect
I will have fronted
you will have fronted
he/she/it will have fronted
we will have fronted
you will have fronted
they will have fronted
Future Continuous
I will be fronting
you will be fronting
he/she/it will be fronting
we will be fronting
you will be fronting
they will be fronting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fronting
you have been fronting
he/she/it has been fronting
we have been fronting
you have been fronting
they have been fronting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fronting
you will have been fronting
he/she/it will have been fronting
we will have been fronting
you will have been fronting
they will have been fronting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fronting
you had been fronting
he/she/it had been fronting
we had been fronting
you had been fronting
they had been fronting
Conditional
I would front
you would front
he/she/it would front
we would front
you would front
they would front
Past Conditional
I would have fronted
you would have fronted
he/she/it would have fronted
we would have fronted
you would have fronted
they would have fronted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

front

The boundary between air masses that have contrasting temperature and humidity.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.front - the side that is forward or prominent
side,face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
forefront,head - the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
back end,backside,rear - the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
2.front - the line along which opposing armies face each otherfront - the line along which opposing armies face each other
battlefield,battleground,field of battle,field of honor,field - a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
line - a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
3.front - the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"
appearance - a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"
4.front - the side that is seen or that goes first
fore,prow,bow,stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
facade,frontage,frontal - the face or front of a building
face - the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down"
frontispiece - front illustration facing the title page of a book
nose - a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
nose - the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"
nose cone,ogive - front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
shirtfront - the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront"
shopfront,storefront - the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
back,rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
5.front - a person used as a cover for some questionable activityfront - a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
beguiler,cheater,deceiver,trickster,slicker,cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
6.front - a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"
arena,domain,sphere,orbit,area,field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
7.front - (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
warm front - the front of an advancing mass of warmer air
cold front,polar front - the front of an advancing mass of colder air
occluded front,occlusion - (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
8.front - the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"
proximity - the region close around a person or thing
9.front - the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"
position,place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
back,rear - the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
10.front - a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsfront - a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"
social group - people sharing some social relation
Fighting French,Free French - a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic
art movement,artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles
Boy Scouts - an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
Civil Rights movement - movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens
common front - a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together; "the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table"
cultural movement - a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals
ecumenism,oecumenism - a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)
falun gong - a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices
political movement - a group of people working together to achieve a political goal
reform movement - a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
religious movement - a movement intended to bring about religious reforms
Zionist movement,Zionism - a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine
Verb1.front - be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
face - be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
confront - be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"
back - be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
2.front - confront bodily; "breast the storm"
confront,face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
Adj.1.front - relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"
anterior - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
fore - situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
back - related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"
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front

noun
1.head,start,lead,beginning,top,fore,forefrontStand at the front of the line.
2.exterior,facing,face,façade,frontage,anterior,obverse,forepartAttached to the front of the house was a veranda.
3.foreground,fore,forefront,nearest partthe front of the picture
4.promenade,parade,boulevard,prom,esplanadea stroll on the front
5.front line,trenches,vanguard,firing line,vanHer husband is fighting at the front.
7.(Informal)disguise,cover,screen,blind,mask,cover-up,cloak,façade,pretexta front for crime syndicates
adjective
1.foremost,at the frontShe is still missing her front teeth.
foremostback,behind,rear,aft,back end,hindmost,nethermost
2.leading,first,lead,head,foremost,topmost,headmostHe is the front runner for the star role.
verb
1.face onto,overlook,look out on,have a view of,look overor ontoVictorian houses fronting onto the pavement
2.lead,head,direct,command,head upHe fronted a formidable band of guerilla fighters.
in frontin advance,first,before,leading,ahead,preceding,in the lead,at the head,to the fore,in the vanPolls show him out in front in the race.
in front of
3.facing,beforeShe sat in front of her dressing-table mirror.
4.before,precedingSomething darted out in front of my car.
5.in the presence of,before,in the sight ofThey never argued in front of their children.
up frontin advance,earlier,beforehand,ahead of timeThey'll be prepared to pay cash up front.
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front

