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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
ahead /əˈhed/ Ahead is often used after verbs in English (go ahead, plan ahead, think ahead etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (go, plan, think etc.). - For other uses, see the entry below. avv.
  1. (spatially) [go on, run] (in) avanti;
    to send sb. on ~ mandare avanti qcn.;
    a few kilometres ~ qualche chilometro avanti, a qualche chilometro;
    to go straight ~ andare sempre dritto;
    to look straight ~ guardare dritto davanti a sé
  1. (in time) in the months ~ nei mesi futuri o a venire;
    at least a year ~ almeno un anno prima;
    who knows what lies ~? chissà cosa ci riserva il futuro?
  1. fig. (in leading position) to be ~ in the polls essere in testa nei sondaggi;
    to be 30 points, 3% ~ avere 30 punti di vantaggio, essere in vantaggio del 3%
  1. fig. (more advanced) to be ~ in [pupil, set] essere avanti in [school subject]
  1. ahead of (in front of) davanti a [person, vehicle];
    to be three metres ~ of sb. essere avanti di tre metri rispetto a qcn.;
    to be three seconds ~ of sb. avere tre secondi di vantaggio su qcn.;
    ~ of time in anticipo;
    to arrive ~ of sb. arrivare prima di qcn.;
    (leading) to be ~ of sb. (in polls, ratings) essere in vantaggio su o rispetto a qcn.;
    (more advanced) to be (way) ~ of the others [pupil] essere (molto) avanti rispetto agli altri;
    to be ~ of the field [business] essere leader del settore.


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ahead: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

ahead (leading)più importante adj
ahead (more advanced)più in avanti adv
ahead (in advance)in anticipo adv
ahead (beforehand)in avanti adv
ahead (forward)in avanti adv
ahead (at the top)in cima adv
ahead (onwards)in poi adv
ahead (in the lead)in testa adv
ahead (in advantage)in vantaggio adv
ahead riferito ad un puntoavanti adv
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ahead: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
ahead ofprep (before, prior to)prima di
 in anticipo su
ahead of its timeadj (advanced)in anticipo sul suo tempo
The company prides itself on bringing products to market that are ahead of their time.
ahead of its timeadj (enlightened)precursore nm
 visionario agg
ahead of the gameadj (at an advantage)in anticipo sui tempi
 giocare d'anticipo
Bruce was ahead of the game because he repaired the roof before the rains came.
ahead of the gameadv (at an advantage)in vantaggio
ahead of timeadv (in advance)in anticipo
 anticipatamente avv
He was able to put the wallpaper up fast because I had primed the plaster ahead of time.
be aheadv (have an advantage)essere in vantaggio
be aheadv (be further in front)essere più avanti
dead aheadadv US, slang (directly in front)direttamente davanti
You can't possibly miss the target, it's dead ahead!
facing aheadadj (looking forward)rivolto in avanti agg
far aheadmolto avanti
forge aheadvi (move forward with determination)andare avanti, continuare vi
 non mollare vi
Forge ahead and don't let your depression get the best of you.
full speed aheadinterj (train: at top speed)a tutta birra interj
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! -- Admiral Farragut.
Al diavolo i poliziotti! A tutta birra!
 a tutta forza, avanti a tutta forza
Quando la nostra nave ricevette la richiesta di soccorso di un traghetto in difficoltà, il capitano diede l'ordine di procedere a tutta forza.
get aheadvi (be successful)avere successo vtr
get aheadvi (gain an advantage)guadagnare un vantaggio vtr
get aheadvi informal (save money for the future)risparmiare per il futuro vi
get ahead ofvtr (go faster than, beat)mettere in parte per il futuro vi
He ran faster and got ahead of his sister just as they reached the car.
give the go-aheaddare il via libera; dare l'approvazione
go aheadvi (do sth as planned)andare avanti vi
I went ahead and bought that car I liked.
Siamo d'accordo su quello che c'è da fare, vai pure avanti col progetto.
go aheadvi (take place as scheduled)procedere vi
The meeting will go ahead.
go ahead and do sthv informal (do sth with permission)andare avanti a fare qualcosa vi
go ahead and do sthv informal (do sth without permission)andare avanti a fare qualcosa vi
go ahead ofandare davanti a
go-aheadintraprendente, audace
go-ahead (fig, authorization) fig., autorizzazionenullaosta nm
go-ahead (ok, green light) nullaostavia nm
going aheadl'andare avanti; il fare progressi
lie aheadvi (be in store, be going to happen)arrivare, venire vi
 stare per succedere
No matter our plans, we never really know what lies ahead.
line aheadlinea di fila
look aheadvi literal (see what is in front)guardare avanti
look aheadvi figurative (think of the future)guardare al futuro
looking aheadguardare avanti
plan aheadvi (be prepared)prepararsi in anticipo
 tenersi pronti
send aheadmandare avanti v
send sb aheadmandare avanti qualcuno
straight aheadadv (directly in front)dritto davanti a sé avv
She looked straight ahead in order to avoid eye contact with him.
Girò a sinistra e proseguì dritto davanti a sé per raggiungere l'ascensore.
the go-aheadil via nm
think aheadvi (predict and prepare for future)essere previdente vi
When I pack for a vacation, I try to think ahead and bring all the items that I might need.
time aheadtempo a venire
up aheadpiù avanti
what lies ahead?cosa verrà poi?, cosa ci attende?, cosa ci riserva il futuro?
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