Front in spanish
pronunciation: fɹ̩ente part of speech: noun
front1 = fachada, delantera, frontal, frente.
Example: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.more:
» at the front (of) = en la parte delantera (de), en la parte de delante (de), al frente (de).
Example: There are 5 emergency exits on this plane two at the rear two in the middle and one at the front of the plane.» back to front = al revés, del revés. [Usado generalmente para una prenda de vestir que se lleva con la parte de atrás por delante y viceversa]
Example: He is approximately 20 years old and was wearing a black T-shirt, dark trousers and a baseball cap worn back to frontt.» from back to front = de atrás hacia adelante.
Example: Wiping from back to front can bring bacteria from the anus into the vagina and urethra which can cause infection.» front and back = delante y detrás.
Example: For trips out into the countryside, tourists must now go in convoy, with a truckload of soldiers armed with submachine guns front and back.» front crawl = crol, braza, natación a braza.
Example: The front crawl in swimming is probably the most common of strokes associated with professional swimming, as it's the fastest one.» front office = oficina de atención al cliente, recepción.
Example: In most business offices there are two distinct types of employees: those who work in the front office and those who work in the back office.» front-of-house = de atención al público, de cara al público.
Example: My role is extremely varied and each day could involve working with staff from all departments including front-of-house, marketing, backstage and box office.» front seat = asiento delantero.
Example: Tests have found that a front seat passenger not wearing a seat belt could strike the glove box door and sustain leg injuries in a crash.» front shop = tienda. [Como opuesto a back shop (trastienda)]
Example: The differences in average earnings between back shops and front shops may be explained by the fact that work in the back shops is somewhat more arduous than in the front shops.» front to back = de delante hacia atrás.
Example: Then he began pushing his hand through his hair, front to back, front to back.» go on in front of + Posesivo + eyes = suceder delante de + Posesivo + ojos, ocurrir delante de + Posesivo + ojos, suceder enfrente de + Posesivo + ojos, ocurrir enfrente de + Posesivo + ojos.
Example: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.» in front = enfrente, delante.
Example: At first glance, one may only be conscious of the people stationed behind the desk and those waiting in front.» in front of = delante de, enfrente de.
Example: Replace the question mark in front of 'quit' with any character to indicate that you have decided not to make the file entry now in progress.» in front of + Posesivo + (very) eyes = delante de + Posesivo + (mismos) ojos, enfrente de + Posesivo + (mismos) ojos, ante + Posesivo + (very) eyes, delante de + Posesivo + (mismos) ojos, enfrente de + Posesivo + (mismos), ante + Posesivo + (mismos) ojos.
Example: She was not only caught up in the Paris attacks, but she also saw a man shot right in front of her eyes.» keep + a step in front of = mantenerse un paso por delante de.
Example: Trying to keep a step in front of the competition is the simplest way to maintain your company flourishing.» lakefront = ribera de un lago.
Example: It features books, archival documents, photographs, ephemera, artifacts, and other historical materials documenting the history of Chicago's lakefront.» lakefront = a orillas de un lago.
Example: This 21-acre lakefront park features a beach with a gradual slope and sandy bottom.» lead from + the front = dar ejemplo, predicar con el ejemplo.
Example: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.» occluded front = oclusión.
Example: The boundary between the two cold air masses is called an occluded front.» oceanfront = frente al océano, a orillas del océano.
Example: A man and a woman were killed at a luxury oceanfront resort when police fired into their bungalow after they refused to drop a handgun.» present + a united front = presentar un frente unido, presentar un frente común, presentar un frente único.
Example: I keep telling her that we need to present a united front so that the kids know that they can't get away with breaking the rules.» put + Nombre + in front of = poner + Nombre + en frente de, colocar + Nombre + en frente de, poner + Nombre + al frente de, colocar + Nombre + al frente de.
Example: Mind you some of right lane road hogs should be put in front of a firing squad.» put + one foot in front of the other = poner un pie delante del otro, poner un pie enfrente del otro.
Example: Pressures only make you procrastinate, thus generating more pressure -- I just take a day at a time, put one foot in front of the other.» put on/up + a brave front = guardar la compostura; mantenerse compuesto; mantenerse impasible; mantener el tipo; no sucumbir ante las emociones; no inmutarse; sacar pecho; aguantar el tipo; hacer de tripas corazón; echarle cara; poner al mal tiempo buena cara; dar la cara; poner buena cara; poner buena cara; hacerse el valiente; aceptar las cosas (tal y) como vienen; si te dan limón, haz limonada. [También se usa esta expresión colocando la partícula on al final put + a brave front on]
Example: Outwardly she put on a brave front so as to give her children security.» put on/up + a front = fingir.
Example: However they lie and put on a front saying they are happy with living together with their boyfriends without any commitment.» riverfront = ribera, margen, a orillas del río.
Example: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.» seafront = paseo marítimo, malecón.
