forehead

Signification (Anglais)

1. The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
2. confidence; audacity; impudence.
3. The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.

Concepts

front

serré

visage

figure

os frontal

sinciput

cheveu

cheveux

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)hɛd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”).

Phrases

Vibhuti smeared across the forehead to the end of both eyebrows is called Tripundra.

Vibhuti enduit sur le front jusqu'à l'extrémité des deux sourcils s'appelle Tripundra.