Compound Forms:
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| back to front adv | (clothing: wrong way around) | al revés loc adv |
| back to front adv | figurative (completely, thoroughly) | de principio a fin loc prep |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | de pé a pá expr |
| | I've read this book so many times that I know it back to front. |
| battle front n | (war: front line of fighting) | frente de batalla loc nom m |
| | It was over a year before he was well enough to return to the battle front. |
| | Le llevó más de un año recuperarse de las heridas, pero apenas estuvo bien quiso volver al frente de batalla. |
| cold front n | (cool air pushing forward) | frente frío loc nom m |
| | The weather will get nasty due to the cold front pushing in from the North. |
| come to the front v expr | figurative (become prominent) | convertirse en el centro de atención loc verb |
| | Con aquélla actuación se convirtió en el centro de atención para la prensa. |
| | (figurado) | ponerse al frente, pasar al frente loc verb |
| come to the front v expr | (move forward) | ponerse en primera fila loc verb |
| | | pasar al frente loc verb |
| | Please let women and children come to the front of the line. |
| | Just click on a tab to make another window come to the front. |
| | Por favor dejen que las mujeres y los niños se pongan en primera fila. |
crawl,
front crawl,
Australian crawl n | (swimming stroke) | crol nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | crawl nm |
| | The swimming coach helped John improve his crawl. |
| | El instructor de natación ayudó a Juan a mejorar su crol. |
dangle [sth] in front of [sb],
dangle [sth] before [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (offer as incentive) | ofrecerle algo a alguien como incentivo loc verb |
| | | incentivar a alguien con algo loc verb |
| | Dangle a raise in front of him and see what happens. |
| | The boss dangled extra overtime pay before the employees for working on the holiday. |
| | Ofrécele un aumento como incentivo y verás qué pasa. |
| front axle n | (shaft of front wheels) | eje delantero loc nom m |
| | The front axle is the steering axle on most vehicles. |
| | Los coches modernos llevan la tracción en el eje delantero. |
| front desk n | (hotel, etc.: reception) | recepción nf |
| | Let me call the front desk and ask for some extra towels for the room. |
| | Voy a llamar a la recepción para pedir unas toallas extra para el cuarto. |
| front door n | (main entrance) | entrada principal nf + adj mf |
| | | puerta principal nf + adj mf |
| | My family usually goes in and out of the house by the kitchen door, but we prefer that guests use the front door. |
| | Mi familia suele entrar y salir por la puerta de la cocina, pero preferimos que los invitados usen la entrada principal. |
| front end n | (foremost part) | parte delantera nf + adj |
| | | parte frontal nf + adj |
| | | parte de delante nf + loc adj |
| | The front end of the car was badly damaged. |
| | La parte delantera del coche quedó completamente destrozada. |
| front flip n | (gymnastics: forward somersault) | salto mortal de frente loc nom m |
| | The gymnast performed a front flip and landed gracefully on her feet. |
| | La gimnasta inició la rutina con un salto mortal de frente. |
| front for n | (cover, disguise for: [sth] illicit) | fachada nf |
| | He runs a parcel delivery service as a front for his drug-smuggling operation. |
| | Tiene un delivery como fachada para su contrabando de drogas. |
| | | tapadera nf |
| | Tiene un delivery como tapadera para su contrabando de drogas. |
front line,
frontline n | sometimes plural (battlefront in a war) | frente nm |
| | | vanguardia nf |
| | 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. |
| | A los soldados les temblaron las piernas cuando oyeron que iban a enviarlos al frente. // Durante muchos años a las mujeres soldado no se les permitía ir al frente. |
front line,
frontline n | figurative (forefront of a field of endeavor) | primera línea loc nom f |
| | The researchers at this university are on the frontline of medical research. |
| | Los investigadores de nuestra universidad están en la primera línea en la investigación médica. |
| | (figurado) | vanguardia nf |
| | Los investigadores de nuestra universidad están a la vanguardia en la investigación médica. |
front-line,
frontline n as adj | (at the battlefront) | del frente loc adj |
| | | de la vanguardia loc adj |
| | Prior to World War I, it was not unusual for front-line soldiers' uniforms to be brightly coloured. |
