English edit

Etymology edit

a- +‎ front

Adverb edit

afront (not comparable)

  1. in front; face to face

Preposition edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French affront. First attested in 1666.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaf.rɔnt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -afrɔnt
  • Syllabification: af‧ront

Noun edit

afront m inan

  1. affront (insult)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obraza
    osobisty afronta personal affront
    dyplomatyczny afronta tactful affront
    publiczny afronta public affront
    kolejny afrontthe next affront
    podobny afronta similar affront
    czynić/uczynić afrontto commit an affront
    robić/zrobić afrontto affront

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

verb

References edit

  1. ^ Teresa Sokołowska (01.02.2021), “AFRONT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Further reading edit

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

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French affront.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

afront n (plural afronturi)

  1. affront, public insult

Declension edit

Further reading edit