upfront

前払いの、初期の

商品やサービスを受け取る前、または仕事が始まる前に支払う。

やさしい英語で： Paid before you receive a product or service, or before work begins.

• There is an upfront fee.
• We cannot afford the upfront costs.
• The builder asked for an upfront payment before starting work.

類義語： advance, initial

よく使う表現： upfront payment, upfront fee, upfront costs

率直な、正直な

思っていることや知っていることを、正直にはっきり話す。

やさしい英語で： Honest and clear about what you think or know.

• She was upfront about the cost.
• Please be upfront with me about your plans.
• He gave us an upfront answer.

使い方： upfront about something (We were upfront about the risks.); upfront with someone (You should be upfront with your boss.)

類義語： honest, frank, straightforward

反対語： dishonest

よく使う表現： upfront with someone, upfront about something, be upfront

前方の、前面の

前方や目立つ位置、先頭に置かれている。

やさしい英語で： Placed at the front or in a leading position.

• The drums have an upfront position in the mix.
• Her upfront vocals dominate the recording.
• The shop gave the new products an upfront display.

類義語： prominent, leading

よく使う表現： upfront position, upfront vocals, upfront display

公然の、明らかな

秘密にせず、公に知られている、または認められている。

やさしい英語で： Openly known or admitted, rather than kept secret.

• Their relationship was upfront from the beginning.
• Her political commitment was upfront and widely known.
• The book makes his religious identity upfront.

類義語： open, acknowledged, public

反対語： secret

よく使う表現： upfront relationship, upfront identity, upfront commitment

前もって、前払いで

仕事が始まる前や、代金を払う物を受け取る前に。

やさしい英語で： Before work starts or before you receive something you are paying for.

• We paid upfront.
• The hotel charges half the price upfront.
• They agreed upfront how much the work would cost.

類義語： in advance, beforehand

反対語： afterwards

よく使う表現： pay upfront, charge upfront, agree upfront

フォワードとして、前線で

特にサッカーで、相手のゴールに近い攻撃の位置で。

やさしい英語で： In an attacking position near the other team’s goal, especially in football.

• He plays upfront for our team.
• The coach put two players upfront.
• Who will play upfront in tomorrow’s match?

類義語： in attack

よく使う表現： play upfront, put someone upfront

アップフロント

テレビ局が広告枠販売に先立ち、広告主や報道陣に新番組を紹介する会。

やさしい英語で： A meeting where television companies present new shows to advertisers and the press before selling advertising time.

• The network held an upfront in May.
• Advertisers attended the upfront to preview new shows.
• Several upfronts took place before the television season began.

よく使う表現： annual upfront, network upfront, attend an upfront

前面に出す、取り上げる

人に検討してもらえるよう、物事をより重要な位置に置く。

やさしい英語で： To give something a more important position so that people will consider it.

• We need to upfront this issue.
• She upfronted the budget problem at the meeting.
• The report upfronts concerns about staff safety.

類義語： highlight, foreground

よく使う表現： upfront an issue, upfront a proposal, upfront something