noun
1.The part of someone or something facing the viewer:
2.The forward outer surface of a building:
Architecture:frontispiece.
verb
1.To have the face or front turned in a specific direction:
face,look (onor upon).
2.To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly:
3.To confront boldly and courageously:
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Translations
أَماميّجَبْهَة سِياسيَّهجَبْهَة هوائِيَّهجَبْهَهمُتَنَزَّه على شاطئ البَحْر
předekpřednífrontanábřežípopředí
for-forsidefrontfront-frontlinie
VorderseiteFrontvorneWetterfrontFrontlinie
rinne
edustaaetu-etupuolijohtaajulkisivu
prednja stranaprednji
fedõnévfrontharcvonalidõjárási frontparti sétány
andlit; framhliîframendi, fremri eîa fremsti hlutiframkoma; láta ekki á neinu berafylkingsjávarsíîa; strandgata
前前の
앞앞의
fasadasfrontasiš priekiopriekispriešakinis
fasādefronteizskatsizturēties droši/varonīgikrastmala
front
frontapredprednjiprednji delpročelje
fram-framsidafront
ข้างหน้าด้านหน้า
önön tarafön taraf/kısımön yüztavır
đằng trướcmặt tiền

front

[frʌnt]
A.N
1. (=exterior) [of house, building] →fachadaf; [of shirt, dress] →pecheraf; [of book] (=cover) →portadaf
it fastensat the front →seabrochapor delante
back to front →al revés
her dress had rippeddown the front →elvestido se le habíarotopor delante
you've spilled food all down your front →te hasderramadocomida por toda lapechera
2. (=forepart) [of stage, desk, building] →partef dedelante,partefdelantera; [of train, bus] →partefdelantera; [of queue] →principiom
there's a dedicationat the front of the book →hay unadedicatoriaal principiodellibro
there are still some seats leftat the front →todavíaquedanasientosdelante
he sat at the front of the train →sesentóen laparte delanteradeltren
he sat at the front of the class →sesentóen la primerafilade laclase
at the front of the lineor queue →al principiode lacola
I want to sitin the front →quiero sentarmedelante
he laid the babyon its front →puso albebéboca abajo
the car'sout front (US) →elcoche estádelanteorenfrentede lacasa
3.
in front →delante
to send sb on in front →enviar a algnpor delante
the car in front →elcoche dedelante
tobe in front (gen) →ir primero, irdelante; (in race) →ira lacabeza,llevar ladelantera; (in scoring) →llevar (la)ventaja
in frontof →delante de
don't argue in front of the children →nodiscutasdelantede losniños
a car was parked in front of the house →había uncocheaparcadodelantede lacasa
she sat down in front of her mirror →sesentódelantedelespejo →sesentófrente alespejo
4. (Met) →frentem
cold/warm front (Met) →frentem frío/cálido
5. (Mil, Pol) →frentem
he fought at the front during the War →luchóen elfrente durante laguerra
we must present aunited front →debemosparecer unfrenteunido
6. (Brit) (=promenade) →paseommarítimo; (=beach) →playaf
7. (=area of activity) →materiaf
is there any news on the wages front? →¿sesabe algonuevo enmateria desalarios?
we have made progress on a variety of fronts →hemosavanzado en varioscamposor variasesferas
onall fronts →en todos losfrentes
the government's failings on thehomeordomestic front →lasdeficienciasdelgobiernoa nivelnacional
8. (=show)it's all just a front with him →lo suyo no esmás que unafachadaor no sonmás queapariencias
he kept up abrave front to the world →delante de todosponíabuenacara
9. (=cover-up) →fachadaf,tapaderaf
to be a frontfor sth →servir defachadaortapadera para algo
B.ADJ
1. (=foremost) [wheel, leg] →delantero, dedelante, de adelante (LAm)
I was in the front seat →yo estabaen elasientodelanteroor dedelanteor (LAm) de adelante
if we run, we can get a front seat →sicorremos, podemospillar unasientoen laparte delanteraor laparte dedelanteor (LAm) la parte de adelante
he's in the front garden →estáen eljardín dedelantede lacasa
2. (Phon) [vowel] →frontal
C.VI
1.
to frontonto sth [house, window] →dar a algo
2.
to frontfor sth →servir defachadaortapadera para algo
D.VT
1. (=head) [+organization] →estar al frente de,liderar
2. [+TV show] →presentar
3. [+band, group] →estar al frente de, ser elcantante de
4. (frm) (=face) →dar a
the house fronts the river →lacasa da alrío
E.CPDfront benchN (Brit) (Pol)en la Cámara de Diputados británica, escaños de los ministros y sus equivalentes en la oposición
front crawlN (Swimming) →crolm
front deskN (US) →recepciónf (de un hotel)
front doorN →puertafprincipal
front endN [of vehicle] →partefdelantera
front lineN (Mil) →primeralíneaf
front manN (for activity) →testaferrom; [of band, group] →líderm (TV) →presentadorm
front organizationN →organizaciónffachada
front pageN (Press) →primeraplanaf
front rowN →primerafilaf
front runnerN (in race) →corredor(ora)m/f que vaen cabeza; (in election) →favorito/am/f
front toothN →incisivom,paletaf
front viewNthe front view of the hotel is very impressive →elfrentedelhotelor laparte dedelantedelhotel esimpresionante
FRONT BENCH
El término genérico front bench se usa para referirse a los escaños situados en primera fila a ambos lados del Presidente (Speaker) de la Cámara de los Comunes del Parlamento británico. Dichos escaños son ocupados por los parlamentarios que son miembros del gobierno a un lado y por los del gobierno en la sombra (shadow cabinet) al otro y, por esta razón, se les conoce como frontbenchers.
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front

