afront

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ front.

Adverb

afront (not comparable)

1. in front; face to face

Preposition

afront

1. in front of
   • a. 1597, William Shakespeare, 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

Borrowed from French affront. First attested in 1666.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.frɔnt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -afrɔnt
• Syllabification: a‧front

Noun

afront m inan

1. affront (insult)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obraza

   osobisty afront ― a personal affront

   dyplomatyczny afront ― a tactful affront

   publiczny afront ― a public affront

   kolejny afront ― the next affront

   podobny afront ― a similar affront

   czynić/uczynić afront ― to commit an affront

   robić/zrobić afront ― to affront

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

Derived terms

verb

• (obsolete) afrontować impf

 

Further reading

• afront in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• afront in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French affront.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

afront n (plural afronturi)

1. affront, public insult

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	afront	afrontul		afronturi	afronturile
genitive-dative	afront	afrontului		afronturi	afronturilor
vocative	afrontule			afronturilor

Further reading

• afront in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)