advance

advance
advance [ədˈvα:ns]
1. noun
   a. avance f ; [of science, ideas] progrès mpl
• advances in medical research des progrès de la recherche médicale
   b. ( = sum of money) avance f
• any advance on £100? 100 livres, qui dit mieux ?
   c. ► in advance
• a week in advance une semaine à l'avance
• he arrived in advance of the others il est arrivé en avance sur les autres
• $10 in advance 10 dollars d'avance
2. plural noun
advances avances fpl
• to make advances to sb faire des avances à qn
3. transitive verb
   a. ( = move forward) [+ knowledge] faire avancer ; [+ cause] promouvoir
   b. ( = suggest) avancer
   c. ( = pay on account) avancer ; ( = lend) prêter
4. intransitive verb
   a. ( = go forward) avancer
• the advancing army l'armée en marche
   b. ( = progress) progresser
5. compounds
► advance booking noun
• "advance booking advisable" « il est conseillé de réserver à l'avance »
• advance booking office guichet m de location f ► advance notice noun préavis m
• to give sb advance notice of sth prévenir qn de qch
• to give advance notice of a strike déposer un préavis de grève
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[əd'vɑːns], US [-'væns] 1.
noun
1) (forward movement) avance f; fig (of civilization, in science) progrès m
2) (sum of money) avance f, acompte m (on sur)
3) (increase)

any advance on £100? — (at auction etc) cent livres, qui dit mieux?

2.
advances plural noun (sexual) avances fpl; (other contexts) démarches fpl

to make advances to somebody — (sexually) faire des avances à quelqu'un

3.
in advance adverbial phrase à l'avance

a month in advance — un mois à l'avance

here's £30 in advance — voici 30 livres d'avance or d'acompte

4.
in advance of adverbial phrase avant [person]
5.
transitive verb faire avancer [tape, clock]; avancer [sum of money, theory, troops]; faire avancer [career]; servir [cause, interests]
6.
intransitive verb
1) (move forward) [person] avancer, s'avancer (on, towards vers); Military [army] avancer (on sur)
2) (progress) [civilization, knowledge] progresser, faire des progrès

to advance in one's career — progresser dans sa carrière


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