Take hold of opportunity by the forelock.
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Forelock
Synonyms for "forelock" (9 found)
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32 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- προκόμιον noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- biçək noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Bulgarian
1 entries- перчем noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Catalan
2 entries- serrell noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
- serrell noun (front part of a mane)
Czech
1 entries- ofina noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Finnish
2 entries- otsaharja noun (front part of a mane)
- otsatukka noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
French
2 entries- frange noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
- toupet noun (front part of a mane)
Galician
3 entries- guedelleira noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
- liceira noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
- milfeira noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
German
2 entries- Stirnhaar noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
- Stirnlocke noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Italian
4 entries- ciuffo noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
- ciuffo noun (front part of a mane)
- frangetta noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
- frangia noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Kazakh
1 entries- кекіл noun (front part of a mane)
Māori
1 entries- puahau noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Polish
2 entries- grzywa noun (front part of a mane)
- grzywka noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Portuguese
1 entries- franja noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Russian
1 entries- чёлка noun (front part of a mane)
Spanish
2 entries- copete noun (front part of a mane)
- flequillo noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Swedish
3 entries- lugg noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
- lugg noun (front part of a mane)
- pannlugg noun (front part of a mane)
Yiddish
2 entries- טשופּ noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
- טשופּרינע noun (hair that hangs over the forehead)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
A golden forelock fell over his forehead and eyes.
Source: tatoeba (6173779)
His fair large front and eye sublime declared / Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks / Round from his parted forelock manly hung / Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad:
Source: wiktionary
1734, The Koran: Commonly Called the Alkoran of Mohammed, translated by George Sale, Sura 96, Congealed Blood, http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7440/pg7440-images.html Doth he not know that GOD seeth? / Assuredly. Verily, if he forbear not, we will drag him by the forelock, / the lying, sinful forelock. / And let him call his council to assistance: / we also will call the infernal guards to cast him into hell.
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