Usage Note
Frontal describes anything relating to the front or forehead: lobe frontal (frontal lobe), attaque frontale (frontal/head-on attack), or collision frontale (head-on collision). The feminine form is frontale; the plural masculine is frontaux. It is frequently used in anatomy, military, and political contexts.
Examples
"Les deux voitures ont eu une collision frontale."
Natural Translation
The two cars had a head-on collision.
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