[ˈfrʌnt]
n
[house, structure] →devantm; [garment] →devantm
the front of the house →le devantde lamaison
in frontadv →devant
a house with a car in front →unemaison avec unevoiture devant
the car in front →lavoiture de devant
to be in front(in race, contest) →mener
in front ofprep →devant
in front of the house →devant lamaison
the car in front of us →lavoiture devant nous
[coach, train, car] →avantm
in the front →à l'avant
I was sitting in the front →J'étaisassis à l'avant.
at the front of the train →à l'avant dutrain
[book] →débutm
The index is at the front →L'indexest audébut.
(alsosea front) (=promenade) →frontm demer
(METEOROLOGY) →frontm
(in war) →frontm
(=area of activity) →frontm
He made progress on various fronts →Il afait desprogrès sur plusieursfronts.
on the political front →sur leplanpolitique
on the economic front →sur leplanéconomique
on the home front (=domestically) →auplannational
(=appearances) →façadef
Michael kept up a brave front →Michael aconservé unefaçadedigne.
to put on a front →faire bonne figure
(=cover) →couverturef
to be a front for sth [+illegal activity] →être unecouverture pour qch; [+regime, political party] →être unecouverture pour qch
adj →de devant
the front row →larangée de devant
the front seats [car, bus] →lessièges avant
the front seats of the car →lessièges avantde lavoiture
vt (=be the leader of) →être à la tête de
front onto
vt fus →donner sur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

front

n
(= forward side, exterior) →Vorderseitef;(= forward part, including interior) →Vorderteilnt; (of house etc:= façade) →Vorderfrontf, →Stirnseitef;(of shirt, dress) →Vorderteilnt;(= dickey) →Hemdbrustf; (Theat:= auditorium) →Zuschauerraumm;infront →vorne; (in line, race etc also) →an derSpitze;infront of somebody/something →vorjdm/etw;at thefront of (inside) →vorne in(+dat); (outside) →vor(+dat);(= at the head of) →an derSpitze(+gen);to be infront →vorne sein; (Sport) →vorn(e)or an derSpitzeliegen;look infront of you →blicken Sie nachvorne;infront of you you can see … →vor Ihnen können Sie …sehen;inor at thefront of the train/class →vorne imZug/Klassenzimmer;he reached thefront of the queue (Brit)or line (US) →ererreichte dieSpitze derSchlange;she spilled tea down thefront of her dress →sieverschütteteTeevorn über ihrKleid
(Mil, Pol, Met) →Frontf;he fell at thefront →er ist an derFrontgefallen;they were attacked on allfronts (Mil) →siewurden an allenFrontenangegriffen;(fig) →siewurden von allenSeitenangegriffen;coldfront (Met) →Kalt(luft)frontf;we must present a common/unitedfront →wir müssen einegemeinsame/geschlosseneFrontbieten;on the wagesfront →was dieLöhnebetrifft;on the homeor domesticfront (Pol) →imInland
(Brit,of sea) →Strandpromenadef;(of lake) →Uferpromenadef
(= outward appearance) →Fassadef;to put on a boldfront →einetapfereMienezurSchaustellen;to put on a calmfront →nach außen hinruhigerscheinen;it’s just afront →das ist nurFassade
(= cover for illicit activity) →Tarnungf, →Fassadef
(US:= figurehead of organization) →Galionsfigurf, →Aushängeschildnt
no pl(= effrontery) →Stirnf;to have thefront to do something →dieFrechheitbesitzenor dieStirn haben,etw zutun
(poet,= brow, face) →Antlitznt (poet)
advupfront →vorne;to move upfront →nachvornerücken;50% upfront →50%Vorschuss;to attackfront and rear →von vorn undhintenangreifen;eyesfront! (Mil) →Augengeradeaus!? alsoupfront
vithe houses/windowsfront onto the street →dieHäuserliegen/dieFenstergehen auf dieStraßehinaus
vt
cottagesfronted by well-kept lawns →Häuschen mitgepflegtemRasen davor
organization, band →leiten
adj →vorderste(r, s),Vorder-;page →erste(r, s);front tooth/wheel/room →Vorderzahnm →/-radnt →/-zimmernt;front row →ersteorvordersteReihe;thefront end of the train →dieSpitze desZuges

