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frontal

frontal, head-on

adjective frohn-TAL Rare

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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