| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| front adj | (part: forward, fore) | voorst bn |
| | He has a scratch on the front part of his nose. |
| front n | (building façade) | façade, voorgevel nw de |
| | The front of the house didn't face the road. |
| front n | (ahead of others) (naar voren) | vooruit bw |
| | Please step to the front when I call your name. |
| front n | (beginning) | begin nw het |
| | | voorste gedeelte |
| | (rij, file) | kop nw de |
| | If you're disabled, you can go to the front of the queue. |
| front n | (false appearance, façade) | schijn, façade nw de |
| | That smile was just a front. He is really upset inside. |
| front n | (military: combat area) (oorlog) | front nw het |
| | Many men died on the eastern front. |
| | There are some problems with getting supplies to troops at the front. |
| front n | figurative (field of activity) | front, terrein nw het |
| | On the financial front, stocks dropped again. |
| front n | (of a shirt) (kleding) | voorkant, voorzijde nw de |
| | What does the t-shirt say on the front? |
| front n | (property line abutting a street) (huis/gebouw) | voorkant, voorzijde nw de |
| | The mailbox is almost always at the front of the property. |
| front n | (disguise, cover) | dekmantel nw de |
| | That business was a front for drug money laundering. |
| front n | (political movement) (politiek) | front nw het |
| | | beweging nw de |
| | They are members of the popular front. |
| front n | (weather pattern) (meteorologie) | front nw het |
| | A cold front will come into the area tonight. |
front,
front [sth] vtr | (face, look onto) | liggen aan ww + vz |
| | This house fronts the courtyard. |
front,
front [sth] vtr | (lead a performing group) | leiden overg.ww |
| | John Lennon fronted the Beatles. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| battle front n | (war: front line of fighting) | front, oorlogsfront nw het |
| | It was over a year before he was well enough to return to the battle front. |
crawl,
front crawl,
Australian crawl n | (swimming stroke) | crawl nw de |
| | The swimming coach helped John improve his crawl. |
| dangle [sth] in front of [sb] v expr | informal, figurative (offer as incentive) | aanbieden overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | lekker maken bw+overg.ww |
| | | voorspiegelen overg.ww |
| | Dangle a raise in front of him and see what happens. |
| front desk n | (hotel, etc.: reception) | receptie, ontvangstbalie nw de |
| | Let me call the front desk and ask for some extra towels for the room. |
| front door n | (main entrance) | voordeur nw de |
| | My family usually goes in and out of the house by the kitchen door, but we prefer that guests use the front door. |
| front end n | (foremost part) | voorkant nw de |
| | The front end of the car was badly damaged. |
| front-end adj | (relating to foremost part) | voorkant nw de |
| front-end adj | (money: paid at beginning) | voorbetaling nw de |
front line,
frontline n | sometimes plural (battlefront in a war) | frontlinie nw de |
| | The soldiers' legs trembled when they heard they would be sent to the front line. |
| | For many years, female soldiers were not allowed on the front lines. |
front line,
frontline n | figurative (forefront of a field of endeavor) (figuurlijk) | frontlinie nw de |
| | The researchers at this university are on the frontline of medical research. |
| front office n | (decision-making officers) | frontoffice nw de |
| | I have to check with the front office before I give anyone a promotion. |
front organization,
also UK: front organisation n | (business: cover-up) | dekmantel nw de |
| front page n | (newspaper: front cover) | voorpagina nw de |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | Her photo was on every front page. |
| | The most important news is always on the front page. |
| front-page n as adj | (news: important, prominent) | voorpagina- bn |
| | The earthquake is today's front-page news. |
| front yard n | (garden at front of house) | voortuin nw de |
| | We have two oak trees in our front yard. |
| | The kids had a lemonade stand set up in their front yard. |
frontbench,
front bench n | UK (parliament: senior ministers) | voorste rij in het parlement bn + nw de |
frontrunner,
front runner,
front-runner n | figurative (leading competitor) (figuurlijk) | koploper, leider, aanvoerder nw de |
frontrunner,
front runner n | literal (athlete leading a race) (atletiek) | koploper nw de |
| | (atletiek, vr.) | koploopster nw de |
| in front adv | (ahead) | voorop bw |
| | The scoutmaster strode on in front, soon leaving us all behind. |
| in front adv | (leading: a race) | vooraan bw |
| | In the Grand Prix race, Lewis Hamilton is currently in front with Fernando Alonso in second place. |
| in front of prep | (side towards spectator) | vóór voorz. |
| | Who is that in front of the group of people? |
occlusion,
occluded front n | (weather: type of front) (meteorologie) | occlusiefront nw het |
| on the front burner adv | figurative (high priority) (figuurlijk) | voorrang geven aan overg.uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | bovenaan de lijst plaatsen overg.uitdr. |
| | I'll put that job on the front burner, as it's urgent. |
seafront,
sea front,
sea-front n | mainly UK (land alongside the shore) | zeekant nw de |
| | | boulevard nw de |
| | The seafront was damaged by the strong storm. |
shopfront,
shop-front n | (façade or window of a store) | winkelpui nw de |
| | | winkelgevel nw de |
| | | etalage nw de |
up-front,
upfront adj | informal (obvious, blatant) | regelrecht bn |
upfront,
up-front adj | figurative, informal (honest, frank) | eerlijk bn |