FRONT - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

I. front [fʀɔ̃] N m

1. front ANAT:

front

forehead, brow liter

avoir le front haut

to have a high forehead

s'essuyer le front

to wipe one's brow

elle a une cicatrice sur le ou au front

she has a scar on her forehead

relever le front fig

to stand up for oneself

c'est lui le coupable, c'est écrit sur son front

he's the culprit, it's written all over his face

2. front MIL:

front

front

être envoyé au front

to be sent to the front

le front ennemi

the enemy front

sur le front social/de l'emploi fig

on the social/job front

faire front commun contre l'ennemi

to stand together against the enemy

faire front à qn/qc

to stand up to sb/sth

3. front (façade):

front

façade

4. front METEO:

front

front

front chaud/froid

warm/cold front

5. front POL:

front

front

II. de front ADV

aborder un problème de front

to tackle a problem head-on

les voitures se sont heurtées de front

the cars collided head-on

ils marchaient à quatre de front

they were walking four abreast

mener plusieurs tâches de front

to have several tasks on the go

III. front [fʀɔ̃]

Front de libération nationale, FLN HISTORY

National Liberation Front, FLN

front de mer

seafront

Front national

National Front

Front populaire HISTORY

Popular Front

front de taille MIN

coalface

IV. front [fʀɔ̃]

avoir le front de faire qc

to have the face ou effrontery to do sth

See also

sueur [sɥœʀ] N f

sueur

sweat

se mettre en sueur

to break into a sweat

être trempé de sueur

to be soaked in sweat

il avait le visage ruisselant de sueur

his face was streaming with sweat

donner des sueurs froides à qn

to put sb in a cold sweat

j'en avais des sueurs froides

I was in a cold sweat about it

vivre de la sueur des autres

to live by the sweat of others

gagner son pain à la sueur de son front

to earn one's living by the sweat of one's brow

il avait le front/dos en sueur

he had a sweaty forehead/back

English

French

forehead

front m

high/low forehead

front haut/bas

on one's forehead

au front

cold front

front m froid

people's front

front m populaire

warm front

front m chaud

occluded front METEO

front m occlus

liberation front

front m de libération

coalface

front m de taille or d'abattage

at the coalface lit

au front de taille or d'abattage

at the coalface fig

au front

to keep apace with sth

marcher de front avec qc

head-on crash, collision

de front

head-on

de front

to tackle a problem head-on fig

attaquer un problème de front

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

front [fʀɔ̃] N m

1. front ANAT:

front

forehead

2. front (façade):

front

façade

front d'une montagne

face

front de mer

seafront

3. front MIL, METEO, POL:

front

front

Front populaire

Popular Front (leftwing government coalition elected in 1936)

Phrases:

faire front commun/offrir un front commun contre qn/qc

to close ranks

marcher le front haut

to walk with one's head held high

baisser le front

to bow one's head

relever le front

to lift one's head high

de front (côte à côte)

side by side

attaquer un problème de front

to tackle a problem head on

se heurter de front

to collide head on

front dégarni

receding hairline

English

French

forehead

front m

cold front

front m froid

polar front

front m polaire

warm front

front m chaud

head-on

de front

head-on

de plein front

sea front

front m de mer

brow

front m

coalface

front m de taille

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

front [fʀo͂] N m

1. front ANAT:

front

forehead

2. front (façade):

front

façade

front d'une montagne

face

front de mer

seafront

3. front MIL, METEO, POL:

front

front

Front populaire

Popular Front (leftwing government coalition elected in 1936)

Phrases:

faire front commun/offrir un front commun contre qn/qc

to close ranks

marcher le front haut

to walk with one's head held high

baisser le front

to bow one's head

relever le front

to lift one's head high

de front (côte à côte)

side by side

attaquer un problème de front

to tackle a problem head on

se heurter de front

to collide head on

front dégarni

receding hairline

English

French

forehead

front m

warm front

front m chaud

cold front

front m froid

polar front

front m polaire

lowbrow

bas(se) du front

lowbrow

bas m du front

seafront

front m de mer

front line

front m

coalface

front m de taille