Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:avancer /avɑ̃se/ (conjugate⇒) - transitive verb
- to move [sth] forward [object];
to push [sth] forward [plate]; - to bring forward [trip, meeting];
- ~ sa montre de cinq minutes to put one's watch forward (by) five minutes;
- to get ahead with [work];
cela ne nous avance à rien that doesn't get us anywhere; - ~ de l'argent à qn [bank] to advance money to sb;
- to put forward [argument, theory];
to propose [figure].
- intransitive verb
- [person, vehicle] to move (forward);
[army] to advance;
elle avança vers le guichet she went up to the ticket office; - to make progress, to progress;
faire ~ la science to further science; - ma montre avance de deux minutes my watch is two minutes fast;
- [teeth, chin] to stick out;
[peninsula] to jut out.
- s'avancer reflexive verb (+ v être)
- s'~ vers qch to move toward(s) sth;
s'~ vers qn to go toward(s) sb;
to come up to sb; - to get ahead;
- to jut out, to protrude;
- je me suis un peu avancé en lui promettant le dossier pour demain I shouldn't have committed myself by promising him/her I'd have the file ready for tomorrow.
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| avancer ⇒ | (aller en avant) | vi | advance (cause to move forward) |
| avancer | (soumettre argument, idée) | vtr | advance (argument) | | | | Additional Translations: |
| avancer | | v | head straight for |
| avancer | | v | hurtle (move forward) |
| avancer | | v | make |
| avancer | communication; opinion | v | often |
| avancer | | v | go forth |
| avancer | progress, movement. | v | go |
| avancer | (aller de l'avant) | v | come forward |
| avancer | (comment cela progresse) | v | get along |
| avancer | (continuer) | v | move on |
| avancer | (continuer) | v | push on |
| avancer | (deviner) | v | guess (venture) |
| avancer | (faire la promotion) | v | promote (promote) |
| avancer | (faire progresser) | v | bring forward |
| avancer | (faire progresser) | v | carry forward |
| avancer | (montre) | v | gain (time) |
| avancer | (nom de candidat) | v | propound |
| avancer | (pousser en avant) | v | move forward |
| avancer | (pousser en avant) | v | push forward |
| avancer | (se déplacer) | v | move |
| avancer | (se frayer un chemin) | v | muscle |
| avancer | (se poursuivre s'avancer) | v | wear on |
| avancer | (une idée proposition) | v | propound |
| avancer | (argent) | vtr | advance (money) | | | | Pronominal Verbs/Verbes pronominaux |
| s'avancer | v | step forward |
| s'avancer | v | draw on |
| s'avancer (proposer - explication, raison, opinion) | v | put forward | | Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| avancer à l'aveuglette | phrase | feel one's way along |
| avancer à pas de loup | vi | creep (move stealthily) |
| avancer en trébuchant | v | stumble on |
| avancer facilement | v | go easily |
| avancer rapidement | vi | fast-forward |
| avancer sur | | advance upon |
| avancer sur | | advance against |
| continuer d'avancer | v | keep moving |
| faire avancer | v | impel |
| faire avancer | v | further (make advance) |
| faire avancer | vtr | advance (cause to progress) |
| faire avancer | vtr | march |
| n'avancer à rien | v | get nowhere |
| s'avancer à dire | v | venture a guess |
| s'avancer furtivement | v intr | sidle | | Report an error. | Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "avancer".
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