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Front-
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English
German
German
ˈfront-line ADJ attr, inv MIL
front-line
Front-
front-line ˈstates N pl
front-line states
Länder, die an Kriegsgebiete grenzen
front ˈline N
1. front line MIL (combat zone):
front line
Frontlinie f
2. front line fig (position):
front line
vorderste Front
our undercover agents are in the front line of the fight against drugs
unsere verdeckten Ermittler kämpfen an vorderster Front gegen Drogen
the troops moved up to the front line
die Truppen rückten an die Frontlinie vor
the tanks closed to within 50 metres of the frontline
die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran
front line
Front f <-, -en>
German
German
English
English
Front·sol·dat(in) <-en, -en; -, -nen> N m(f)
Frontsoldat(in)
front-line soldier
in vorderster Front stehen
to be in the front line
in vorderster Linie stehen
to be in the front line
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
our undercover agents are in the front line of the fight against drugs
unsere verdeckten Ermittler kämpfen an vorderster Front gegen Drogen
the tanks closed to within 50 metres of the frontline
die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran
front line
Front f <-, -en>
the troops moved up to the front line
die Truppen rückten an die Frontlinie vor
in vorderster Front stehen
to be in the front line
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The ranking is a move up three places from 24th, where the college stood for three consecutive years.
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In fact, this has even been viewed as suggestive of social progress over time so that one class may aspire to move up.
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He convinces the gang to move up from stealing parts to stealing cars in order to earn more.
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As the vaulter improves, their grip may move up the pole incrementally.
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Since the rail can slightly move up and down, the measurement should be done under load.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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An identity could create a sense of belonging, offering me the warmth that I’ve missed after long years of struggling on a freezing front line, a refuge that keeps the life glowing.
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universes-in-universe.org
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Eine Identität kann ein Gefühl der Zugehörigkeit schaffen und mir die Wärme bieten, die ich nach langen Jahren des Kämpfens an einer eiskalten Frontlinie vermisst habe, ein Refugium, das das Leben am Glühen hält.
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universes-in-universe.org
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With it, we contend the sharp end of the Front line, and it was under our responsibility to change the requirements at the starting point and to bring them in the right lanes, from where they can be further elaborated by Designer and Developers Contact person:
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www4.informatik.tu-muenchen.de
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Damit kämpften wir Münchner an der vordersten Frontlinie, denn es war an uns, die sich heftig ändernden Requirements erst einmal abzufangen und in geordnete Bahnen zu bringen, von wo aus sie vom Designer und Entwickler weiterverarbeitet werden. Ansprechpartner:
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www4.informatik.tu-muenchen.de
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if animism—as an image of what runs counter to dualist rationality—marked crucial front lines of modernity, how have these lines shifted over the course of the twentieth century, and where are they becoming productive today?
foundation.generali.at
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Wenn der Animismus – als Gegenbild zur dualistischen Rationalität – entscheidende Frontlinien der Moderne markierte, wie haben sich diese im Verlauf des 20. Jahrhunderts verschoben, wo werden sie heute produktiv?
foundation.generali.at

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