front in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for front in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.front [Brit frʌnt, Am frənt] N

1. front (forward facing area):

front (of house, shop)

facciata f

front (of cupboard, box)

davanti m

front (of cupboard, box)

parte f anteriore

front (of sweater)

davanti m

front (of book, folder)

copertina f

front (of card)

faccia f

front (of coin, banknote)

recto m

front (of car, boat)

parte f anteriore

front (of car, boat)

davanti m

front (of fabric)

diritto m

the dress buttons at the front

il vestito si abbottona sul davanti

write the address on the front of the envelope

scrivete l'indirizzo sulla busta

2. front (furthest forward part):

front (of train, queue)

testa f

front (of building)

davanti m

front (of auditorium)

prima fila f

at the front of the line, procession

in testa alla fila, alla processione

at the front of the house

sul davanti della casa

to sit at the front of the class

sedersi in prima fila

he pushed to the front of the crowd

si portò in prima fila facendosi largo tra la folla

face the front!

guardate avanti!

I'll sit in the front with the driver

mi siedo davanti vicino all'autista

there's room at the front of the coach

c'è posto davanti sul pullman

from front to back of the house

per tutta la lunghezza della casa

how long is the car from front to back?

quanto è lunga l'automobile?

3. front:

front MIL, POL

fronte m

at the front

al fronte

4. front (stomach):

to sleep, lie on one's front

dormire, stare a pancia in giù

to spill sth down one's front

rovesciarsi qc addosso

5. front Brit (promenade):

front

passeggiata f

front

lungomare m

on the sea, river front

sul lungomare, lungofiume

a hotel on the front

un albergo sul lungomare

6. front METEO:

front

fronte m

7. front (area of activity):

front

fronte m

changes on the domestic or home front POL

cambiamenti di politica interna

there's nothing new on the wages front

non ci sono novità per quanto riguarda i salari

there are problems on the financial front

ci sono problemi sul piano finanziario

8. front (outer appearance):

front fig

facciata f

his cynicism is just a front

il suo cinismo è solo una facciata

to put on a brave front

fingere coraggio

to present a united front

presentare un fronte unitario

9. front (cover):

front inf

copertura f

to be a front for sth

fare da copertura a qc

10. front (ahead):

who's in front?

chi è in testa?

I'm 30 points in front

ho 30 punti di vantaggio

the Italian car is in front on the tenth lap

l'automobile italiana è in testa al decimo giro

11. front (before):

in front of

davanti a

sit, walk in front of me

siediti, cammina davanti a me

in front of the mirror, TV, house

davanti allo specchio, alla televisione, alla casa

in front of the mirror, TV, house (in the presence of)

davanti a, di fronte a

not in front of the children!

non davanti ai bambini!

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

1. front (facing street):

front entrance

anteriore

front garden, window, wall

davanti

front bedroom

sul davanti della casa

2. front:

front (furthest from rear) tyre, wheel, paw, leg

anteriore, davanti

front seat (in cinema)

in prima fila

front seat (in vehicle)

davanti

front tooth

davanti

front edge

anteriore

front carriage, coach

di testa

in the front row

in prima fila

go and sit in the front seat

vai a sederti davanti

front panel (in car radio)

frontalino

3. front (first):

front page

primo

front racing car, horse

in testa

4. front (head-on):

front view

frontale

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

1. front (face) house:

front river, sea

essere di fronte a, su

2. front (lead) inf:

front band, company, party

essere a capo di, capeggiare

3. front TV:

front TV show

presentare

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

1. front (face):

to front onto Brit or, on Am house, shop: main road

guardare, dare su

to front onto Brit or, on Am sea

essere di fronte a, su

2. front (serve as a cover):

to front for person, organization: group

servire da copertura a

front vowel [ˈfrʌntˌvaʊəl] N LING

front vowel

vocale f anteriore, palatale

front money [ˈfrʌntˌmʌnɪ] N Am

front money

acconto m

front runner [Brit, Am frənt ˈrənər] N

1. front runner POL (favourite):

front runner

capolista mf (in di)

