front room in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for front room in the English»French Dictionary

there's room at the front of the coach

il y a de la place à l'avant du car

Translations for front room in the French»English Dictionary

une chambre sur le devant

a room at the front

Translations for front room in the English»French Dictionary

I.front [Brit frʌnt, Am frənt] N

1. front (forward facing area):

front (of house)

façade f

front (of shop)

devanture f

front (of cupboard, box)

devant m

front (of sweater)

devant m

front (of book, folder)

couverture f

front (of card, coin, banknote)

recto m

front (of car, boat)

avant m

front (of fabric)

endroit m

the dress buttons at the front

la robe se boutonne sur le devant

write the address on the front of the envelope

écrivez l'adresse au recto de l'enveloppe

2. front (furthest forward part):

front (of train, queue)

tête f

front (of building)

devant m

front (of auditorium)

premier rang m

at the front of the line/procession

en tête de la file/procession

at the front of the house

sur le devant de la maison

to sit at the front of the class

s'asseoir au premier rang de la classe

he pushed to the front of the crowd

il s'est faufilé au premier rang de la foule

face the front!

regardez devant!

I'll sit in the front with the driver

je vais m'asseoir devant, à côté du chauffeur

there's room at the front of the coach

il y a de la place à l'avant du car

from front to back of the house

du devant à l'arrière de la maison

how long is the car from front to back?

la voiture fait combien de long?

3. front:

front MIL, POL

front m

at the front

au front

4. front (stomach):

front

ventre m

to sleep/lie on one's front

dormir/se coucher sur le ventre

to spill sth down one's front

se renverser qc sur le devant

5. front Brit (promenade):

front

front m de mer

front

bord m de mer

on the sea/river front

au bord de la mer/de la rivière

a hotel on the front

un hotel en bord de mer or sur le bord de mer

6. front METEO:

front

front m

7. front (area of activity):

front

côté m

changes on the domestic or home front POL

des changements côté politique intérieure

there's nothing new on the wages front

il n'y a rien de neuf côté salaires

there are problems on the financial front

il y a des problèmes sur le plan financier

8. front (outer appearance):

front fig

façade f

his cynicism is just a front

son cynisme n'est qu'une façade

to put on a brave front

faire bonne figure

to present a united front

présenter un front uni

9. front (cover):

front inf

couverture f

to be a front for sth

servir de couverture à qc

II.front [Brit frʌnt, Am frənt] ADJ attr

1. front (facing street):

front entrance

côté rue

front garden, window, wall

de devant

front bedroom

qui donne sur la rue

2. front:

front (furthest from rear) tyre, wheel

avant

front after n seat (in cinema)

au premier rang

front (in vehicle)

de devant

front leg, paw, tooth

de devant

front edge, panel

avant

front after n carriage, coach

de tête after n

in the front row

au premier rang

go and sit in the front seat

va t'asseoir devant

3. front (first):

front page

premier/-ière

front attr racing car, horse

de tête

4. front (head-on):

front view

de face

III.in front ADV (ahead)

who's in front?

qui gagne?

I'm 30 points in front

j'ai 30 points d'avance

the Italian car is in front on the tenth lap

c'est la voiture italienne qui mène au dixième tour

IV.in front of PREP

1. in front of (before):

in front of

devant

sit/walk in front of me

asseyez-vous/marchez devant moi

in front of the mirror/TV/house

devant la glace/télé/maison

2. in front of (in the presence of):

in front of

devant

not in front of the children!

pas devant les enfants!

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

1. front (face) house:

front river, sea

donner sur

2. front (lead) inf:

front band, company, party

être à la tête de

3. front TV:

front TV show

présenter

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

1. front:

front onto Brit or front on Am (face) house, shop: sea, main road

donner sur

Phrases:

to front for (serve as a cover for) person, organization: group

servir de couverture à

I.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] N

1. room (closed area):

room (for living)

pièce f

room (for sleeping)

chambre f

room (for working)

bureau m

room (for meetings, teaching, operating)

salle f

a three room apartment

un appartement de trois pièces

the room fell silent

tout le monde se tut

in the next room

dans la pièce d'à côté

‘rooms to let’

