English- translations for front

Definition of front

• The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves
• A field of activity
• A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group
• The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature
• The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank
• When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced
• Cheek; boldness; impudence
• That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women
• The most conspicuous part
• The beginning
• A seafront or coastal promenade
• The bellhop whose turn it is to answer a client's call, which is often the word "front" used as an exclamation
• Located at or near the front
• Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel
• To face ; to be pointed in a given direction
• To face, be opposite to
• To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront
• To adorn the front of; to put on the front
• To pronounce with the tongue in a front position
• To move to the start of a sentence
• To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc
• To provide money or financial assistance in advance to
• To assume false or disingenuous appearances
• To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on
• To appear before. is this slang?--

Examples

• Officially its a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows its a front for the mafia
• He says he likes hip-hop, but I think its just a front
• You dont need to put on a front. Just be yourself
• The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.
• to front court

Related words

• frontier
• frontal
• frontispiece
• confront
• confrontation
• confronting
• forefront
• upfront
• beachfront