up front

franc, honnête

Qui parle honnêtement et clairement de ses pensées, de ses intentions ou d’une situation.

En anglais simple : Honest and clear about your thoughts, intentions, or a situation.

• He was up front about the cost.
• Please be up front with me about your plans.
• The company has always been up front with its customers.

Comment l'utiliser : be up front with someone (She was up front with us from the start.); be up front about something (They were up front about the risks.)

Synonymes : honest, open, frank

Contraires : dishonest, secretive

Expressions courantes : be up front, up front with someone, up front about something

à l'avance, d'emblée

Dès le début, avant qu’un travail ou une autre activité commence.

En anglais simple : At the beginning, before work or another activity starts.

• You must pay up front.
• We agreed on the price up front.
• Tell them up front how long the repairs will take.

Synonymes : in advance, at the outset

Contraires : afterwards

Expressions courantes : pay up front, agree up front, explain up front

devant, à l’avant

Dans la partie avant d’un lieu, d’un véhicule ou d’un groupe.

En anglais simple : In the front part of a place, vehicle, or group.

• You can sit up front.
• The children stood up front near the stage.
• Is there room up front beside the driver?

Synonymes : at the front

Contraires : at the back

Expressions courantes : sit up front, stand up front, seats up front

en attaque

Dans la partie d’une équipe sportive chargée d’attaquer et de marquer.

En anglais simple : In the part of a sports team whose job is to attack and score.

• She plays up front.
• We had two strong players up front last season.
• Who will start up front against Spain?

Synonymes : in attack

Contraires : in defence

Expressions courantes : play up front, up front together