front

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la parte delantera

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front
[frʌnt]
sustantivo
1parte (f) delantera (not back); fachada (f) (of building); portada (f) (cover of book)tapa (f) (RP)
  • on the front of the book -> en la portada or tapa del libro (RP)
  • at the front of the book -> al principio del libro
  • I sat in (the) front -> me senté delante or (of car) adelante (Am)
  • front of house (Theat) -> = conjunto de actividades que se desarrollan dentro del teatro y que implican contacto con el público
2fachada (f) (outward appearance)
  • his kindness is only a front -> su amabilidad no es más que fachada
  • the company is a front for their arms dealing -> la empresa es una tapadera or pantalla para el tráfico de armas (RP)
  • front man (familiar) -> presentador (m) ; (of TV, radio program) líder (m) ; (of pop group) cabeza (f) visible (of organization)
3frente (m) (militar, Pol & Met)
  • to make progress on all fronts (sentido figurado) -> hacer progresos en todos los frentes
  • warm/cold front (Met) -> frente cálido/frío
también:
  • the front -> el paseo marítimo(at seaside) (británico), la costanera (español de Argentina), el malecón (español de Cuba), la rambla (español de Uruguay)
in front
también:
  • in front -> en cabeza, por delante (in race, contest)
in front of
1(in queue, opposite) (in presence of)
    delante de, adelante de; (Am) delante de, en presencia de
up front
1(familiar) (money)
    por adelantado
up front
también:
  • to be up front about something -> ser claro(a) en cuanto a algo
adverbio preposición adverbio adjetivo adjetivo
1delantero(a)
  • front bench (parlamento) -> = cada una de las dos primeras filas de escaños ocupados por los ministros y sus homólogos en la oposición (británico)
  • front carriage (ferrocarril) -> vagón (m) delantero
  • front cover -> portada (f) (of magazine, book), tapa (f) (RP)
  • front door -> puerta (f) principal
  • front garden -> jardín (m) delantero or (británico) de adelante (Am)
  • front line (militar) -> frente (m) (de batalla)
  • front page -> portada (f) , primera plana (f) (of newspaper)
  • front room -> salón (m) , sala (f) de estar
  • in the front row -> en la primera fila
  • to have a front row seat (Theat) -> tener asiento de primera fila; ser espectador privilegiado (sentido figurado)
  • front seat -> asiento (m) delantero or (in car) de adelante (Am)
  • front teeth -> palas (f pl)
  • front view -> vista (f) frontal
verbo transitivo
2encabezar (government); presentar (TV program); dirigir (organization); liderar (pop group)
verbo intransitivo
3(building)
  • the house fronts onto the river -> la casa da al río

