head-on

head-on (hdn, -ôn)

adv.

1. With the head or front first: The cars crashed head-on.

2. In open conflict; in direct opposition: "I have wondered since whether it would have been wiser to meet the issue head-on" (Henry A. Kissinger).

adj.

1. Facing forward; frontal.

2. With the front end foremost: a head-on collision.

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head-on

adv & adj

1. with the front or fronts foremost a head-on collision

2. with directness or without compromise in his usual head-on fashion

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	head-on - characterized by direct opposition; "a head-on confrontation" hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
	2.	head-on - meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision" frontal front - relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"
Adv.	1.	head-on - in direct opposition; directly; "we must meet the problem head-on"
	2.	head-on - with the front foremost; "the cars collided head-on"

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head-on

adjective

1. direct, head-to-head, front-to-front a head-on smash

2. face-to-face, direct, head-to-head a head-on clash between the president and the assembly

Translations

head-on [ˈhedˈɒn]

A. ADJ [collision] → de frente, frontal
a head-on confrontation → un enfrentamiento directo or frontal

B. ADV [collide] → de frente, frontalmente; [clash] → frontalmente; [meet] → cara a cara
the two cars collided head-on → los dos coches colisionaron de frente or frontalmente
to tackle sth head-on (fig) → enfrentarse de lleno con algo

head-on [ˌhɛdˈɒn]

1. adj (collision) → frontale; (confrontation) → diretto/a, faccia a faccia

2. adv (collide) → frontalmente

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head-on [ˌhɛdˈɒn]

1. adj (collision) → frontale; (confrontation) → diretto/a, faccia a faccia

2. adv (collide) → frontalmente