front

I [frʌnt]

nome

1) (forward facing area) (of house, shop) facciata f.; (of cupboard, box, car) davanti m., parte f. anteriore; (of sweater) davanti m.; (of book) copertina f.; (of card) faccia f.; (of coin, banknote) recto m.; (of fabric) diritto m.

2) (furthest forward part) (of train, queue) testa f.; (of building) davanti m.; (of auditorium) prima fila f.

at the front of — in testa a [line]; sul davanti di [house]

to sit at the front of the class — sedersi in prima fila

I'll sit in the front with the driver — mi siedo davanti vicino all'autista

there's room at the front of the coach — c'è posto davanti sul pullman

3) mil. pol. fronte m.

4) (stomach)

to lie on one's front — stare a pancia in giù

to spill sth. down one's front — rovesciarsi qcs. addosso

5) BE (promenade) passeggiata f.

sea front — lungomare

6) meteor. fronte m.

7) (area of activity) fronte m.

changes on the domestic o home front — pol. cambiamenti di politica interna

8) fig. (outer appearance) facciata f.

to put on a brave front — fingere coraggio

9) fig. colloq. copertura f. (for a)

10) in front (ahead)

who's in front? — chi è in testa?

I'm 30 points in front — ho 30 punti di vantaggio

11) in front of (before) davanti a

II [frʌnt]

aggettivo attrib.

1) (facing street) [entrance, garden, window] davanti; [bedroom] sul davanti della casa

2) (furthest from rear) [wheel, paw, leg] anteriore, davanti; [seat] (in cinema) in prima fila; (in vehicle) davanti; [tooth] davanti; [carriage] di testa

in the front row — in prima fila

front panel — (in car radio) frontalino

3) (first) [page] primo; [racing car] in testa

4) (head-on) [view] frontale

III 1. [frʌnt]

verbo transitivo

1) (face) [house] essere di fronte a, essere su [sea]

2) colloq. (lead) essere a capo di, capeggiare [band, party]

3) telev. presentare [TV show]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (face)

to front onto — BE o

on — AE [house] guardare, dare su [main road]; essere di fronte a, essere su [sea]

2) (serve as a cover)

to front for — servire da copertura a

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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.) davanti, parte anteriore, facciata

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.) davanti, parte anteriore

3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) lungomare

4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) fronte

5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) fronte

6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) facciata

7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) fronte

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- frontage

- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front

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I [frʌnt]

nome

1) (forward facing area) (of house, shop) facciata f.; (of cupboard, box, car) davanti m., parte f. anteriore; (of sweater) davanti m.; (of book) copertina f.; (of card) faccia f.; (of coin, banknote) recto m.; (of fabric) diritto m.

2) (furthest forward part) (of train, queue) testa f.; (of building) davanti m.; (of auditorium) prima fila f.

at the front of — in testa a [line]; sul davanti di [house]

to sit at the front of the class — sedersi in prima fila

I'll sit in the front with the driver — mi siedo davanti vicino all'autista

there's room at the front of the coach — c'è posto davanti sul pullman

3) mil. pol. fronte m.

4) (stomach)

to lie on one's front — stare a pancia in giù

to spill sth. down one's front — rovesciarsi qcs. addosso

5) BE (promenade) passeggiata f.

sea front — lungomare

6) meteor. fronte m.

7) (area of activity) fronte m.

changes on the domestic o home front — pol. cambiamenti di politica interna

8) fig. (outer appearance) facciata f.

to put on a brave front — fingere coraggio

9) fig. colloq. copertura f. (for a)

10) in front (ahead)

who's in front? — chi è in testa?

I'm 30 points in front — ho 30 punti di vantaggio

11) in front of (before) davanti a

II [frʌnt]

aggettivo attrib.

1) (facing street) [entrance, garden, window] davanti; [bedroom] sul davanti della casa

2) (furthest from rear) [wheel, paw, leg] anteriore, davanti; [seat] (in cinema) in prima fila; (in vehicle) davanti; [tooth] davanti; [carriage] di testa

in the front row — in prima fila

front panel — (in car radio) frontalino

3) (first) [page] primo; [racing car] in testa

4) (head-on) [view] frontale

III 1. [frʌnt]

verbo transitivo

1) (face) [house] essere di fronte a, essere su [sea]

2) colloq. (lead) essere a capo di, capeggiare [band, party]

3) telev. presentare [TV show]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (face)

to front onto — BE o

on — AE [house] guardare, dare su [main road]; essere di fronte a, essere su [sea]

2) (serve as a cover)

to front for — servire da copertura a