‘chambres à louer’

room 159

la chambre 159

room and board

chambre avec repas

he gets room and board

il est logé (et) nourri

2. room U (space):

room

place f (for pour, to do pour faire)

to make room

faire de la place

to take up room

prendre de la place

to be short of room

manquer de place

3. room (opportunity):

room for improvement/doubt

possibilité f d'amélioration/de doute

room for manoeuvre

marge f de manœuvre

II.rooms N npl dated

1. rooms (rented):

rooms

meublé m

2. rooms Brit UNIV:

rooms

chambre f d'étudiant

III.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] VB intr Am

room

loger

to room with sb

loger chez qn

we room together

nous habitons ensemble

IV.-roomed COMP

4-roomed

de 4 pièces

V.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm]

there is always room at the top

quand on veut réussir dans la vie on peut

front room in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for front room in the English»French Dictionary

I.room [ru:m] N

1. room:

room (in house)

pièce f

room (in house)

place f Belg, Nord

room (bedroom)

chambre f

room (classroom, meeting room)

salle f

room (for work)

bureau m

room and board

chambre et pension

2. room no pl (space):

room

place f

to take up room

prendre de la place

there's not enough room to swing a cat

il n'y a pas de place pour se retourner

3. room no pl (possibility):

room

marge f

to have room for sth

avoir une marge de qc

to have room for improvement

pouvoir mieux faire

II.room [ru:m] VB intr

to room with sb Am (share a room)

partager une chambre avec qn

I.front [frʌnt] N

1. front sing (side):

front of machine

avant m

front of building

façade f

front of shop

devanture f

front of document

recto m

lying on his front

allongé(e) sur le ventre

the soup's gone all down your front

tu as fait couler de la soupe sur toi

2. front (area):

front of building, vehicle

devant m

front of crowd, audience

premiers rangs m

in the front of a car

à l'avant d'une voiture

at the front of the procession

en tête du cortège

3. front JOURN (outside cover):

front of magazine, book

couverture f

front of paper

recto m

4. front (ahead of sb/sth):

to send sb on in front

envoyer qn devant

to be two points in front

mener par deux points

5. front (facing):

in front of sb/sth

en face de qn/qc

in front of witnesses

en présence de témoins

6. front THEAT:

out front

dans la salle

7. front (appearance):

front

façade f

to put on a bold front

faire bonne contenance

to be a front for sth

n'être qu'une couverture pour qc

8. front (area of activity):

front

côté m

on the work front

sur le plan du travail

9. front MIL, POL, METEO:

front

front m

at the front MIL

sur le front

10. front sing (promenade beside sea):

front

front m de mer

on the lake front

au bord du lac

11. front no pl inf (impudence):

front

effronterie f

Phrases:

to pay up front

payer d'avance

II.front [frʌnt] ADJ

1. front (in front):

front

de devant

front leg, teeth

de devant

front wheel

avant

front view

de face

front seat

au premier rang

front in car

à l'avant

front office

réception f

on the front cover

en couverture

2. front fig:

front

de façade

III.front [frʌnt] VB trans

1. front passive (put a facade on):

to be fronted with timber

avoir une façade en bois

2. front (be head of):

front

diriger

front group

être à la tête de

3. front TV:

front

présenter

IV.front [frʌnt] VB intr

1. front (face):

to front south

être exposé au sud

to front onto Am [or on Brit] sth

donner sur qc

2. front fig:

to front for sb/sth

servir de couverture à qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The front room served at a bedroom and living area, while the back room was the children's bedroom.

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A coffee morning almost no one had attended, a medal presentation in someone's front room...

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The front room was sublet and the rear room was fitted with shelves for books.

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I was always singing and performing, doing shows in the front room and dressing up in my nan's net curtains.

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Steel window sill in front room (guest, yoga, office) creates an additional seating area with magnetic cushions that can be re-arranged as needed.

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Dad managed to get locked out of his house and ended up at my grandparents' on a camp bed in the front room.

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Outlaw has a collection of several hundred cookbooks, mostly located in his front room.

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Another couple had been sleeping on a pull-out sofa bed in the front room.

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He met the family in the front room and offered up the bag filled with her old shirts and long johns.

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