fore

premier plan

Position où quelque chose attire l’attention ou prend de l’importance.

En anglais simple : A position where something receives attention or becomes important.

• Her leadership skills came to the fore.
• The election brought housing problems to the fore.
• Safety concerns have come to the fore again.

Comment l'utiliser : come to the fore (His practical skills came to the fore during the emergency.); bring something to the fore (The report brought the issue to the fore.)

Synonymes : prominence

Expressions courantes : to the fore, come to fore

avant, proue

Partie située à l’avant d’un navire, d’un avion ou d’un animal.

En anglais simple : The front part of a ship, aircraft, or animal.

• The captain moved to the fore.
• Cargo was stored in the fore of the vessel.
• The fore of the boat rose over the wave.

Synonymes : front, bow

Contraires : rear

Expressions courantes : the fore, fore of something

vers l’avant, à l’avant

À l’avant d’un navire ou en direction de son avant.

En anglais simple : At or toward the front of a ship.

• The crew moved fore along the deck.
• Lines ran fore and aft across the boat.
• The cargo shifted fore as the vessel dipped.

Synonymes : forward

Contraires : aft

Expressions courantes : fore and aft, move fore