Example: This has resulted in degradation of coastal water quality, contamination of the adjoining beaches and seafronts.» seafront = costa, zona costera, litoral.
Example: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.» seafront = frente al mar.
Example: This luxury seafront licensed hotel is 'one of the best places to stay in the world'.» shop-front [shopfront] = frontal de la tienda.
Example: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.» shop-front [shopfront] = situado en la calle comercial.
Example: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.» storefront = local comercial, tienda.
Example: This article outlines some of the virtual shopping malls and storefronts available and explains how to find out about commercial resources on the net = Este artículo describe en líneas generales algunos de los centros comerciales y tiendas virtuales existentes y explica cómo encontrar recursos comerciales en la red.» up-front [up front] = por adelantado, inicial.
Example: This article presents useful low cost options for on-line data base searching that allow even small libraries to offer searching without large up-front costs or ongoing investment.» up-front [up front] = franco, abierto, sin tapujos.
Example: The author recommends the up-front negotiation of ownership accompanied by a written agreement to eliminate the possibility of doubt as to the identity of the owner.» up-front [up front] = de primeras, inicialmente.
Example: Meta search engines look pretty much the same up front, but their approach to presenting results varies widely.» waterfront = frente al río, frente al mar, frente al lago.
Example: With a waterfront location and striking bay views, this modern hotel has free Wi-Fi, a pool and a gym.» waterfront = paseo marítimo, malecón, costa, litoral.
Example: There is a 4.5 mile long walking and biking trail along the waterfront that leads to several nature trails outside of town.» Y-fronts = calzoncillos.
Example: No matter how much I shake my pecker after a piddle, I still end up with yellow stains on my Y-fronts.front2 = frente, área, campo, ámbito.
Example: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.more:
» battlefront, the = frente de batalla, el.
Example: There is a latent contradiction between the leadership role of intellectuals, while peasants man the battlefront.» beachfront = zona junto a la playa.
Example: Amanda appeared in the nick of time, and they wandered out en mass onto the beachfront.» beachfront = frente a la playa, frente al mar.
Example: Coastal scrub has been cleared for beachfront hotels, resorts, and housing developments.» cold front = frente frío, frente glacial.
Example: Warm fronts move more slowly than cold fronts, and are associated with less severe weather.» front lobby, the = entrada principal, la.
Example: Most clubs kept a complaint book, usually in the front lobby of the club, where members could voice their concerns.» home front = retaguardia, casa.
Example: The ongoing threat of terrorist attacks on North American soil and assets abroad, have brought asymmetric warfare to the home front.» on that front = en ese tema, en ese asunto, en ese ámbito.
Example: The United Nations, with assistance from the United States, was doing all it could on that front.» present + a common front = presentar un frente común.
Example: In France, the creation of a unified library structure could stimulate closer cooperation between the different library associations, so that a common front can be presented.» put on + a united front = presentar un frente unido, presentar un frente común, presentar un frente único.
Example: Both she and her new new boyfriend put on a united front as they walk arm-in-arm following cheating rumours.» put up + a united front = presentar un frente unido, presentar un frente común, presentar un frente único.
Example: The feuding couple managed to put up a united front Saturday to take their daughter to a birthday party.» research front = frente de investigación, línea de investigación.
Example: This article presents a method for identifying the research front of a scientific discipline based on constructing cocitation clusters and on a content analysis of citations.» storm front = frente de tormentas.
Example: An unusually strong storm front is threatening the Midwest from the Central Plains to the Mississippi Valley over the next several days.» united front = frente unido, frente único, frente común.
Example: We should be rushing to show a united front against terrorism not to withdraw quivering.» war front, the = frente de guerra, el .
Example: She parachuted along with the troops & medical personnel & tended the wounded along the war front.» warm front = frente cálido.
Example: Warm fronts move more slowly than cold fronts, and are associated with less severe weather.» weather front = frente meteorológico.
Example: In meteorology, a weather front is a boundary between two air masses with differing characteristics (e.g., air temperature or humidity).» Western Front, the = frente occidental, el. [Término usado en la Primera y Segunda Guerra Mundial]
Example: The Monument to the Expeditionary Force in Bangkok is a memorial to the Thai soldiers killed on the Western Front in World War I.front3 = frontal, delantero, de delante.
Example: In the end I decided to go for a detachable front section that is bolted .more:
» front axle = eje delantero.
Example: This guide will explain how to change the front axle on your car so you can be on your way in no time!.» front board = cubierta anterior.
Example: The book cover is assambled with three pieces of cardboard (front board, spine and back board) glued to a covering material = La cubierta del libro consta de tres piezas de cartón (la cubierta anterior. el lomo y la contracubierta) pegadas a un forro que lo envuelve todo.» front cover = cubierta anterior, tapa anterior.
