head-on

English

Alternative forms

head on

Pronunciation

Audio (AU) (file)

Adjective

head-on (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating.
a head-on approach to a problem
Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion.
Getting into a head-on collision is dangerous.

Usage notes

The adjective is also head on, especially when appearing after the verb, as in
She likes to tackle problems head on.

Derived terms

head-on collision

Translations

direct, abrupt

Finnish: suoraviivainen (fi), suorasukainen (fi)
Italian: di petto

Russian: прямолине́йный (ru) (prjamolinéjnyj)

from the front

Bulgarian: челен (bg) (čelen), фронтален (bg) (frontalen)
Finnish: nokka- (fi), (see nokkakolari)
French: frontal (fr)

Galician: frontal (gl) m or f
Italian: frontale (it), di petto
Russian: лобово́й (ru) (lobovój)

Noun

head-on (plural head-ons)

A collision from the front.
He was injured in a head-on with a larger vehicle.

Translations

collision from the front — see head-on collision

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.