2. front runner SPORTS:

front runner

= chi è in testa, chi conduce

front office [Brit, Am] N Am (management)

front office

direzione f

front bench [Brit, Am ˈˌfrənt ˈbɛntʃ] N (in GB) POL

1. front bench (seats):

front bench

= i banchi del partito di governo

the opposition front bench

= i banchi dell'opposizione

2. front bench (members):

front bench

= ministri e altri esponenti del partito al governo

the opposition front bench

= i massimi esponenti dell'opposizione

3. front bench before n spokesperson, politician:

front-bench

del governo

front end [Am frən(t) ˈɛnd] N

front end COMPUT also front end processor:

also front end processor

preprocessore m

also front end processor before n system

front-end

warm front [Am ˈwɔrm frənt] N

warm front

fronte m caldo

popular front [Brit, Am ˈpɑpjələr frənt] N

popular front

fronte m popolare

people's front [ˌpiːplzˈfrʌnt] N

people's front

fronte m popolare

front in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for front in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.front [frʌnt] N

1. front (forward-facing part):

front

davanti m inv

front of building

facciata f

2. front JOURN, LIT:

front (outside cover)

copertina f

front (first pages)

inizio m

3. front (front area):

front

parte f davanti

in front

davanti

in front of

davanti a

4. front THEAT:

front

sala f

5. front (deceptive appearance):

front

facciata f pl

to put on a bold front

fare mostra di coraggio

6. front MIL:

front

fronte m

fig on the domestic/work front

sul fronte domestico/lavorativo

7. front POL:

front

fronte m

a united front

un fronte comune

8. front (promenade):

front

lungomare m

9. front METEO:

front

fronte m

II.front [frʌnt] ADJ

1. front (at the front):

front

davanti inv

2. front (first):

front

primo, -a

III.front [frʌnt] VB trans

1. front (be head of):

front

capeggiare

2. front TV:

front

presentare

IV.front [frʌnt] VB intr

front

guardare a

the apartment fronts north

l'appartamento guarda a nord

to front for

servire da copertura a

up front, up-front [ˈʌp·frʌnt] ADJ inf

1. up front (open, frank):

up front

franco, -a

up front

essere franco riguardo a qc

2. up front (advance):

up front payment

pagamento m immediato

front-runner N

front-runner

favorito(-a) m (f)

warm front N

warm front

fronte m caldo

front yard N

front yard

giardino m davanti alla casa

front line N MIL

front line

linea f del fronte

front line fig

prima linea f

polar front N METEO

polar front

fronte m polare

cold front N

cold front

fronte m freddo

front-end N COMPUT

front-end

front end m inv termine utilizzato per caratterizzare le interfacce che hanno come destinatario un utente

front-page ADJ

front-page

di prima pagina

front Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fling oneself in front of a train

lanciarsi contro un treno

to splash across the front page

mettere in prima pagina

to put on a bold front

fare mostra di coraggio

to know sth back to front

sapere qc a menadito

to put on a false front

fingere

at the front of the train

in testa al treno

he suddenly appeared in front of me

me lo sono trovato difronte all'improvviso

to allow to go in front

lasciar passare avanti

to appear in front of sb

pararsi davanti a qu

to go on the front line

andare sulle -e fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the front portion, on the right and left sides of the entrance, respectively, are the presidents office and the ladies room.

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It was worn with the standard fieldgrey "fallschirmjger" trousers with either front lacing paratrooper or cleated mountain boots.

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The counterpanes were sometimes very costly, generally purple embroidered with figures in gold; and rich hangings fell to the ground masking the front.

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The "tire pressure differential" strategy offered the disadvantage that owners and mechanics could inadvertently but easily re-introduce oversteer characteristics by over-inflating the front tires.

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At the restarts, there were a number of cars 5 car lengths behind the car in front which should mean a stop-go penalty but these incidents went unpunished.

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The front belt drive is tensioned by a spring-loaded tensioner pulley incorporating a hydraulic damping element.

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In 1930 there followed a model with a front mounted engine and front-wheel drive.

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At the front of the theater, in front and below the stage is an orchestra pit.

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The azygos vein joins it just before it enters the right atrium, at the upper right front portion of the heart.

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Tea bag medallions are a type of origami that makes a wonderful decoration for the front of a card.

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