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1 front
front [fʀɔ̃]1. masculine noun• faire front commun contre qn/qch to take a united stand against sb/sth2. compounds* * *fʀɔ̃
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nom masculin1) Anatomie forehead, brow littér2) Armée frontsur le front de l'emploi — fig on the job front
3) ( façade) façade4) Météorologie front5) ( en politique) front
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de front locution adverbialePhrasal Verbs:••avoir le front de faire quelque chose — to have the face ou effrontery to do something
* * *fʀɔ̃ nm1) ANATOMIE forehead2) MILITAIRE front3) MÉTÉO front4) POLITIQUE front5) (= aplomb)de front (= de face) [se heurter] — head-on, (= côte à côte) [rouler, marcher] together (two or three abreast)
Les cyclistes roulaient à quatre de front sur une route de campagne. — The cyclists were riding four abreast along a country road.
* * *A nm1 Anat forehead, brow littér; avoir le front haut to have a high forehead; s'essuyer le front to wipe one's brow; elle a une cicatrice sur le or au front she has a scar on her forehead; relever le front fig to stand up for oneself; c'est lui le coupable, c'est écrit sur son front he's the culprit, it's written all over his face;2 Mil front; être envoyé au front to be sent to the front; le front ennemi the enemy front; sur le front social/de l'emploi fig on the social/job front; faire front commun contre l'ennemi to stand together against the enemy; faire front à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth;3 ( façade) façade;4 Météo front; front chaud/froid warm/cold front;5 Pol front.B de front loc adv aborder un problème de front to tackle a problem head-on; les voitures se sont heurtées de front the cars collided head-on; ils marchaient à quatre de front they were walking four abreast; mener plusieurs tâches de front to have several tasks on the go.Front de libération nationale, FLN Hist National Liberation Front, FLN; front de mer seafront; Front populaire Hist Popular Front; front de taille Mines coalface.[frɔ̃] nom masculinle front haut proudly, with one's head held high2. [d'une montagne] face3. [audace]avoir le front de faire to have the audacity ou impudence to dofaire front to form a united front, to close ranksfaire front commun contre quelqu'un/quelque chose to make common cause against somebody/something[ligne] front line[dans une houillère] coalfacefront froid/chaud cold/warm front————————de front locution adverbiale1. [attaquer] head-on2. [en vis-à-vis] head-ona. [véhicules] to collide head-onb. [adversaires] to come into direct confrontation3. [côte à côte] abreastThe coalition of socialists, radicals and communists who came to power in 1936 under Léon Blum. Within a remarkably short period it established the forty-hour week and holidays with pay for commerce and industry, and passed a range of laws relating to the rights of trade unions. -
2 hardiesse
hardiesse [ˈaʀdjεs]feminine nouna. ( = audace, originalité) boldnessb. ( = effronterie) audacity* * *’aʀdjɛs1) (intrépidité, originalité) boldness* * *'aʀdjɛs nfavoir la hardiesse de — to have the audacity to, to have the effrontery to
* * *hardiesse nf1 (intrépidité, originalité) boldness; avoir la hardiesse de faire to be bold enough to do;3 (parole, action impudente) se permettre des hardiesses avec qn to take liberties with sb.[ʼardjɛs] nom fémininavoir la hardiesse de faire quelque chose to be forward ou daring enough to do something2. [acte, parole]a. [propos crus] bold languageb. [effets de style] daring stylistic effects -
3 impudence
impudence [ɛ̃pydɑ̃s]feminine noun• il a eu l'impudence d'exiger des excuses ! he had the effrontery to demand an apology!* * *ɛ̃pydɑ̃snom féminin ( effronterie) impudence* * *ɛ̃pydɑ̃s nf* * *impudence nf1 ( effronterie) impudence; avoir l'impudence de faire to have the impudence to do; l'impudence de ton attitude/de tes paroles the impudence of your attitude/of your language;[ɛ̃pydɑ̃s] nom féminin2. [action] impudent act[remarque] impudent remark
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