front

前面、正面

前を向いた面や部分で、建物では主な入り口がある側を指すことが多い。

やさしい英語で： The side or part facing forward, often where a building has its main entrance.

• The front of my shirt is wet.
• We waited at the front of the house.
• She painted the front of the cupboard blue.

使い方： front of something (The front of the house faces the street.); at the front of something (There is a pocket at the front of the bag.)

反対語： back, rear

よく使う表現： front of something, at the front, out the front, front of a building

前部、先端

物が普段進む方向を向いている端の部分。

やさしい英語で： The end of something that faces the direction it normally moves.

• The front of the car was damaged.
• She sat at the front of the bus.
• The engine is at the front of this train.

使い方： front of something (The front of the boat hit a rock.)

類義語： nose, forward end

反対語： rear, back

よく使う表現： front of something, at the front, front of a car

前線

暖かい空気と冷たい空気が接し、天気の変化を起こしやすい所。

やさしい英語で： The area where warm and cold air meet, often bringing a change in the weather.

• A cold front is approaching.
• Heavy rain followed the warm front.
• The weather front moved across the country overnight.

よく使う表現： cold front, warm front, weather front

前の

前を向いた部分や最初に来る部分にある、またはその近くにある。

やさしい英語で： At or near the part that faces forward or comes first.

• Please close the front door.
• We sat in the front row.
• One of the front wheels was damaged.

類義語： forward, first, lead, fore

反対語： back, rear

よく使う表現： front door, front seat, front row

前舌の

舌を上の歯の後ろにある口の前方へ持ち上げて出す音を表す。

やさしい英語で： Made with the tongue raised toward the part of the mouth behind the upper teeth.

• This is a front vowel.
• French has several rounded front vowels.
• The tongue moves forward when you pronounce front vowels.

反対語： back

よく使う表現： front vowel, front vowels

率いる

グループの中心となる演者や、表に立つリーダーを務める。

やさしい英語で： To be the main performer or public leader of a group.

• She fronts a rock band.
• He fronted the group for ten years.
• Who will front the band on its next tour?

類義語： lead

よく使う表現： front a band, front a group

立て替える

相手が後で返済できるよう、先にお金や必要な物を渡す。

やさしい英語で： To provide money or something someone needs before they can pay you back.

• Can you front me the money?
• I fronted him the cost of dinner.
• They fronted us enough cash to buy the tickets.

使い方： front someone something (Can you front me twenty dollars?); front something to someone (She fronted the money to her brother.)

類義語： advance

よく使う表現： front someone money, front the cash