delantera

adj.&f.

feminine of DELANTERO.

f.

1 lead (primer puesto).

coger o tomar la delantera to take the lead

llevar la delantera to be in the lead

coger o tomar la delantera a alguien to beat somebody to it

2 forward, forward line (sport).

3 bust (informal) (de una mujer).

4 front, façade, foreground, frontispiece.

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delantera

► nombre femenino

1 (frente) front (part)

2 DEPORTE forward line, forwards plural

3 (ventaja) lead, advantage

► nombre femenino plural delanteras

1 familiar (tetas) tits, boobs

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger/tomar la delantera to get ahead, take the lead

coger/tomar a alguien la delantera (en una carrera) to take over the lead from somebody 2 figurado to beat somebody to it

■ quiso sentarse en el asiento libre, pero alguien le tomó la delantera he was about to sit in the free seat when someone beat him to it

llevar la delantera to be in the lead, be ahead

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1. noun f.

1) front

2) forward line

2. f., (m. - delantero) 3. f., (m. - delantero)

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SF

1) [de casa, vestido] front

2) (Dep) (=línea de ataque) forward line

• coger o tomar la delantera a algn — [en carrera] to take over the lead from sb; [al contestar] to beat sb to it

• llevar la delantera — to be in the lead

llevar la delantera a algn — to be ahead of sb

• sacar la delantera a algn — to steal a march on sb

3) (Teat) front row

4) (Anat) ** knockers ** pl , tits ** pl

5) pl delanteras (=calzones) chaps; (=mono) overalls

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femenino

1)

a) (Dep) (de equipo) forwards (pl), forward line

b) (Espec) front row seat/seats

c) (de prenda) front

d) (fam) (pecho) boobs (pl) (colloq)

2)

a) (Dep) (primer puesto) lead

llevar la delantera — to be in the lead

tomar la delantera — to take the lead

b) (ventaja) lead

llevarle delantera a alguien — to have a lead over somebody

tomarle la delantera a alguien — (en carrera) to overtake somebody

iba a pagar pero él me tomó la delantera — (fam) I was going to pay but he beat me to it

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= front.

Ex. In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.

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* conservar la delantera = keep + ahead.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.

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femenino

1)

a) (Dep) (de equipo) forwards (pl), forward line

b) (Espec) front row seat/seats

c) (de prenda) front

d) (fam) (pecho) boobs (pl) (colloq)

2)

a) (Dep) (primer puesto) lead

llevar la delantera — to be in the lead

tomar la delantera — to take the lead

b) (ventaja) lead

llevarle delantera a alguien — to have a lead over somebody

tomarle la delantera a alguien — (en carrera) to overtake somebody

iba a pagar pero él me tomó la delantera — (fam) I was going to pay but he beat me to it

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= front.

Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.

* conservar la delantera = keep + ahead.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.

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delantera

feminine

A

1 (Dep) (de un equipo) forwards (pl), forward line

2 (Espec) front row seat/seats, seat/seats in the front row

3 (de una prenda) front

4 (fam) (pecho) boobs (pl) (colloq)

B

1 (Dep) (primer puesto) lead

llevar la delantera to be in the lead

tomar la delantera to take the lead

2 (ventaja) lead

llevarle delantera a algn to have a lead over sb

les lleva una delantera de 30 metros a los otros he's leading the others by 30 meters, he has a 30 meter lead over the others

los finlandeses nos llevan la delantera en este campo the Finns are ahead of us o have a lead over us in this field

tomarle la delantera a algn (en una carrera) to overtake sb

yo iba a pagar pero él me tomó or cogió la delantera (fam); I was going to pay but he beat me to it (colloq)

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delantera sustantivo femenino

a) (en general) lead;

◊ llevar/tomar la delantera to be in/to take the lead

b) (Dep) (de equipo) forwards (pl), forward line

delantero,-a
I adjetivo front
II m Ftb forward
delantero centro, centre forward
delantera sustantivo femenino
1 (ventaja) lead
2 (de una casa) front, façade
(de un coche) front part
3 Ftb forward line, the forwards pl
♦ Locuciones: llevar la delantera, to be in the lead
tomar la delantera, to take the lead
'delantera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantarse
- pata
- tracción
- cabeza
English:
drive
- front
- front-wheel drive
- FWD
- upper hand
- ahead
- field
- foreleg
- lead
- nose
- out
- put

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delantera nf

1. [en deporte] forwards, forward line

2. [ventaja]

nos llevan tres minutos de delantera they're three minutes ahead of us;

su hermano le lleva la delantera en los estudios his brother is doing better than him at school

3. [primer puesto] lead;

coger o [m5]tomar la delantera to take the lead;

coger o [m5]tomar la delantera a alguien to beat sb to it;

llevar la delantera to be in the lead

4. [parte frontal] front

5. Teatro [primera fila] front row

6. Fam [de mujer] boobs

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delantera

f DEP forward line;

llevar la delantera be ahead, lead;

tomar la delantera a alguien take the lead from s.o.

delantero

I adj front atr

II m, delantera f DEP forward

III m de prenda front

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delantera nf

1) : front, front part, front row

tomar la delantera: to take the lead

2) : forward line (in sports)