front line in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.front [Am frənt, Brit frʌnt] N

2. front in phrases:

in front as adv
delante
in front as adv
adelante esp LatAm
Midnight Orchid is out in front
Midnight Orchid va en cabeza or lleva la delantera
in front of sb/sth
delante de alguien/algo
in front of sb/sth
adelante de alguien/algo esp LatAm
in front of sb/sth (facing)
enfrente de alguien/algo
he sat right in front of her
se sentó delante de ella
he sat right in front of her
se sentó adelante de ella esp LatAm
it's right in front of your nose!
¡lo tienes delante de las narices!
we've got a big task in front of us
tenemos una gran tarea por delante
out front the people out front
la gente de delante
out front the people out front
la gente de adelante esp LatAm
she was out front from the start Am SPORTS
llevó la delantera or fue en cabeza desde el principio

II.front [Am frənt, Brit frʌnt] ADJ

III.front [Am frənt, Brit frʌnt] VB trans

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IV.front [Am frənt, Brit frʌnt] VB intr

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See also front page, front bench

I.line1 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] N

1.1. line C (mark, trace):

line
línea f
line
raya f
line MATH
recta f
can you walk a straight line?
¿puedes caminar en línea recta?
to draw a line
trazar una línea
to put or draw a line through sth
tachar algo
to sign on the dotted line
firmar en la línea punteada or de puntos
to be on the line inf
estar en peligro
to be on the line inf
peligrar
to lay it on the line inf
no andarse con rodeos
I'm going to lay it on the line with you …
no me voy a andar con rodeos …
I'm going to lay it on the line with you …
te lo voy a decir claramente …
to lay or put sth on the line inf
jugarse algo
I laid my life on the line for you!
¡me jugué la vida por ti!

6.1. line C:

line (row)
fila f
line (row)
hilera f
line (queue) Am
cola f
a line of cars
una fila or hilera de coches
police stood in a line blocking the street
un cordón de policías bloqueó la calle
they formed a or fell into line behind their teacher
se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor
the soldiers fell into line
los soldados se alinearon
to wait in line Am
hacer cola
to get in line Am
ponerse en la cola
to cut in line Am
colarse inf
to cut in line Am
brincarse or saltarse la cola Mex inf
all/somewhere along the line she's had bad luck all along the line
ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio
we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line
debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento
down the line these changes will affect everyone (right) down the line
estos cambios afectarán a todos, del primero al último
in line with sth, wages haven't risen in line with inflation
los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación
the new measures are in line with government policy
las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno
in line with other manufacturers, we have …
como otros fabricantes or al igual que otros fabricantes, hemos …
out of line that remark was out of line
ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar
their ideas were out of line with mine
sus ideas no coincidían con las mías
to step out of line
mostrar disconformidad
to step out of line
desobedecer
to bring sb/sth into line he needs to be brought into line
hay que llamarlo al orden
to bring sb/sth into line he needs to be brought into line
hay que meterlo en vereda inf
the province was brought into line with the rest of the country
la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país
to fall in/into line they had to fall in line with company policy
tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía
that's their policy and they expect us to fall into line
esa es su política y esperan que la acatemos or que actuemos conforme a ella
to keep sb in line
tener a alguien a raya

9.1. line C:

line (of text)
línea f
line (of text)
renglón m
line (of poem)
verso m
the best line in the movie
la mejor frase de la película
new line (when dictating)
punto y aparte
to give sb a line on sth inf
darle una pista de algo a alguien
to read between the lines
leer entre líneas
to shoot a line Brit sl
presumir
to shoot a line Brit sl
darse bombo
to shoot a line Brit sl
hociconear Mex inf
to shoot a line Brit sl
mandarse la(s) parte(s) CSur inf
to spin or feed or give sb a line
soltarle or contarle una bola or un rollo a alguien inf
don't give me that line!
¡no me vengas con historias or cuentos! inf

II.line1 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] VB trans

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See also resistance, online2, online1

resistance [Am rəˈzɪstəns, Brit rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns] N

online1 [Am ɑnˈlaɪn, Brit ɒnˈlʌɪn] ADJ

line2 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] VB trans

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front line in the PONS Dictionary

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II.line2 [laɪn] -ning VB trans

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It was concluded that forming a front line was a mistake because it was not consistent with guerrilla warfare.
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The following month, the battalion entered the front line for the first time.
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These attacks were aimed at pushing the front line to more advantageous positions in preparation for a major attack, and to acclimatise the newly arrived infantry.
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If that's the case, then teachers will be the front line of defense we have against the forces of antiscience.
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They would be located near the front line but not always among the firing line for their safety.
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Some speeches were broadcast as well, but these were intentionally kept short to meet the wishes of the front line soldiers.
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By 1943, as economic conditions tightened, front line units used captured allied paint where available.
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The squadron moved into the front line, losing one dead and seventeen wounded by the time it withdrew at 20:00.
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They are however not being used for front line duty anymore and are replaced by metal magazines.
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Conferences of soldiers in the rear of the front line dominated.
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