front
US: /ˈfɹənt/
UK: /fɹˈʌnt/
UK: /fɹˈʌnt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
front /frʌnt/
- danh từ
- (thơ ca) cái trán
- cái mặt
- front: mặt đối mặt
- đằng trước, phía trước; mặt trước (nhà...); (thông tục) bình phong ((nghĩa bóng))
- in front of: ở phía trước
- vạt ngực (hồ cứng, ở sơ mi đàn ông)
- (quân sự); (chính trị) mặt trận
- to go the front: ra mặt trận
- the liberation front: mặt trận giải phóng
- the popular front: mặt trận bình dân
- production front: mặt trận sản xuất
- sự trơ tráo, sự trơ trẽn
- to have the front to do something: dám trơ trẽn làm một việc gì
- to show a bold front: dám giơ cái mặt mo ra
- đường đi chơi dọc bờ biển (ở nơi nghỉ mát)
- mớ tóc giả
- (khí tượng) Frông
- to come to the front
- nổi bật
- tính từ
- đằng trước, về phía trước, ở phía trước
- (ngôn ngữ học) front vowel nguyên âm lưỡi trước
- phó từ
- về phía trước, thẳng
- eyes front!: (quân sự) nhìn đằng trước, thẳng!
- về phía trước, thẳng
- ngoại động từ
- xây mặt trước (bằng đá...)
- a house fronted with stone: nhà mặt trước xây bằng đá
- quay mặt về phía; đối diện với
- your house fronts mine: nhà anh đối diện với nhà tôi
- đương đầu, chống cự
- to front danger: đương đầu với nguy hiểm
- xây mặt trước (bằng đá...)
- nội động từ ((thường) + to, towards, on, upon)
- quay mặt về phía; đối diện với
- the hotel fronts on the sea: khách sạn quay mặt ra biển
- quay mặt về phía; đối diện với
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective, verb
+ noun
forward part / position
1 [C, usually sing.] (usually the front) the part or side of sth that faces forward; the side of sth that you look at first: The front of the building was covered with ivy. + The book has a picture of Rome on the front. + The front of the car was badly damaged.
See also -
2 (the front) [sing.] the position that is in the direction that sb/sth is facing: Keep your eyes to the front and walk straight ahead. + There's a garden at the front of the house.
3 (the front) [sing.] the part of sth that is furthest forward: I prefer to travel in the front of the car (= next to the driver). + The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom. + Write your name in the front of the book (= the first few pages).
chest
4 (sb's front) [sing.] the part of sb's body that faces forwards; sb's chest: She was lying on her front. + I spilled coffee down my front.
side of building
5 [C] the west, north, south, east, etc. ~ the side of a large building, especially a church, that faces west, north, etc: the west front of the cathedral
edge of sea / lake
6 (the front) [sing.] (BrE) the road or area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake or a river: Couples walked hand in hand along the front.
See also -
in war
7 [C, usually sing.] an area where fighting takes place during a war: More British troops have been sent to the front. + to serve at the front + fighting a war on two fronts + Reports from the battle fronts became briefer and vaguer.
See also -
area of activity
8 [C] a particular area of activity: Things are looking unsettled on the economic front. + Progress has been made on all fronts.
hiding true feelings
9 [sing.] behaviour that is not genuine, done in order to hide your true feelings or opinions: Rudeness is just a front for her shyness. + It's not always easy putting on a brave front for the family. + The prime minister stressed the need to present a united front (= show people that all members of the group have the same opinion about things).
hiding sth illegal
10 [C, usually sing.] ~ (for sth) a person or an organization that is used to hide an illegal or secret activity: The travel company is just a front for drug trafficking.
political organization
11 (Front) [sing.] used in the names of some political organizations: the Animal Liberation Front
See also -
weather
12 [C] the line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air: a cold / warm front
Idioms: front and center (AmE) in or into the most important position: The issue has moved front and center in his presidential campaign.
in front adverb
1 in a position that is further forward than sb/sth but not very far away: Their house is the one with the big garden in front.
2 in first place in a race or competition: The blue team is currently in front with a lead of six points.
in front of preposition
1 in a position that is further forward than sb/sth but not very far away: The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake. + The bus stops right in front of our house. + He was standing in front of me in the line. + She spends all day sitting in front of (= working at) her computer. + She is now entitled to put 'Professor' in front of her name.
2 if you do sth in front of sb, you do it when they are there: Please don't talk about it in front of the children.