front-line,
frontline n as adj | figurative (leading) | de vanguardia loc adj |
| | | de primera línea loc adj |
| front load [sth] vtr | (fill from front) | llenar desde el frente loc verb |
| front load [sth] vtr | (put [sth] in front) | poner delante vtr + adv |
| front load [sth] vtr | (make fees applicable at beginning) | concentrar los gastos al principio loc verb |
| front load [sth] vtr | (use maximum effort at beginning) | realizar el máximo esfuerzo al principio loc verb |
| front loader n | (machine loaded through front hole) | pala cargadora nf + adj |
front-loading,
also US: front-load adj | (appliance: opening at front) | de carga frontal loc adj |
| | Front-loading washers are much more energy efficient than top-loading. |
| | Las lavadoras de carga frontal consumen menos energía que las de carga superior |
| front-loading n | (project: invest more early on) | inversión principal al comienzo loc nom f |
front-loading,
also US: front-load adj | (container: opening at front) | de apertura frontal loc adj |
| front matter | (printing) | texto preliminar nm + adj mf |
| front money n | (law: paid at start of contract) | dinero anticipado loc nom m |
| front nine | (golf) (voz inglesa, golf) | front 9 loc nom m |
| front of house n | (part of theater) | auditorio nm |
| front of the house n | (façade of house) | fachada nf |
| | The front of the house mimicked a Neo-Gothic facade. |
| | La fachada imitaba las fachadas neogóticas. |
| | | frente de la casa grupo nom |
| | El frente de la casa imitaba las fachadas neogóticas. |
| | | fachada principal grupo nom |
| | La fachada principal imitaba las fachadas neogóticas. |
| front of the house n | (rooms towards front of a house) | frente nm |
| | Whenever I come in the back door my dog runs from the front of the house to greet me. |
| | Siempre que entro por la puerta de atrás mi perro viene corriendo desde el frente para saludarme. |
| | | habitaciones del frente grupo nom |
| | Siempre que entro por la puerta de atrás mi perro viene corriendo desde las habitaciones del frente para saludarme. |
| | | parte delantera grupo nom |
| | Siempre que entro por la puerta de atrás mi perro viene corriendo desde la parte delantera para saludarme. |
| front office n | (decision-making officers) | altas instancias nfpl |
| | I have to check with the front office before I give anyone a promotion. |
| | Antes de hacer nada, tendré que consultarlo con las altas instancias. |
| | | directivos nmpl |
| | Los directivos vaciaron la empresa y se fugaron al extranjero. |
front organization,
also UK: front organisation n | (business: cover-up) | tapadera nf |
| | Decía que la Fundación Ford a menudo servía como tapadera de la CIA. |
| front page n | (newspaper: front cover) | portada nf |
| | | primera plana loc nom f |
| | | tapa nf |
| Note: 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. |
| | Su foto estaba en todas las portadas. |
| front-page n as adj | (news: important, prominent) | de primera plana loc adj |
| | | de primera página loc adj |
| | The earthquake is today's front-page news. |
| | El terremoto es la noticia de primera plana de hoy. |
| front room n | (living room, lounge) | cuarto de estar, salón nm |
| | Kids were not allowed to play in the front room. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El cuarto de estar suele ser la habitación más grande de la casa. |
| | (Puerto Rico) | la sala nf |
| | (Argentina, anglic) | living nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Nos hizo pasar al living, y nos convidó con un café. |
| front runner n | (competitor most likely to win) | favorito, favorita nm, nf |
| | He's currently the front runner, but we'll have to wait for the election results to see what happens. |
| | Por ahora es el favorito, pero tendremos que esperar los resultados de las elecciones para ver qué pasa. |
| front view n | ([sth] as seen face-on) | vista de frente nf + loc adj |
| | | vista frontal nf + adj mf |
| front window n | (window at the front of a building) | ventana del frente nf + loc adj |
| | From the front window, she could see everything going on in the street. |
| | Desde la ventana del frente podía ver todo lo que pasaba en la calle. |
| | | ventana que da a la calle nf + loc adj |
| | Desde la ventana que da a la calle podía ver todo lo que pasaba en la calle. |
| | | ventana al frente nf + loc adj |
| | Desde la ventana al frente podía ver todo lo que pasaba en la calle. |
| | | ventana a fachada nf + loc adj |
