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frente a

in front of

→ frente
phrase Common #5,240
in front of Can also mean 'facing' or 'in the face of' depending on context.
SP: Hay una mesa frente a la ventana.
EN: There is a table in front of the window.

Alguien está parado frente a mi vivienda.

Someone is standing in front of my home.

Nunca he actuado en el escenario frente a una multitud como esta.

I have never performed on stage in front of a crowd like this.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Nunca lloró frente a su madre.

He never cried in front of his mother.

— Despedidas (2008)

Tengo que levantarme y dar un discurso frente a todos, y ahora no tengo nada.

I have to get up and give a speech in front of everyone, and now I have nothing.

— La asistenta (2025)

Tom a menudo se sienta el día entero frente a su computador.

Tom often sits in front of his computer all day.

Estaciona frente a la garita.

Park in front of the guard booth.

— The Chaser (2008)

Vi a un perro grande echado frente a la casa de don Hill.

I saw a large dog lying in front of Mr. Hill's house.

Hay una tienda frente a mi casa.

There is a store across the street from my house.

Compré este libro en la librería frente a la estación.

I bought this book at the bookstore across from the station.

De acuerdo, hay una cámara en la pared frente a nosotros.

Okay, there's a camera on the wall in front of us.

— Shelter: El Protector (2026)

Frente a la tienda había una larga fila de espera.

There was a long queue in front of the store.

Durante años estuve perdiendo frente a las dos intencionalmente.

For years, I was intentionally losing to both of them.

— Dangal (2016)

Ella sacó mi bicicleta frente a mis ojos, ¡ni siquiera me la pidió!

She took my bicycle right in front of my eyes—she didn’t even ask to borrow it!

Te espero dentro de una hora frente a la fuente de la plaza Pigalle.

I'll be waiting for you in an hour in front of the fountain in Pigalle Square.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

Planeamos todo frente a tus narices.

We plan everything right under your nose.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Está justo frente a ustedes.

It's right in front of you.

— Do Not Enter (2026)

Por eso estoy aquí, frente a usted.

That is why I am here, before you.

— La sirena (2016)

Cuando te saqué de la fiesta, Fabio tenia un perro frente a ti.

When I took you out of the party, Fabio had a dog in front of you.

— A primera vista (2014)

Ambos están de pie frente a mí ahora mismo.

They are both standing in front of me right now.

Algunas veces hablo con mi vecino frente a la cerca.

Sometimes I talk to my neighbor in front of the fence.

Hay un gran árbol creciendo frente a mi casa.

There is a large tree growing in front of my house.

Frente a la ausencia de una mejor idea, tuve que elegir este método.

Faced with the absence of a better idea, I had to choose this method.

Frente a tí hay un aparato de tortura.

In front of you is a torture device.

— La casa de las dagas voladoras (2004)

No menciones eso frente a mi mamá.

Don’t mention that in front of my mom.

Cheng Dieyi traicionó al país frente a los japoneses.

Cheng Dieyi betrayed the country to the Japanese.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Basta de comer frente a la tele.

No more eating in front of the TV.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

La nieve era tan densa que no podíamos ver nada frente a nosotros.

The snow was so thick that we couldn't see anything in front of us.

El jefe quiere terminar tu carrera en persona, frente a la cámara.

The boss wants to end your career in person, on camera.

— The Running Man (2025)

Dinos quién está frente a la puerta.

Tell us who is in front of the door.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Espero que tengas un futuro feliz frente a ti.

I hope you have a happy future ahead of you.

Es el procedimiento frente a amenazas de tipo nuclear, biológico o químico.

It is the procedure to follow in the face of nuclear, biological or chemical threats.

— [REC] (2007)

Cuando estuvo frente a la evidencia, tuvo que admitir que él era el culpable.

When confronted with the evidence, he had to admit that he was the guilty one.

Cinco luces frente a los pilotos.

Five lights in front of the pilots.

— F1 la película (2025)

No iban a dispararle a Fabio frente a todos.

They weren't going to shoot Fabio in front of everyone.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Sostén el pato frente a ti, como si fuera tu cosita.

Hold the duck in front of you, as if it were your little thing.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Mi padre lloró frente a mí y se fue.

My father cried in front of me and left.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Pero no es fácil vivir frente a una amenaza mortal.

