Take the front seat Meaning in English

expression

US

TAYK thuh FRUNT SEET

UK

TAYK thuh frUHNT seet

التعريف

To sit in the seat at the very front, usually of a car. The phrase is also used figuratively to mean taking a leading role or becoming the most important person in a situation.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used both literally (car seat) and figuratively (taking charge, being most important). Common in informal and semi-formal speech. When used figuratively, often with topics like leadership or competition. Not to be confused with 'take a back seat' (become less important).

• Spanish: tomar el asiento delantero - ocupar el primer plano (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): sentar no banco da frente - assumir protagonismo (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): sentar-se no banco da frente - assumir papel principal (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 坐在前排 - 占据主导地位（比喻）
• Chinese (Traditional): 坐在前排 - 佔據主導地位（比喻）
• Hindi: सामने की सीट लेना - प्रमुख स्थान लेना (रूपक)
• Arabic: يجلس في المقعد الأمامي - يأخذ الدور القيادي (مجازي)
• Bengali: সামনের আসন নেওয়া - প্রধান ভূমিকা নেওয়া (রূপকভাবে)
• Russian: занять переднее сиденье - играть главную роль (переносно)
• Japanese: 前の席に座る - 主導権を握る（比喩）
• Vietnamese: ngồi ghế trước - đóng vai trò chính (nghĩa bóng)
• Korean: 앞좌석에 앉다 - 주도권을 잡다(비유)
• Turkish: ön koltuğa oturmak - ön plana çıkmak (mecaz)
• Urdu: سامنے والی نشست لینا - مرکزی کردار ادا کرنا (مجازاً)
• Indonesian: duduk di kursi depan - mengambil peran utama (kiasan)

جمل نموذجية

Can I take the front seat on the way to school?

basic

She always likes to take the front seat during family trips.

basic

He wanted to take the front seat in the meeting and lead the discussion.

basic

I called shotgun, so I get to take the front seat!

natural

When problems arise, she’s never afraid to take the front seat and fix things.

natural

Sometimes you need to take the front seat if you want your ideas to be heard.

natural