-
1 front
I n infml1)His immaculate suit and two diamond rings composed his front — Безупречный костюм и два кольца с бриллиантами придавали его внешности респектабельный вид
2)The police believe that a foreign air travel agency is being used as a front for bringing drugs into the country — Полиция полагает, что иностранное авиаагентство используется как прикрытие для ввоза наркотиков в страну
That joint is a good front for your real racket — Это заведение - превосходная ширма для твоих темных махинаций
3)She can put up a good front but most of us know better — Она может напустить на себя такой вид, что не подступишься, но нас не проведешь
II vi AmE infmlThe front she put up collapsed as she heard the news — Ее напускное спокойствие куда только девалось, когда она услышала эту новость
III vt AmE infmlHow much do you want her to front for this? — Какой задаток она должна, по твоему мнению, выложить за это?
См. также в других словарях:
front — 1. in. to pay out money in advance of receiving goods; to pay up front. (See also front money.) □ I fronted about $550 for the new computer. □ How much do you want her to front for this? 2. n. a respectable appearance. □ Jan can put up a good… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Good Times — For other uses, see Good Times (disambiguation). Good Times Good Times title screen Genre Sitcom Created … Wikipedia
List of Murder, She Wrote episodes — This is a list of Murder, She Wrote episodes in the order that they originally aired on CBS. Many of the episodes took place in either Jessica s hometown of Cabot Cove or in New York, but her travels promoting books or visiting relatives and… … Wikipedia
Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits — Greatest hits album by Christina Aguilera Released … Wikipedia
I Know My Kid's a Star — Infobox Television show name = I Know My Kid s a Star caption = format = Reality competition runtime = 60 minutes creator = executive producer = starring = Danny Bonaduce Marki Costello country = United States network = VH1 first aired = March… … Wikipedia
List of Sugar Rush episodes — This is a list of episodes of the British television programme Sugar Rush, broadcast by Channel 4 from 2005 to 2006. There have been 2 series of the programme, the first airing in 2005 and the second in 2006. Each series consists of ten episodes … Wikipedia
dog — dogless, adj. doglike, adj. /dawg, dog/, n., v., dogged, dogging. n. 1. a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties. 2. any carnivore of the dogfamily Canidae, having prominent canine teeth and, in the wild state, a long and… … Universalium
Сабрина - маленькая ведьма (список серии) — Это список эпизодов сериала Сабрина маленькая ведьма, американского ситкома дебютировшего на канале ABC в 1996. В России сериал транслируется на канале СТС. Сериал состоит из 7 сезонов, включающих в себя 163 эпизода. Сериал впервые вышел в эфир… … Википедия
List of My Family episodes — The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom My Family, that aired on BBC One from 19 September 2000 to 2 September 2011.[1] Contents 1 Overview 2 Episodes 2.1 Series One … Wikipedia
List of Wizards of Waverly Place characters — … Wikipedia
