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1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) frente2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) frente3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) beira-mar4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) frente5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) frente6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) fachada7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) frente•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front* * *[fr∧nt] n 1 frente, dianteira, testeira. 2 face ou lado dianteiro. 3 fronte, testa, face, rosto. 4 Archit fachada, frontaria de edifício, frontispício. 5 Mil frente de batalha ou de operações, linha de frente, vanguarda. 6 as forças unidas de um movimento político ou ideológico. 7 coisa colocada ou usado na frente, como peito de camisa ou peitilho postiço. 8 testeira de promontório, terra fronteira ao mar, a uma estrada, a um rio, etc., beira, costa. 9 passeio ou avenida à beira-mar. 10 expressão, atitude, porte. 11 desaforo, desfaçatez. 12 coll aparência de importância. 13 Amer coll chefe nominal, figura de proa. 14 Amer coll capa, pretexto, pessoa ou coisa que serve para dissimular atividades ilícitas. 15 Meteor frente. 16 começo, início. • vt+vi 1 (seguido de to, towards, on, upon) frontear, defrontar, ter frente para, dar, olhar para. the house fronts the wood / a casa faz frente para o bosque. 2 frontear, ser fronteiro a. 3 enfrentar, defrontar, encarar, arrostar. 4 prover de fachada, servir de fachada a. • adj 1 frontal, da frente, dianteira, anterior. 2 Phon diz-se da formação de certos sons como "e" em bee. at the front na frente. back to front de trás para a frente. four-pair front cômodo com frente para a rua, no quarto andar. he came to the front fig ele adquiriu fama. he puts up a big front com ele tudo é fachada. in front na frente. in front of na presença de, na frente de. in the front of na parte dianteira, na frente. on the home/ domestic front com relação ao próprio país. out front coll na platéia. they changed front a) alteraram a frente. b) alteraram a sua atitude. to act as front for agir como testa-de-ferro. to the front para a frente, para adiante. up front Sport no ataque.
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