But it's not easy to live in the face of a deadly threat.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Nunca hablaré en contra de mi esposo frente a esa mujer.

I will never speak against my husband in front of that woman.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Él es muy tímido frente a ella.

He is very shy around her.

Frente a la garita del guardia.

In front of the guard booth.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

Todo eso estará frente a tus ojos si los cierras.

All of that will be before your eyes if you close them.

— RRR (2022)

Cuando se encuentran frente a mi que represento el poder.

When they find themselves facing me, who represents power.

— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)

Hay una librería frente a mi casa.

There's a bookstore across the street from my house.

Después de una noche de lucha, fuimos y dormimos frente a los centros de examen.

After a night of fighting, we went and slept outside the testing centers.

— Super 30 (2019)

Tom se suicidó saltando frente a un tren.

Tom committed suicide by jumping in front of a train.

Los niños no deben pasar demasiado tiempo frente a las pantallas.

Children should not spend too much time in front of screens.

No quiero darte una paliza frente a todos.

I don't want to beat you up in front of everyone.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Cuando estábamos frente a la gente, él fingía que me respetaba.

When we were in front of other people, he pretended to respect me.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Justo frente a Neytiri.

Right in front of Neytiri.

— Avatar (2009)

Cuida lo que dices frente a Issac.

Be careful what you say in front of Isaac.

— El engaño (2026)

Eres tan terca, hasta el final, incluso frente a la realidad.

You are so stubborn, right to the end, even in the face of reality.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Vaya a la estación Geumho, espere frente a la salida tres.

Go to Geumho station, wait in front of exit three.

— Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Abraza a tu hermano que te quiere frente a los Agentes Federales.

Hug your brother who loves you in front of the Federal Agents.

— El botín (2026)

La descubrieron en el pasillo, frente a su apartamento.

They discovered her in the hallway, in front of her apartment.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Frente a tu puerta estaba la última persona a quien quería ver.

Standing outside your door was the last person you wanted to see.

— Perdición (1944)

Más de veinte tiros, frente a todo el mundo.

More than twenty shots, in front of the whole world.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Hay un banco frente a la estación.

There is a bank opposite the station.

El panorama frente a nuestros ojos no es el infierno.

The scene before our eyes is not hell.

— Genocidal Organ (2017)

Las reglas dicen que tengo que serlo frente a la cámara diez minutos al día.

The rules say I have to be on camera for ten minutes a day.

— The Running Man (2025)

La respuesta siempre estuvo frente a mis ojos.

The answer was always right in front of my eyes.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Pongan guardia frente a su celda.

Post a guard in front of his cell.

Ah, claro, mátalo frente a todos y haz de él un mártir.

Oh, sure—kill him in front of everyone and turn him into a martyr.

— Super 30 (2019)

Me delató frente a mis padres.

He/She ratted me out to my parents.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Frente a la entrada.

In front of the entrance.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Frente a él, no.

Not in front of him.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

phrase Uncommon #14,330
in front of Can also mean 'opposite' or 'facing' depending on context.
SP: La farmacia está frente a la escuela.
EN: The pharmacy is in front of the school.

Los dos enemigos estaban frente a frente.

The two enemies stood face to face.

Estamos frente a frente como Dios manda.

We're face-to-face, just as God intended.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Tom se sentó frente a Mary.

Tom sat down opposite Mary.

Eso tiene sentido, mire frente a la Iglesia.

That makes sense, look in front of the Church.

Repentinamente, un hombre se puso frente a ellos.

Suddenly, a man stood in front of them.

Si llega a casa, debe pasar frente a nosotros.

If you arrive home, you must pass in front of us.

— M, el vampiro de Düsseldorf (1931)

La tienda está justo frente a la estación.

The store is right across from the station.

Una docena de personas se reunieron frente a la estación.

A dozen people gathered in front of the station.

Un hombre joven canta frente a la puerta.

A young man sings in front of the door.

Está justo frente a tus ojos.

It's right in front of your eyes.

Finalmente estaba frente a su enemigo.

Finally, he stood face to face with his enemy.

Estuve frente a nuestra casa.

I was in front of our house.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

De repente, un oso apareció frente a nosotros.

Suddenly, a bear appeared in front of us.

El castillo se encuentra frente a un hermoso lago.

The castle is located in front of a beautiful lake.