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French translation of 'front'

Word Frequency

front

[ˈfrʌnt ]
noun
1. 
[of house, structure] devant m
[of garment] devant m
the front of the house le devant de la maison
2. 
in front (adverb) devant
a house with a car in front une maison avec une voiture devant
the car in front la voiture de devant
to be in front (in race, contest) mener
3. 
in front of (preposition) devant
in front of the house devant la maison
the car in front of us la voiture devant nous
4.  [of coach, train, car] avant m
in the front à l’avant
I was sitting in the front. J’étais assis à l’avant.
at the front of the train à l’avant du train
5.  [of book] début m
The index is at the front. L’index est au début.
6.  (also: sea front) (= promenade) front m de mer
7.  (Meteorology) front m
8.  (in war) front m
9.  (= area of activity) front m
He made progress on various fronts. Il a fait des progrès sur plusieurs fronts.
on the political front sur le plan politique
on the economic front sur le plan économique
on the home front (= domestically) au plan national
10.  (= appearances) façade f
Michael kept up a brave front. Michael a conservé une façade digne.
to put on a front faire bonne figure
11.  (= cover) couverture f
to be a front for sth [illegal activity] être une couverture pour qch; [regime, political party] être une couverture pour qch
adjective
de devant
the front row la rangée de devant
the front seats [of car, bus] les sièges avant
the front seats of the car les sièges avant de la voiture
transitive verb
(= be the leader of) être à la tête de
Phrasal verbs
front onto
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Example Sentences Including 'front'

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On the nuclear front matters appear to be moving faster.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Scotland was first to feel the change in temperature as the front headed east midweek.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They are often fronts for lobbying interests such as the alcohol or healthcare industries or foreign governments.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is way beyond simply acting in front of back projection.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Those weather fronts also explain why temperatures are going up and down rapidly at the moment.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Just put one foot in front of the other and walk forward.
Iain Gale Man of Honour (2007)
But just take the front row.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He goes off in front and just gallops.
The Sun (2017)
Human limits are tested when any team mounts a campaign on two big fronts at home and abroad.
The Sun (2016)
I just thought: not only has he gone behind my back, in front of my face he is lying.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One up front at home in a Merseyside derby?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They looked as strong from front to back as they have all season.
The Sun (2016)
To beat your local rivals in the last minute in front of your own fans is brilliant.
The Sun (2016)
When he gets a chance he goes cold in front of goal.
The Sun (2015)
In front of a different audience, with different values and different tastes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The front of the building opens up to the countryside beyond and there are picnic tables outside.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
By day you lie in front of the sparkling Mediterranean.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He should get on the front foot more often.
The Sun (2017)
It's enough to hit the front pages with traffic chaos and schools closures.
The Sun (2016)
The comic will be fronting the band, as he has in the past.
The Sun (2008)
The tornado appeared during thunderstorms driven along a cold weather front.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There was no answer from the house and the front room appeared to be piled with rubbish.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They just sit out at the front of the house.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They watched plays in a special standing area in front of the stage.
The Sun (2010)
Those serving on the front line risk their lives for us on a daily basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
To put an adult recommended intake on the front is just disingenuous.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You need to fight on two fronts.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But behind these headlines there has been better news on both the international and the political fronts.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Terrible havoc has been wrought in the neighbourhood of the sea front.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That unified front has not appeared.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Today she finds herself on a different sort of front line.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Take it in turns to stand in front of the group and give your speeches.
Lindenfield, Gael 50 Ways to Become a Self-Confident Woman (1989)
The news made all the front pages the next day.
John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006)

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'front' in Other Languages

British English: front /frʌnt/ ADJECTIVE
Front is used to refer to the side or part of something that is towards the front or nearest to the front.
He opened the front door.
  • American English: front
  • Arabic: أَماميّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: frontal
  • Chinese: 前面的
  • Croatian: prednji
  • Czech: přední
  • Danish: for-
  • Dutch: voor-
  • European Spanish: delantero
  • Finnish: etu-
  • French: avant
  • German: vorne
  • Greek: μπροστινός
  • Italian: anteriore
  • Japanese: 前の
  • Korean: 앞의
  • Norwegian: for-
  • Polish: przedni
  • European Portuguese: frontal
  • Romanian: frontal
  • Russian: передний
  • Spanish: delantero
  • Swedish: fram-
  • Thai: ข้างหน้า
  • Turkish: ön
  • Ukrainian: передній
  • Vietnamese: đằng trước
British English: front /frʌnt/ NOUN
The frontof something is the part of it that faces you, or that faces forward, or that you normally see or use.
Stand at the front of the queue.
  • American English: front
  • Arabic: وَجْه
  • Brazilian Portuguese: frente
  • Chinese: 前面
  • Croatian: prednja strana
  • Czech: předek přední strana
  • Danish: forside
  • Dutch: voorkant
  • European Spanish: frente parte
  • Finnish: etupuoli
  • French: avant
  • German: Vorderseite
  • Greek: μέτωπο μάχη
  • Italian: davanti linea di scontro
  • Japanese: 前
  • Korean: 앞
  • Norwegian: forside
  • Polish: front
  • European Portuguese: frente
  • Romanian: față
  • Russian: передняя часть
  • Spanish: frente
  • Swedish: framsida
  • Thai: ด้านหน้า
  • Turkish: ön
  • Ukrainian: пéред
  • Vietnamese: mặt tiền

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Nearby words of 'front'

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Prepositions consisting of more than one word

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