Meaning · adjective
frontal, head-on
- relating to the forehead or front part of something
- occurring head-on or face-to-face (especially of a collision or dispute)
In a sentence
I due veicoli hanno evitato per un pelo uno scontro frontale.
The two vehicles narrowly avoided a head-on collision.
Per correre di notte uso sempre una luce frontale.
I always use a headlamp to run at night.
L'urto frontale non ha provocato feriti gravi.
The head-on crash did not cause any serious injuries.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|
| frontale | masculine · singular |
| frontale | feminine · singular |
| frontali | masculine · plural |
| frontali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Ends in -e in the singular for both genders; plural is frontali.
Meaning · noun
head-on crash
- a head-on collision between two vehicles
In a sentence
Due auto hanno fatto un brutto frontale sulla statale ieri sera.
Two cars had a bad head-on crash on the highway yesterday evening.
Fortunatamente nessuno è rimasto ferito in modo grave dopo quel frontale.
Fortunately no one was seriously injured after that head-on crash.
Come hanno fatto a evitare il frontale su quella curva così stretta?
How did they manage to avoid a head-on crash on such a tight curve?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|
| frontale | masculine · singular |
| frontali | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: short for 'scontro frontale' (head-on collision). As a noun, it is masculine.
- Also common as an adjective ('luce frontale', 'scontro frontale').
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