afront

English

Etymology

a- +‎ front

Adverb

afront (not comparable)

  1. in front; face to face

Preposition

afront

  1. in front of
    • a. 1597, Shakespeare, William, Henry IV, Part 1, act 2, scene 4, lines 195–197:
      These four came all afront, and mainly thrust / at me. I made me no more ado, but took all their seven / points in my target, thus!

Polish

Etymology

From French affront.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.frɔnt/
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Noun

afront m inan

  1. affront (insult)

Declension
declension of afront
singular plural
nominative afront afronty
genitive afrontu afrontów
dative afrontowi afrontom
accusative afront afronty
instrumental afrontem afrontami
locative afroncie afrontach
vocative afroncie afronty

Further reading
  • afront in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French affront.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈfront/
  • Hyphenation: a‧front

Noun

afront n (plural afronturi)

  1. affront, public insult

Declension
declension of afront
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) afront afrontul (niște) afronturi afronturile
genitive/dative (unui) afront afrontului (unor) afronturi afronturilor
vocative afrontule afronturilor

Further reading
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