front

:
front bench
n (Parl) →vordersteor ersteReihe (wo die führenden Politiker sitzen)
front burner
nto be somebody’sfront(inf) →für jdnan erster Stellekommen
front crawl
n (Swimming) →Kraulennt, →Kraulstilm
front door
n →Haustürf
front drive
n (Aut) →Frontantriebm
front end
n (Comput) →Frontendent
front garden
n →Vorgartenm

front

:
front line
n →Front(linie)f
frontline
adj (Mil) →Front-;(fig) employees etc →invordersterFront;front states →Anliegerstaatenpl (an einen Kriegsschauplatz);front troops →Fronttruppenpl
front loader
front man
n →Mannm →an derSpitze;(pej) →Strohmannm
front matter
n →Titeleif
front money
n (US, paid upfront) →Vorschussm
front office
n (US Comm) →Verwaltungf
front organization
n →Tarn-or Deckorganisationf
front page
n →ersteSeite,Titelseitef;to hit thefront →Schlagzeilenmachen
front-page
adj attr news, story, report, headline, coverage →auf der erstenSeite;front pictureor photograph (of magazine) →Titelbildnt;to beor makefront news →Schlagzeilenmachen;it’s not exactlyfront news →daswirdnicht geradeSchlagzeilenmachen
front rank
nto be in thefront(fig) →zurSpitzezählen
frontrunner
n
→Läufer(in)m(f) →an derSpitze;he’s by nature afront →erläuftam liebsten an derSpitze
(fig) →Spitzenreiter(in)m(f)
front seat
n →Platzm →in der erstenReihe; (Aut) →Vordersitzm;(fig) →Logenplatzm
front view
n (Tech) →Aufrissm
front vowel
n (Phon) →Vorderzungenvokalm
front-wheel drive
front woman
n →Frauf →an derSpitze;(pej) →Strohfrauf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

front

[frʌnt]
1.adj (tooth) →davantiinv; (garden) →suldavanti; (wheel) →anteriore; (row, page) →primo/a; (carriage) →di testa; (view) →frontale
2.n
a. (gen) →davantim inv; (of house) →facciata,davanti; (of book) →copertina; (of train) →testa (fig) (appearance) →facciata
in front →davanti
in front of →davanti a (opposite) →di fronte a
at the front of the lineor queue →in cimaor all'inizio dellafila
to be in front (Sport) →essere in testa
he sat at the front of the class →eraseduto neiprimibanchi (della classe)
to put on a bold front (fig) →mostrarecoraggio
to be a front for sth (fam) →servire dacopertura per qc
b. (Mil, Pol, Met) →frontem
on all fronts →su tutti ifronti
a united front →unfronteunito
c. (alsosea front) (promenade) →lungomarem
3.vito front onto sth →dare su qc,guardare verso qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

