polar front in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for polar front in the English»French Dictionary

polar [Brit ˈpəʊlə, Am ˈpoʊlər] ADJ

polar GEOG, ELEC icecap, lights, region

polaire

polar attraction (one)

du pôle

polar (both)

des pôles

to be polar opposites fig

être des pôles opposés

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

polar front in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for polar front in the English»French Dictionary

polar front N

polar front

front m polaire

Translations for polar front in the English»French Dictionary

polar [ˈpəʊləʳ, Am ˈpoʊlɚ] ADJ

1. polar GEO:

polar

polaire

2. polar complete:

polar opposites

opposé(e)s complets(-ètes)

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 polar front theory says that mid-latitude cyclones form on boundaries between warm and cold air.

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One factor that contributes to the sharpness of the polar jet is the undercutting of sub-tropical airmasses by the more dense polar airmasses at the polar front.

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Divergence occurs near surface level resulting in a return of the circulating air to the polar fronts where rising air currents can create extensive cloud cover and precipitation.

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Upward currents of air along the polar fronts diverge at high tropospheric altitudes.

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These extratropical convergence zones are occupied by the polar fronts where air masses of polar origin meet and clash with those of tropical or subtropical origin.

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In the winter, the tropical anticyclones move south, allowing cold polar fronts to penetrate the region.

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But even the coldest cold fronts aren't quite as forbidding this winter; the warm signal continues to dominate, taking the edge of some of those polar fronts.

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These climates are in the polar front region in winter, and thus have moderate temperatures and changeable, rainy weather.

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They surround the polar highs and lie in the wake of the polar front.

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These lows produce a shorter fetch than polar fronts, however they can still generate heavy swells, since their slower movement increases the duration of a particular wind direction.

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