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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries優勢に立って
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yūsei ni tatte
"常に優勢に立って試合を進めることが重要だ。"
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2 senses- 1
Acting in a proactive, confident, and aggressive manner, especially in a competitive situation.
"The company's new marketing campaign has put them firmly on the front foot against competitors." - 2
Prepared and ready to attack or take the initiative rather than merely defending.
"To win this negotiation, our team needs to stay on the front foot from the very beginning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from cricket terminology, where a batsman steps forward onto their front foot to aggressively play a shot rather than defensively staying back. Over the late 20th century, the idiom migrated into British political and business lexicons to describe an active, confident, and proactive posture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "On the front foot" is said worldwide
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sur la défensive
Transliteration: syʁ la de.fɑ̃.siv
"Il est important de rester sur la défensive face à cette concurrence."
in der Offensive
Transliteration: ɪn deːɐ̯ ɔfɛnˈziːvə
"Wir müssen in der Offensive bleiben, um den Markt zu dominieren."
all'attacco
Transliteration: all'atˈtak.ko
"La nostra squadra è scesa in campo all'attacco."
a la ofensiva
Transliteration: a la o.fɛnˈsi.βa
"Debemos mantenernos a la ofensiva durante toda la negociación."
na defensiva
Transliteration: na de.fẽˈsi.vɐ
"A nossa estratégia é manter o oponente na defensiva."
पहल करने की स्थिति में
Transliteration: pahal karne ki sthiti mein
"इस रणनीति से हम हमेशा पहल करने की स्थिति में रहेंगे।"
处于主动
Transliteration: chǔ yú zhǔ dòng
"我们需要采取措施使我们在竞争中处于主动。"
주도권을 쥔
Transliteration: judogwoneul jwin
"우리는 이번 협상에서 주도권을 쥐고 시작해야 한다."
優勢に立って
Transliteration: yūsei ni tatte
"常に優勢に立って試合を進めることが重要だ。"
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