| | Desde la ventana a fachada podía ver todo lo que pasaba en la calle. |
| front yard n | (garden at front of house) | jardín delantero nm + adj |
| | | jardín de entrada nm + loc adj |
| | | jardín que da al frente nm + loc adj |
| | We have two oak trees in our front yard. |
| | The kids had a lemonade stand set up in their front yard. |
| | Tenemos dos robles en el jardín delantero. |
| | (CL) | antejardín nm |
| | Tenemos dos robles en el antejardín. |
| front-end n as adj | (relating to foremost part) | delantero/a adj |
| | The front-end bumper fell off when the driver hit the car in front. |
| | El parachoques delantero se cayó cuando el conductor chocó con el auto de en frente. |
| front-end n as adj | (money: paid at beginning) (dinero) | por adelantado loc adj |
| | There is a front-end fee for subscribing to this service. |
| front-end n as adj | (computer: user's access) (informática) | interfaz de usuario loc nom f |
| | The front-end developers are trying to make the website more user-friendly. |
| front-of-house n as adj | (dealing with customers and public) | de atención al cliente loc adj |
| | Working in the box office is just one of the front-of-house jobs people do at a theater. |
| | La taquilla es solo una de los trabajos de atención al cliente que tiene un teatro. |
| front-wheel drive n | (car: power to front wheels only) | tracción delantera nf |
| | Her new car's got front-wheel drive; it's a lot better on slippery roads than her old one was. |
| | Su nuevo auto tiene tracción delantera, es mucho mejor en caminos deslizantes que el que tenía antes. |
frontbench,
front bench n | UK (parliament: senior ministers) (parlamento británico) | banco frontal loc nom m |
| | | asiento de ministro de mayor categoría nm + loc adj |
frontbench,
front-bench,
front bench n as adj | UK (parliament: of senior ministers) | de un ministro de mayor categoría loc adj |
frontman,
front man n | (musical group: leading performer) | líder nm |
| | (AR) | frontman nm |
frontman,
front man n | (organization: public representative) | representante nm |
frontrunner,
front runner,
front-runner n | figurative (leading competitor) | líder n común |
| | (ES, figurado) | favorito, favorita nm, nf |
frontrunner,
front runner,
front-runner n | (athlete leading a race) | líder n común |
| | | atleta que va en cabeza grupo nom |
| home front n | (war: civilian involvement) | frente interno loc nom m |
| | Those working in factories on the home front were a huge part of the war effort. |
| in front adv | (ahead) | adelante adv |
| | | delante adv |
| | The scoutmaster strode on in front, soon leaving us all behind. |
| | El jefe de los exploradores iba caminando adelante y pronto nos dejó a todos atrás. |
| in front adv | (leading: a race) | a la cabeza loc adv |
| | | al frente loc adv |
| | | en la punta loc adv |
| | In the Grand Prix race, Lewis Hamilton is currently in front with Fernando Alonso in second place. |
| | En el Gran Premio de Fórmula 1, Lewis Hamilton va a la cabeza, con Fernando Alonso en segundo lugar. |
| in front of prep | (in direct view of) | en frente de, enfrente de loc prep |
| | | frente a loc prep |
| | | delante de loc prep |
| | My car's parked in front of your house. |
| | I'll be waiting in front of the restaurant. |
| | Mi coche está aparcado en frente de tu casa. |
| in front of prep | (side towards spectator) | enfrente de loc prep |
| | | frente a loc prep |
| | | delante de loc prep |
| | Who is that in front of the group of people? |
| | ¿Quién es el que está enfrente de ese grupo de gente? |
| in the front adv | (in a vehicle's forward seats) | en el asiento delantero loc adv |
| | | delante adv |
| | I always prefer to sit in the front next to the driver. |
| | Prefiero ir siempre en el asiento delantero junto al conductor. |
| in the front of [sth] expr | (in the forward part of a space) | en la parte delantera de loc prep |
| | | en la parte frontal de loc prep |
| | Put the milk in the front of the fridge so it is easy to find. |
| | Pon la leche en la parte delantera de la nevera para que se vea fácilmente. |
| inside front cover n | (reverse side of book or magazine cover) | interior de la tapa grupo nom |
| | The price of the book is marked on the inside front cover. |
| | El precio del libro está anotado en el interior de la tapa. |
| National Front n | (political party in the UK) | Frente Nacional n propio m |
occlusion,
occluded front n | (weather: type of front) | oclusión nf |
| on the front burner adv | figurative (high priority) | en primer plano loc adv |