3 ~ sb (of time) still to come; not yet passed: Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you.
out front
1 in the part of a theatre, restaurant, etc. where the public sits: There's only a small audience out front tonight. + He cooked while she sat out front and waited tables.
2 (also BrE informal out the front) in the area near to the entrance to a building: I'll wait for you out (the) front.
up front (informal)
1 as payment in advance: We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job.
2 (in football) in a forward position: to play up front
See also -
more at BACK n., CASH n., LEAD v.
+ adjective [only before noun] on or at the front of sth: the front page of the newspaper + front teeth + the front wheels of the car + We had seats in the front row. + an animal's front legs + Let's go through to the front room (= the main room in a house where people sit and entertain guests). + a front-seat passenger
Compare: BACK, HIND adj.
Idioms: on the front burner (informal, especially AmE) (of an issue, a plan, etc.) being given a lot of attention because it is considered important: Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good.
Compare: on the back burner at BACK adj.
+ verb
face sth
1 ~ (onto sth) to face sth or be in front of sth; to have the front pointing towards sth: [VN] The cathedral fronts the city's main square. + [V] The line of houses fronted straight onto the road.
cover front
2 [VN] [usually passive] to have the front covered with sth: a glass-fronted bookcase
lead group
3 [VN] to lead or represent an organization, a group, etc: He fronts a multinational company. + A former art student fronted the band (= was the main singer).
present tv programme
4 [VN] (BrE) to present a television programme, a show, etc: The former footballer will front a new television sports quiz.
Phrasal Verbs: front for sb/sth to represent a group or an organization and try to hide its secret or illegal activities: He fronted for them in several illegal property deals.
WHICH WORD?
in front of / in the front of
In front of can mean the same as outside but not opposite: I'll meet you in front of/outside your hotel. + There's a bus stop in front of the house (= on the same side of the road). + There's a bus stop opposite the house (= on the other side of the road).
In/at the front (of sth) means 'in the most forward part of something': The driver sits at the front of the bus. + Put the shortest flowers in the front (of the bunch).
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 face, façade, facing, fore-part, anterior; obverse:
The front of the door has a painting on it. This dress buttons up the front.
2 frontage, forefront:
The front of the property measures only 40 feet.
3 beginning, head, fore, vanguard, forefront, van:
At the front of the parade marched the mayor.
4 bearing, demeanour, mien, air, face, countenance, façade, mask, expression, show, appearance, aspect, look, exterior:
Despite her grief, she put on a brave front at the wake.
5 disguise, cover, guise, mask, cover-up, show, pretext, façade:
The restaurant was merely a front for a narcotics operation.
6 movement, organization, league, bloc, party, group, faction, wing:
A new popular front was formed out of a coalition of several opposition groups.
7 haughtiness, overconfidence, effrontery:
He frightens away potential clients by showing so much front.
8 in front. first, leading, ahead, to the fore, in the forefront, in the vanguard or van, in advance, in the lead, before; winning:
In this picture the man in front is my father. My horse was in front all the way.
9 upfront.
(a) See 8, above.
(b) open, straightforward, honest, direct, forthright, frank, candid:
Why can't you be upfront instead of conspiring against me?
adj.
10 first, advance, foremost, leading, head; main:
The front carriage was smashed in the train wreck. Enter by the front door.
v.
11 overlook, face, look out on or towards, be opposite:
Our house fronts the river. The flat fronts on the street.
12 front for. act for, represent; substitute for, replace:
I hate formal affairs and hoped that you might front for me.
Collocation dictionary
1 line/area where fighting takes place in a war
ADJ.
eastern, western, etc.
Thousands were killed on the eastern front.
VERB + FRONT
send sb to
Even young teenagers were sent to the front.
PREP.
at the ~
A new battalion arrived at the front.
| on the~
They had to fight on two fronts.
2 way of behaving that hides your true feelings
ADJ.
bold, brave
VERB + FRONT
put on
She put on a brave front, but I knew how miserable she was.
PREP.
~ for
Her aggressive behaviour is just a front for her shyness.
PHRASES
present a united front
However much the directors disagree with each other, they always present a united front to the world.
Concise English dictionary
fronts|fronted|frontingfrʌnt
noun
+the immediate proximity of someone or something
+the side that is forward or prominent
+the side that is seen or that goes first
+a sphere of activity involving effort
+the line along which opposing armies face each other
+a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
+(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
+a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
+the outward appearance of a person
+the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
verb
+be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
+confront bodily
adj.
+relating to or located in the front