Example: The periodicals themselves may be slipped inside protective plastic or perspex cases with transparent front covers.» front desk = mostrador de préstamo. [Generalmente usado con el artículo the front desk]
Example: While we do not envision library customers pulling out their wallets at the front desk, they are still expending a valuable resource -- time.» front desk = recepción, mostrador de recepción. [Generalmente usado con el artículo the front desk]
Example: The front desk is staffed 24 hours a day and controls access to the residence halls.» front door = puerta principal.
Example: Some of the information supplied by a library is directed towards solving pragmatic problems of everyday living such as 'What ca I do about an abandoned car outside my front door?', 'I want to buy my son out of the Navy', 'My friend has just taken an overdose'.» front end [front-end] = procesador frontal, interfaz, interfaz de usuario. [En informática, procesador que actúa de intermediario entre el procesador central y el usuario]
Example: It describes a prototype interface that acts as a front end to a document storage facility, which allows the specification of uncertain queries and combines evidence about the relevance of documents to produce an overall ranking.» front end = eje delantero, tren delantero.
Example: Rear ends of heavy vehicles are a real danger due to their being much higher than the front ends of cars and other light vehicles driving behind.» front entrance = entrada principal.
Example: There is a university library in the United States which has carved over its front entrance this aphorism: 'The half of knowledge is knowing where to find it'.» front fog lamp = luz antiniebla delantera, piloto antiniebla delantero, faro antiniebla delantero.
Example: Why are so many people driving around with their front fog lamps on?.» front fog light = luz antiniebla delantera, piloto antiniebla delantero, faro antiniebla delantero.
Example: In visibility of less than 100 yards, one may use front fog lights.» front garden = jardín delantero.
Example: The problem with front gardens is that they rarely have enough space in which to create much of a design.» front lawn = césped de delante de la casa.
Example: I want a sword to slit her end to end and then dice her body into small pieces and leave the bloodied, quivering remains on her front lawn.» front leg = pata delantera.
Example: Frogs' two front legs have four toes each, while the back legs have five toes each.» front-line [front line] = primera línea, puntero.
Example: Any front-line information and advice agency needs the backing of information gathering and collating services to provide really up-to-date and relevant information.» front-line = línea de fuego, primera línea, vanguardia.
Example: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.» front-liner = vanguardista.
Example: He was profiled in April, 1972 as the Wilson Library Bulletin front-liner.» front-loaded = sobrecargado al principio, sobrecargado al comienzo.
Example: For a great example of front-loaded content, just read any newspaper article -- the opening paragraph is always the conclusion of the article.» front-loaded = de carga frontal, con carga por delante.
Example: It is faster to wash your clothes with a top-loaded model than with the front-loaded version.» front matter = preliminares, prolegómeno. [En un libro, todas aquellas hojas con información que preceden al texto]
Example: The exploration aims to view table of contents terminology in the context of functions served by other representations of subject information, including Library of Congress subject headings, work title terminology, and author-contributed front matter.» front page [front-page] = portada, primera plana.
Example: The author explores the shift from Victorian to modern front page design in US newspapers.» front passenger seat, the = asiento del pasajero delantero, el; asiento del acompañante delantero, el; asiento del copiloto, el.
Example: There are a lot of uncertainties and misunderstandings about when you can put a child car seat on the front passenger seat.» front porch = porche.
Example: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.» front runner = líder, favorito, principal candidato. [También escrito junto frontrunner]
Example: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.» front squat = sentadilla frontal.
Example: Mastering the front squat is your first step to fully tapping into your athletic potential.» front suspension = suspensión delantera.
Example: The creaking is very likely coming from dry bushings in the front and rear suspension.» front tooth = incisivo, paleta, diente delantero.
Example: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.» front tyre = neumático delantero.
Example: One of my front tyres has worn on one side and needs to be replaced.» front wheel = rueda delantera.
Example: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.» interception front end = interceptor. [Ordenador que está programado para interrumpir una consulta que el usuario está realizando a un distribuidor en ciertas circumstancias]
Example: The conception of the interception front end is of a system that can be programmed to look for certain cues or clues in the user-host dialogue, and to interrupt the dialogue when particular combinations of events occur.» in the front line = en primera línea (de fuego), en la línea de fuego.
Example: Because they are in the 'front line,' reference librarians frequently determine whether a library is successful in serving its clientele.» on the front line = en primera línea (de fuego), en la línea de fuego.
Example: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change.» step out of + the front door of + Posesivo + home = salir de + Posesivo + casa, salir por la entrada principal de la casa.
Example: A young mum had to call firefighters after stepping out of the front door of her home briefly and then realising she had locked herself out with her baby still sleeping inside.front4 = dar de cara a.
Example: Soon he found himself fronting a door, on which were elaborately patterned the words 'Newspaper Room'.more:
» front + a difficulty = afrontar una dificultad.
Example: You must front the difficulties, whatever they may be, of making proper catalogues.