| | I'll put that job on the front burner, as it's urgent. |
| | Voy a poner ese trabajo en primer plano, porque es urgente. |
| out front adv | (in front of [sth] some distance away) | delante adv |
| | | enfrente adv |
| parade [sth] in front of [sb] v expr | figurative (flaunt) | exhibir frente vtr + prep |
| | | ostentar frente vi + prep |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Richard paraded his wealth in front of his poorer friends. |
| | Richard exhibía su riqueza frente a sus amigos más pobres. |
| payable up front adj | informal (to be paid in advance) | a pagar anticipadamente loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me lo ofreció en tres cuotas, una a pagar anticipadamente, la segunda a la entrega y la última, un mes más tarde. |
| popular front n | (left-wing organization) | Frente Popular nm |
| | He was a member of the popular front. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El Frente Popular nació en España en 1936 y agrupó a los principales partidos de centro izquierda. |
| put on a front v expr | (pretend) | pretender⇒ vtr |
| | Alexander seems very confident, but that's because he knows how to put on a front. |
| | Julie likes everyone to think she's rich, so she puts on a front. |
| | Alexander parece ser seguro, pero es sólo porque pretende serlo. // A Julie le gusta que la gente crea que es rica, así que pretende serlo. |
| put on a [adjective] front v expr | (pretend to be) | pretender⇒ vtr |
| | Paul tried to put on a brave front when he lost his job, but he must have been very anxious. |
seafront,
sea front,
sea-front n | mainly UK (land alongside the shore) | paseo marítimo nm + adj |
| | The seafront was damaged by the strong storm. |
| | El paseo marítimo sufrió daños durante la tormenta. |
seafront,
sea-front n as adj | mainly UK (alongside the shore) | del paseo marítimo loc adj |
| | There are many seafront hotels along this road. |
shirt front,
shirtfront n | (front part of a shirt) | pechera nf |
| | While ironing the shirt front, I burned it. |
| | Le quemé la pechera a la camisa planchándola. |
shopfront,
shop-front n | (façade or window of a store) (de una tienda) | fachada nf |
| | | escaparate nm |
| | (AR) | vidriera nf |
| united front n | (solidarity) | frente unido nm |
| | The postal workers put up a united front during the national strike. |
| | Los trabajadores de correos hicieron un frente unido durante la huelga nacional. |
| united front n | (alliance) | alianza nf |
| | Great Britain and the U.S.A. formed a united front during the Second World War. |
| | Gran Bretaña y Estados Unidos establecieron una alianza durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. |
| up front adv | (at the front, to the fore) | al frente loc adv |
| | The taxi driver does not allow passengers to sit up front next to him. |
| up front adv | informal (paid, payable: in advance) | por adelantado loc adv |
| | | por anticipado loc adv |
| | | anticipadamente adv |
| | You can pay upfront, or by monthly instalments. |
| | Puedes pagar por adelantado o en cuotas mensuales. |
| up front adv | informal (in advance, first) | de antemano loc adv |
| | | con anticipación loc adv |
| | | por adelantado loc adv |
| | I wish you'd told me up front that you were expecting me to pay for your meal as well as mine. |
| | Ojala me hubieras dicho de antemano que esperabas que pague tanto tu comida como la mía. |
up front,
up-front,
upfront adj | US, informal (prominent) | prominente adj mf |
| | | evidente adj mf |
| | | obvio/a adj |
| | | llamativo/a adj |
| | The store manager asked the staff to move the display to a more upfront position. |
| | El gerente de la tienda la pidió a los empleados que movieran el exhibidor a un lugar más prominente. |
upfront,
up-front,
up front adj | (payment: made in advance) | por adelantado loc adj |
| | When she takes on a commission, the artist insists on an upfront payment of £50. |
| | Cuando toma un trabajo por encargo, la artista insiste en un pago por adelantado de £50. |
upfront,
up-front,
up front adj | figurative, informal (honest, frank) | abierto/a adj |
| | | honesto/a adj |
| | | franco/a adj |
| | When interviewed, the candidate was upfront about his salary expectations. |
upfront charges,
up-front charges npl | (fees to be paid in advance) | gastos por adelantado nmpl |
| | La mayor parte de los gastos del viaje son por adelantado. |
| | | cobros por adelantado nmpl |
| warm front n | (weather) | frente cálido loc nom m |
| wave front n | (physics) (física) | frente de onda loc nom m |