front

(frant) noun
1. the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it;usually the most important part of anything.the front of the house;the front of the picture;(also adjective) the front page. voorkant مُقَدِّمَة ، الشيء الأمامي фасада frente průčelí; popředí; přední die Vorderseite front; facade; for- μπροστινό μέρος,πρόσοψη,μπροστινόςparte delantera,primera esikülg, esi- جلو؛ اول etupuolidevant,premièreחזית आगे prednja strana (kuce, slike), naslovnica; prednji, prvi elülső rész; homlokzat depan andlit; framhliðdavanti,parte anteriore,facciata 前方 맨 앞 부분 priekis; priekinis fasāde; priekša; priekšpuse; priekšējais; priekš- depanvoorkantfront,forside,fasadeprzód, przednia część, pierwszy z kolei مخ frente parte din faţă; prima (pagină) передний план priečelie; popredie; predný pročelje, prednja stran, naslovnica; nasloven prednji framsida, första[sida] ด้านหน้าön, ön taraf 前面 фасад, перед اگلا حصہ یا رخ جو دیکھنے والے سے قریب تر ہو đằng trước前面
2. the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves.the front of the ship;(also adjective) the front seat of the bus. voorkant مُقَدِّمَة الشيء، الأمامي предница frente předek; přední die Front front; front-; for- μπροστινό μέρος,μπροστινόςparte delantera esiosa, esi- قسمت جلویی هر چیز etupääavant, de devantחזית सामने या बाहर का भाग prednji dio (broda, autobusa); prednji elülső rész bagian depan framendi, fremri eða fremsti hlutidavanti,parte anteriore 前部 정면 priekis; priekinis priekša; priekšgals; priekšējais bahagian depanvoorstefremste del,frontprzód د هر شی مخ frente (parte) din faţăперёд predok; predný prednji del prednji främre del ส่วนหน้าสุด ön taraf/kısım, ön yüz,baş 前部 носова частина حرکت کی سمت والا اگلا حصہ phần trước hết của cái gì前部
3. the part of a city or town that faces the sea.We walked along the (sea) front. front مُتَنَزَّه على شاطئ البَحْر бряг beira-mar nábřeží die (Strand-)promenade søside; søfront; strandpromenadeπαραλίαpaseo marítimo rannakvartal ساحل merenpuoleinenbord de mer טַייֶלֶת חוֹף הַיָם सबसे महत्वपूर्ण स्थिति priobalni dio grada parti sétány tepi laut sjávarsíða; strandgatalungomare 海岸道路 해안과 마주보는 도시의 부분 krantinė krastmala tepi lautzeekantstrekning langs sjøen,strandpromenadenadbrzeże ساحلbeira-mar falezăнабережная nábrežie obala riva strandpromenad ส่วนของเมืองที่หันหน้าไปทางทะเลkenar,kıyı 濱海步道 берегова лінія شہر کا وہ حصہ جو سمندر کی طرف ہو dải đất dọc bờ biển滨海人行道
4. (in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy.They are sending more soldiers to the front. front جَبْهَه бойна линия frente fronta die Front front; frontlinieμέτωποfrente rinne جبهه rintamafrontחזית किनारा bojišnica, fronta (h)arcvonal, front garis depan víglínafronte 戦線 전선 frontas fronte barisan depanfrontfront,krigsskueplassfront جبهه frente frontфронт front fronta front front, stridslinje แนวหน้าcephe 前線 лінія фронту محاذ جنگ mặt trận; tiền tuyến前线
5. a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures.A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic. front جَبْهَة هوائِيَّه фронт frente fronta die Front frontμέτωποfrente front جبهه هوا rintamafrontחזית प्रारम्भ fronta zraka (npr. hladna) (időjárási) front gelombang udara skilfronte 前線 (기상) 전선 frontas fronte gelombang udarafront-frontfront تيمپريچر،هوا frente front (atmosferic)фронт front fronta front front แนวกดอากาศcephe 鋒(天氣) фронт بڑھتی ہوئی گرم یا سرد ہوا کا اگلا سرا frông 锋（天气）
6. an outward appearance.He put on a brave front. front مَظْهَر،تَظاهُر بالجُرأه вид fachada výraz, vystupování die Kühnheit facadeόψηapariencia nägu ظاهر julkisivucontenanceחזית विहार स्थल lice, paravan viselkedés rupa framkoma; láta ekki á neinu berafacciata 見せかけ 태도, 표정 kaukė, veido išraiška izturēties droši/varonīgi rupahoudingytre,holdning,mine,fasademina,postawa ښکاریدنه fachada înfăţişareвид vystupovanie videz fasada uppsyn, hållning, uppträdande ลักษณะภายนอกtavır,tutum 外表 лице ظاہری ہیئت یا صورت vẻ bề ngoài外表
