Vocabulary
die
Front
/fʁɔnt/· noun· Pl. die Fronten
front, front line (war, conflict); sides, positions (in a dispute); front, façade (building); weather front
Die Front — the front line in a war (an der Front), the opposing sides in a conflict (die Fronten sind verhärtet), the front of a building, and in the weather report a front bringing rain (die Kaltfront).
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Forms
- Singular
- die Front
- Plural
- die Fronten
- Genitiv
- der Front
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Front
front line (war, crisis)
Ihr Großvater musste mit 18 Jahren an die Front.
Her grandfather had to go to the front at 18.
Word family
Frontdie Kaltfrontcold frontdie Warmfrontwarm frontfrontalhead-on, frontaldie Hausfrontfront of a house
Common combinations
- an der Frontat the front
- an vorderster Fronton the front line, at the forefront
- die Fronten sind verhärtetpositions are entrenched
- die Front wechselnto change sides
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Frontliniedie Fassade
Common learner mistakes
- der Front des Hausesdie Front des HausesFront is feminine in German: die Front, die Fronten.
Real examples
- Während der Pandemie standen Pflegekräfte und Ärztinnen an vorderster Front, oft bis zur Erschöpfung.During the pandemic, nurses and doctors were on the front line, often to the point of exhaustion.
- Ein Mediator soll helfen, die verhärteten Fronten zwischen Mietern und Vermieter aufzubrechen.A mediator is supposed to help break down the entrenched positions between the tenants and the landlord.
- Die Reporterin berichtete direkt von der Front, obwohl die Lage sehr gefährlich war.The reporter reported directly from the front line, although the situation was very dangerous.
