head-on

English

Alternative forms

• head on

Pronunciation

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Adjective

head-on (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating.

   a head-on approach to a problem

2. Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion.

   Getting into a head-on collision is dangerous.

Usage notes

• The adjective is also head on, especially when appearing after the verb, as in

  She likes to tackle problems head on.

Derived terms

• head-on collision

Translations

direct, abrupt

• Finnish: suoraviivainen (fi), suorasukainen (fi)
• Italian: di petto
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• Russian: прямолине́йный (ru) (prjamolinéjnyj)

from the front

• Bulgarian: челен (bg) (čelen), фронтален (bg) (frontalen)
• Finnish: nokka- (fi), (see nokkakolari)
• French: frontal (fr)
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• Galician: frontal (gl) m or f
• Italian: frontale (it), di petto
• Russian: лобово́й (ru) (lobovój)

Noun

head-on (plural head-ons)

1. A collision from the front.

   He was injured in a head-on with a larger vehicle.

Translations

collision from the front — see head-on collision