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[ˈfrõːs]Definitiones
- the forehead, brow, front
- a leafy branch; foliage; greenery
- the brow or countenance as an indicator of the feelings
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a garland made of leaves or twigs declension-3, poetic
- as the mirror of a person's character or feelings
- as expressing shame
- a sense of modesty; decorum, decency
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as expressing impudence, boldness Late-Latin, declension-3, figuratively
- the outward appearance, external quality, look (as distinct from inward nature)
- the forepart of anything; the front, facade (as opposed to back and sides)
- the front of an army or fleet in battle array
- frontage (the part facing the road, river, coastline), usually in ref. to its length
- the coastline; a projecting piece of coast
- the outer extremity or face, the outer or inner surface (eg. of a wall), the top or bottom end (of a trench), the broad side (of a rectangle)
- either of the flat ends of a papyrus scroll
- the exposed surface, outer side of anything
Aequivalentia
Exempla
“[…] sit dēnique īnscrīptum in fronte ūnīus cuiusque quid dē rē pūblicā sentiat.”
Finally, let it be inscribed on the forehead of each one what he thinks about the Republic. (A reference to the ancient Roman practice of branding or tattooing runaway slaves and hardened criminals; the forehead was the most visible and degrading location for this mark of shame.)
“frontem perfricāre”
to assume a bold air
“exclāmet Melicerta perīsse frontem dē rēbus”
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“… et maestam dictīs adgressa sorōrem,”
… and [as Dido] approaches her sorrowful sister to talk, by her expression she hides her plan, and even shines with serene hope in her appearance.
“prīmā fronte”
at first sight
“ā fronte, in fronte, in prīmā fronte, in frontem”
in front, to the fore
“Limumque tenent in fronde relictum. (Metamorphoses, 1, 347, Ovidius)”
And they hold some leftover mud in their foliage. (Metamorphoses, 1, 347, Ovid)
Gradus CEFR
B1
Medius
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR B1 — gradus medius.
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR B1 — gradus medius.
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