7. a name sometimes given to a political movement.the Popular Front for Liberation. front جَبْهَة سِياسيَّه фронт frente fronta die Organisation frontμέτωπο,παράταξηfrente rinne جنبش liikefront חֲזִית ה- छाती fronta, politicka stranka fedőnév barisan fylkingfronte 共同戦線 (정치적) 전선, 운동 frontas fronte barisan Frontfrontfront جتبش frente frontфронт front fronta front front แนวหน้าcephe,grup 陣線 фронт کوئی سیاسی تحریک mặt trận阵线
ˈfrontage (-tidʒ) noun
the front part of a buildingetc. voorkant واجِهَة مَبْنى изложение fachada fasáda die Vorderfront facade; front; forsideπρόσοψηfachada esikülg نما julkisivufaçade חֲזִית הַבִּנייָן किसी इमारत इत्यादि का अगला हिस्सा pročelje homlokzat bagian depan framhliðfacciata 正面 1 (건물, 토지의) 앞면, 정면 fasadas fasāde bahagian depan bangunanvoorgevelfasadefronton,front دودانۍ دمخ برخه، حريم، ميدان (دودانۍ مخ ته fachada faţadă передний фасад fasáda pročelje deo imanja okrenut ulici framsida, fasad ด้านหน้าของอาคารcephe,yüz 正面 фасад عمارت کا اگلا حصہ khoảng đất trước nhà正面
ˈfrontal adjective
from the front.a frontal attack. voorwaartse جَبْهي، من الأمام، أمامي фронтален frontal frontálnífrontal frontal κατά μέτωποfrontal frontaal- مربوط به قسمت جلو etu-frontal חֲזִיתִי सामने का, तापमान से सम्बन्धित čeoni, frontalan frontális dari depan framhliðar-; sem kemur beint að framanfrontale 正面の 정면의 priešakinis, iš priekio frontāls dari depanfrontaalfrontal-,front-czołowy مخكينۍ برخه لكه دتندى هډوكىfrontal fron­tal фронтальный frontálny čelen frontalni frontal, front- ซึ่งอยู่ส่วนหน้าön,cephe 正面的 лобовий, фронтальний آگے سے ở, từ, trong hoặc thuộc phía trước正面的
at the front of
(standingetc) in the front part of something.at the front of the house;They stood at the front of the crowd. voorkant أمام، في مُقَدِّمَة в предата част na frente de v průčelí; v čelevorn foran μπρόστα σε,απόdelante eesotsas در قسمت جلوی چیزی edessädevant בְחֲזִית सामने prednji dio, na čelu elöl di muka fremstur, í fararbroddidavanti a ～の前面に ...의 선두에 priešais, priešakyje priekšā; priekšpusē di hadapan vooraan aanforan,forrest,i spissen,fremstprzed, na przedzie مخامخ na frente de în faţa... в передней части na priečelí; na čele pred ispred längst fram, i främre delen อยู่ข้างหน้า ...-in önünde 在...的前部 попереду کسی چیز کے سامنے phía trước在...的前部
in front (of)
(placed, standing, movingetc) outside something on its front or forward-facing side.There is a garden in front (of the house). voor أمام пред em frente a předvor foran μπροστά απόdelante de ees مقابل edessädevantלפני बिल्कुल सम्मुख स्थिति में ispred, sprijeda előtt di muka fyrir framandavanti,di fronte ～の前に ...의 전면에 priešais priekšā di mukavoorforanprzed مخامخem frente de în faţăперед pred nasproti ispred framför อยู่ข้างหน้า ...-in önünde 在前面 попереду کسی چیز کے سامنے واقع ہونا ở phía trước在前面
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

front

→أَماميّ,وَجْه předek, přední for-, forsideVorderseite,vorneμέτωπο,μπροστινόςdelantero,frente etu-, etupuoliavant prednja strana, prednjianteriore,davanti 前, 前の 앞, 앞의voor-,voorkantfor-,forsidefront,przednifrente,frontalпередний,передняя часть fram-, framsida ข้างหน้า, ด้านหน้าön đằng trước, mặt tiền前面,前面的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

front

n. frente;
in ___ of →en ___ de, delante de.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

front

n parte delantera, frentem;the front of the knee..la parte delantera de la rodilla;in — of frente a, delante de;in front of a mirror..frente a (delante de) un espejo
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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