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1 front
front [frʌnt]1. nouna. ( = leading section) [of car, train] avant m ; [of class] premier rang m ; ( = part facing forward) [of shirt, dress] devant m ; [of building] façade f• he pushed his way to the front of the crowd il s'est frayé un chemin jusqu'au premier rang de la foule• cold/warm front front m froid/chaud2. adjective• the front panel [of machine] le panneau de devant(British) [+ company] être à la tête de4. compounds► the front bench noun (British) ( = government) les ministres mpl ; ( = opposition) les membres mpl du cabinet fantôme► the front benches plural noun (British) ( = place) le banc des ministres et celui des membres du cabinet fantôme ; ( = people) ≈ les chefs de file des partis politiques► front-line adjective [troops, news] du front ; [countries, areas] limitrophe (d'un pays en guerre)• it was front-page news for a month cela a fait la une (inf) (des journaux) pendant un mois ► front runner noun• he is a front runner for the party leadership c'est l'un des favoris pour la présidence du parti ► front-wheel drive noun ( = car, system) traction f avant━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Le front bench est le banc du gouvernement, placé à la droite du « Speaker », ou celui du cabinet fantôme, placé à sa gauche. Ils se font face dans l'enceinte de la Chambre des communes. Par extension, front bench désigne les dirigeants des groupes parlementaires de la majorité et de l'opposition, qui sont appelés « frontbenchers » par opposition aux autres députés qui sont appelés « backbenchers ». → BACKBENCHER SHADOW CABINET* * *[frʌnt] 1.1) ( of house) façade f; ( of shop) devanture f; (of cupboard, box) devant m; ( of sweater) devant m; ( of book) couverture f; (of card, coin, banknote) recto m; (of car, boat) avant m; ( of fabric) endroit m2) (of train, queue) tête f; ( of building) devant m; ( of auditorium) premier rang m3) Military, Politics front m4) ( stomach) ventre m5) GB ( promenade) front m de mer, bord m de mer6) Meteorology front m7) ( area of activity) côté mchanges on the domestic ou home front — Politics des changements côté politique intérieure
8) fig ( outer appearance) façade f9) (colloq) ( cover) couverture f2.adjective (épith)1) ( facing street) [entrance] côté rue; [garden, window] de devant; [bedroom] qui donne sur la rue2) ( furthest from rear) [wheel] avant (after n); [seat] ( in cinema) au premier rang; ( in vehicle) de devant; [leg, paw, tooth] de devant; [carriage] de tête (after n)3) ( first) [page] premier/-ière (before n); [racing car] de tête4) ( head-on) [view] de face (after n)3.in front adverbial phrase4.in front of prepositional phrase ( all contexts) devant5.transitive verb1) = VI 12) (colloq) ( lead) être à la tête de [band]3) Television présenter6.1) ( face)to front onto GB ou on US — donner sur
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2 dock
A n1 Naut, Ind dock m, bassin m ; ( for repairing ship) cale f ; to come into dock entrer dans le dock or le bassin ; to be in dock ( for repairs) être en réparation ;3 GB Jur banc m des accusés or des prévenus ; the prisoner in the dock l'accusé ; to put sb/sth in the dock fig faire le procès de qn/qch ;5 Bot patience f.D vtr1 Naut mettre [qch] à quai [ship] ;2 GB ( reduce) faire une retenue sur [wages] ; enlever [points, marks] ; they had their pay docked for going on strike on leur a fait une retenue sur leur salaire parce qu'ils avaient fait la grève ; to dock £50 from sb's wages faire une retenue de 50 livres sur le salaire de qn ;3 Aerosp amarrer, arrimer ;4 Vet écourter, couper [tail].E vi1 Naut [ship] ( come into dock) arriver or entrer au port ; ( moor) accoster, se mettre à quai ; the ship docked at Southampton ( at end of voyage) le navire est arrivé à Southampton ; ( as stage on voyage) le navire a fait escale à Southampton ; they were refused permission to dock in Britain on leur a interdit d'entrer dans un port de Grande-Bretagne ;2 Aerosp s'arrimer.
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