seen from the front

She is short, bosomy, broad in the beam and, seen from the front, dumpily thickwasted. (J. Updike, ‘The Centaur’, ch. VII) — Хестер невысокая, полногрудая, широкобедрая - этакая пышечка.

a fronte alta (anche) fig — with one's head held high

di fronte a — opposite, facing, in front of, (a paragone di) compared with

far fronte a — (nemico, problema) to confront, (responsabilità) to face up to, (spese) to meet

far fronte a — (affrontare) to face, to handle [sfida, crisi]; to cope with [ problema]; (adempiere) to face up, to meet [impegni, responsabilità]; (sostenere) to meet o cope with [ spese]

la casa (qui) di fronte — the house over the road; (davanti)

ce l'hai di fronte — it's right in front of you; (da davanti)

di fronte alla casa — in front of o opposite o facing the house

mettere qcn. di fronte a — to face o confront sb. with [evidenza, realtà]

trovarsi di fronte a — to be faced with [scelta, problema]

non fermarsi di fronte a nulla — to stop at nothing; (in confronto a)

a fronte del suo ordine — comm. against your order

fronte di abbattimento — min. coalface

à la face de quelqu'un — [proclamer, jeter] in somebody's face

faire face — ( résister) to face up to things

se faire face — ( être vis-à-vis) [personnes] to face each other; [objets, maisons] to be opposite one another; ( s'affronter) to confront each other

faire face à — [maison, chambre] to face [lieu]; [personne] to face [adversaire, défi, accusation]; to cope with [exigences, dépenses]; to meet [besoin, dette]; to measure up to [concurrence]

prendre une loge de face — Théâtre to take a box facing the stage

en face de l'église — opposite the church GB, across from the church

ils étaient assis l'un en face de l'autre or en face l'un de l'autre — they were sitting opposite ou facing each other; trou

face contre terre — face down, fig

face à qch — facing sth, figfaced with sth, in the face of sth

de face [se positionner, heurter] — face on

faire face à la demande COMMERCE — to meet demand

avere una brutta faccia, una faccia stanca — (aspetto) to look a bit off colour, tired

l'altra faccia della luna — the hidden face o dark side of the moon

di o in faccia a opposite, in front of; guardare la morte in faccia to face up death; alla faccia! good God! alla faccia dell'uguaglianza! so much for equality! fare qcs. alla faccia di to do sth. in the teeth of; cambiare faccia to change expression; avere la faccia di fare qcs. to be cheeky enough to do sth.; fare le -ce to pull o make a face, to sulk; fare la o una faccia lunga to pull a long face; gettare in faccia a qcn. to throw at sb. [oggetto, sfida]; perdere, salvare la faccia to lose, save face; guardare in faccia la realtà to face reality; non guardare in faccia nessuno to go ahead o to do what one wants regardless of anyone else; dire qcs. in faccia a qcn. to tell sth. to sb.'s face; a faccia in giù, in su face up, down; ridere in faccia a qcn. to laugh in sb.'s face; gli sta scritto in faccia it's written all over his face; essere o avere una (bella) faccia tosta to be cheeky, to have nerve; avere la faccia di bronzo to be as bold as brass; avere una faccia da schiaffi — to be cheeky

• de delante, la parte de delante — the front part

• hacia delante, hizo un movimiento hacia delante — he moved forward(s)

• por delante, yo iba por delante con la linterna — I went in front with the torch

yo voy delante — I'll go ahead o in front

llevarse algo/a alguien por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into it/him; se lleva a todo el mundo por delante — he rides roughshod over everybody

yo voy delante — I'll go ahead o in front

llevarse algo/a alguien por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into it/him; se lleva a todo el mundo por delante — he rides roughshod over everybody

Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.

