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English
Etymology
From a- + front.
Adverb
afront (not comparable)
- in front; face to face
Preposition
afront
- 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.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
afront m inan
- 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
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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
- 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)
- affront, public insult
Declension
Further reading