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front [front]
sustantivo
1Frente.
2Frente, la parte que está en frente de alguno.
3Faz, cara; la manera de hacer frente a una persona o situación.
  • Put the best front you can on the matter -> ponga Ud
4Apariencia de grandeza y riquez
adjetivo
  • To put on a front -> aparentar, hacer ostentación
5Fachada, frontispicio. (Teatro) (n)
6Pechera de camisa. (n)
7Auditorio. (Teatro) (n)
8Paseo frente al mar. (n)
9In the front of the book, al principio del libro. (n)
  • To stand front to front -> estar cara a cara
  • In front of -> en frente de, cara a cara con
10Audacia, atrevimiento, descaro. (n)
11Frente, frontispicio, fachada; portal, como de una iglesia. (Arqueología) (n)
12Pechera, delantera, camisolín; caña de una bota. (n)
  • Front door -> puerta de entrada
  • Front bolt -> pasador que asegura el fusil a la caja
en este asunto la mejor cara que pueda.
adjetivo
1Anterior, delantero, lo que está al frente.
2Frontero, mirado del frente.
3Frontero, mirado del frente.
4Medido por el frente.
5Frontal.
  • Front room -> cuarto de frente, cuarto a la calle o en la fachada principal de una casa
  • Front view -> vista al frente
1Hacer frente, oponerse cara a cara.
2Estar en frente de alguna cosa.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Estar al frente. (n)
4Dar a, caer (n)
adjetivo
  • This house fronts on the park -> esta casa da al parque
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front [frʌnt]
noun
1 (exterior) [of house, building] fachada; (f) [of shirt, dress] pechera; (f) [of book] (cover) portada; (f)
they're painting the front of the house
it fastens at the frontat se abrocha por delante
back to frontback al revés
her dress had ripped down the frontdown el vestido se le había roto por delante
you've spilled food all down your front te has derramado comida por toda la pechera
2 (forepart) [of stage, desk, building] parte de delante; (f) parte delantera; (f) [of train, bus] parte delantera; (f) [of queue] principio; (m)
there's a dedication at the front of the bookat hay una dedicatoria al principio del libro
at in the front of the book
there are still some seats left at the front todavía quedan asientos delante; he sat at the front of the train se sentó en la parte delantera del tren; he sat at the front of the class se sentó en la primera fila de la clase; at the front of the line queueor al principio de la cola
stand at the front of the line he pushed his way to the front of the crowd
I want to sit in the frontin quiero sentarme delante
he laid the baby on its fronton puso al bebé boca abajo
one man sat in the chair, the other on the front of the desk a large veranda was attached to the front of the house
the car's out frontout (US) el coche está delante enfrente de la casa;or
they asked me to write a few words of acknowledgement at the front of the book to [come] to the front front of [house] the areas of a theatre, opera house etc used by members of the audience I hear the Watershed is looking for a new front of house manager /John does all the front of house stuff/ and I do the cooking
3
in frontin delante
to send sb on in front enviar a algn por delante; the car in front el coche de delante
we sent him on in front, to make sure we got a table
to be in frontbe (gen) ir primero; ir delante; (in race) ir a la cabeza; llevar la delantera; (in scoring) llevar (la) ventaja
they're in front in the league at the moment
in front ofof delante de
don't argue in front of the children no discutas delante de los niños; a car was parked in front of the house había un coche aparcado delante de la casa; she sat down in front of her mirror se sentó delante del espejo; se sentó frente al espejo
something ran out in front of my car he doesn't like to swear in front of women
4 (Metal) frente; (m)
snow signalled the arrival of a front
cold/warm frontcoldwarm (Metal) frente frío/cálido; (m)
an active cold front brought weather changes with it
5 (Mil) (Pol) frente; (m)
the People's Liberation Front there was fighting on several fronts
he fought at the front during the War luchó en el frente durante la guerra
a [united] front
we must present a united frontunited debemos parecer un frente unido
6 (Britain) (promenade) paseo marítimo; (m) (beach) playa; (f)
on Brighton front a stroll along the front a house on the front
7 (area of activity) materia; (f)
is there any news on the wages front? ¿se sabe algo nuevo en materia de salarios?; we have made progress on a variety of fronts hemos avanzado en varios campos varias esferas;or
research across a wide academic front
on all frontsall en todos los frentes
the government's failings on the home domestic fronthomeordomestic las deficiencias del gobierno a nivel nacional
on the domestic front, the government got its own way in the budget economic problems on the home front are due to overspending Democrats see the budget as a sign of the administration's weakness on the domestic front
8 (show)
it's all just a front with him lo suyo no es más que una fachada no son más que apariencias;or
he kept up a brave front to the worldbrave delante de todos ponía buena cara
he smiles as a front to hide his unhappiness to put on a [bold] front
9 (informal) (cover-up) fachada; (f) tapadera; (f)
to be a front for sthfor servir de fachada tapadera para algo;or
That company was a front for laundered money we realised that it had been a front for a drug dealing operation the company was a front for his criminal activities the present government is just a front for the old military regime
adjective
1 (foremost) [+wheel, leg] delantero; de delante; de adelante; (LAm)
I was in the front seat yo estaba en el asiento delantero de delante de adelante;oror (LAm) if we run, we can get a front seat si corremos, podemos pillar un asiento en la parte delantera la parte de delante la parte de adelante;oror (LAm) he's in the front garden está en el jardín de delante de la casa
I went out on the front porch we've got a puncture in the front wheel he sat down and lifted his front legs
2 (Phon) [+vowel] frontal
verb:intransitive
1
to front onto sthonto [+house, window] dar a algo
delightful Victorian houses fronting onto the pavement the windows front on to the street
2
to front for sthfor servir de fachada tapadera para algo;or
verb:transitive
1 (head) [+organization] estar al frente de; liderar
the commission, fronted by the Home Secretary he fronted a band of guerilla fighters
2 [+TV show] presentar
he fronts a popular quiz show
3 [+band, group] estar al frente de; ser el cantante de
he used to front a group called Haircuts can Kill
4 (formal) (face) dar a
the house fronts the river la casa da al río
undeveloped land fronting the city centre
modifier
front crawl (n) (Swimming) crol; (m)
front desk (n) (US) recepción de un hotel; (f) (de un hotel)
front door (n) puerta principal; (f)
front end (n) [of vehicle] parte delantera; (f)
there was slight damage to the front end I don't know the front end from the back end of a car I popped my head into the kitchen and saw the front end of a Ford Escort sticking through the wall
front line (n) (Mil) primera línea; (f)
front man (n) (for activity) testaferro; (m) [of band, group] líder; (m) (TV) presentador; (m)
They accuse him of being a front man for the military he uses his financial flair while the partner is a front man involved in selling Nuri as-Said, regarded as Britain's front man in the Middle East He had been the front man in this investigation, and had succeeded in infiltrating the drugs ring I'm in a band with a really good singer—front man # I mean
front organization (n) organización fachada; (f)
front page (n) (Press) primera plana; (f)
front row (n) primera fila; (f)
front runner (n) (in race) corredoracorredora que va en cabeza;a corredora (m) (f) (in election) favoritoafavorita;a favorita (m) (f)
Wilson already seemed the front runner for the 1912 nomination Secretary Samuel Skinner is said to be the front-runner to succeed John Sununu
front tooth (n) incisivo; (m) paleta; (informal) (f)
front view (n)
the front view of the hotel is very impressive el frente del hotel la parte de delante del hotel es impresionante;or
a front view of a topless model This method is useful when it is important to show the front view of an object a the front view of the house

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Verb Conjugation for "front"

Imperative
  • front
  • you front
  • he/she fronts
  • we front
  • you front
  • they front
Preterite
  • I fronted
  • you fronted
  • he/she fronted
  • we fronted
  • you fronted
  • they fronted
Present Continuous
  • I am fronting
  • you are fronting
  • he/she is fronting
  • we are fronting
  • you are fronting
  • they are fronting
Present Perfect
  • I have fronted
  • you have fronted
  • he/she has fronted
  • we have fronted
  • you have fronted
  • they have fronted
Past Continuous
  • I was fronting
  • you were fronting
  • he/she was fronting
  • we were fronting
  • you were fronting
  • they were fronting
Past Perfect
  • I had fronted
  • you had fronted
  • he/she had fronted
  • we had fronted
  • you had fronted
  • they had fronted
Future
  • I will front
  • you will front
  • he/she will front
  • we will front
  • you will front
  • they will front
Future Perfect
  • I will have fronted
  • you will have fronted
  • he/she 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 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 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 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 had been fronting
  • we had been fronting
  • you had been fronting
  • they had been fronting
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