di prospetto — [ ritrarre] full-face

a fronte alta (anche) fig — with one's head held high

di fronte a — opposite, facing, in front of, (a paragone di) compared with

far fronte a — (nemico, problema) to confront, (responsabilità) to face up to, (spese) to meet

avere la faccia (tosta) di dire/fare qc — to have the cheek o nerve to say/do sth

avere la faccia (tosta) di dire/fare qc — to have the cheek o nerve to say/do sth

stand back to back — Rücken an Rücken stehen

as soon as my back was turned — (fig.) sowie ich den Rücken gedreht hatte

turn one's back on somebody — jemandem den Rücken zuwenden; (fig.): (abandon somebody) jemanden im Stich lassen

turn one's back on something — (fig.) sich um etwas nicht kümmern

get or put somebody's back up — (fig.) jemanden wütend machen

be glad to see the back of somebody/something — (fig.) froh sein, jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen zu müssen

have one's back to the wall — (fig.) mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen

get off my back — (fig. coll.) lass mich zufrieden

have somebody/something on one's back — (fig.) jemanden/etwas am Hals haben (ugs.)

put one's back into something — (fig.) sich für etwas mit allen Kräften einsetzen

the car went into the back of me — (coll.) das Auto ist mir hinten reingefahren (ugs.)

with the back of one's hand — mit dem Handrücken

know something like the back of one's hand — (fig.) etwas wie seine Westentasche kennen

the back of the leg — die Wade

at the back [of something] — hinten [in etwas (Dat.)]; im hinteren Teil [von etwas]

in back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

we passed a pub two miles back — wir sind vor zwei Meilen an einem Pub vorbeigefahren

back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

I got a letter back — er/sie hat mir wiedergeschrieben

back the wrong/right horse — (lit. or fig.) aufs falsche/richtige Pferd setzen (ugs.)

back something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

back into/out of something — rückwärts in etwas (Akk.)/aus etwas fahren

back on to something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

with one's back to the engine (Brit) —

to be on one's back (= be ill) — auf der Nase liegen (inf), krank sein

to break one's back (lit) — sich (dat) das Rückgrat brechen; (fig) sich abrackern, sich abmühen

we've broken the back of the job (Brit) — wir sind mit der Arbeit über den Berg (inf)

behind sb's back (fig) — hinter jds Rücken (dat)

to put one's back into sth (fig) — sich bei etw anstrengen, bei etw Einsatz zeigen

to turn one's back on sb (lit) — jdm den Rücken zuwenden; (fig) sich von jdm abwenden

get these people off my back (inf) — schaff mir diese Leute vom Hals! (inf)

get off my back! (inf) — lass mich endlich in Ruhe!

he's got the boss on his back all the time — er hat dauernd seinen Chef auf dem Hals

to have one's back to the wall (fig) — in die Enge getrieben sein/werden

I was pleased to see the back of them (inf) — ich war froh, sie endlich los zu sein (inf)

he drove into the back of me — er ist mir hinten reingefahren (inf)

there's one other worry at the back of my mind — da ist noch etwas, das mich beschäftigt

at the back of the garage (inside) — hinten in der Garage; (outside) hinter der Garage

at the back of beyond — am Ende der Welt, jwd (hum)

in back (US) — hinten

back wheel — Hinterrad nt

I'll never go back — da gehe ich nie wieder hin

I will back you whatever you do — egal was du tust, ich stehe hinter dir

to back a bill (Fin) — einen Wechsel indossieren

to back water (Naut) — rückwärts rudern

as soon as my back was turned — (fig.) sowie ich den Rücken gedreht hatte

turn one's back on somebody — jemandem den Rücken zuwenden; (fig.): (abandon somebody) jemanden im Stich lassen

turn one's back on something — (fig.) sich um etwas nicht kümmern

get or put somebody's back up — (fig.) jemanden wütend machen

be glad to see the back of somebody/something — (fig.) froh sein, jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen zu müssen

have one's back to the wall — (fig.) mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen

get off my back — (fig. coll.) lass mich zufrieden

have somebody/something on one's back — (fig.) jemanden/etwas am Hals haben (ugs.)

put one's back into something — (fig.) sich für etwas mit allen Kräften einsetzen

the car went into the back of me — (coll.) das Auto ist mir hinten reingefahren (ugs.)

know something like the back of one's hand — (fig.) etwas wie seine Westentasche kennen

at the back [of something] — hinten [in etwas (Dat.)]; im hinteren Teil [von etwas]

in back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

back the wrong/right horse — (lit. or fig.) aufs falsche/richtige Pferd setzen (ugs.)

back something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

back into/out of something — rückwärts in etwas (Akk.)/aus etwas fahren

back on to something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen