ahead

ahead
ahead [əˈhed]
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► When ahead is an element in a phrasal verb, eg book ahead, go ahead, look up the verb.
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   a. (in space) stay here, I'll go on ahead restez ici, moi je vais devant
• to get ahead prendre de l'avance
• they were ahead of us ils avaient de l'avance sur nous
   b. (in classification, sport) en tête
• to be five points ahead avoir une avance de cinq points
• the goal put Scotland 2-1 ahead grâce à ce but, l'Écosse menait 2 à 1
   c. (in time) the months ahead les mois à venir
• there are difficult times ahead l'avenir s'annonce difficile
• to think ahead prévoir (à l'avance)
• to plan ahead faire des projets
• they're three weeks ahead of us ils ont trois semaines d'avance sur nous
• ahead of time [decide, announce] d'avance ; [arrive, be ready] en avance
• the project's ahead of schedule le projet est plus avancé que prévu
• to be ahead of one's time être en avance sur son temps
• what lies ahead ce que l'avenir nous réserve
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Note: 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 all other uses see the entry below
[ə'hed] 1.
adverb
1) (spatially) [go on, run] en avant

to send somebody on ahead — envoyer quelqu'un en éclaireur

to send one's luggage on ahead — faire envoyer ses bagages

a few kilometres ahead — à quelques kilomètres

2) (in time)

in the months ahead — pendant les mois à venir

at least a year ahead — [apply] au moins un an à l'avance

who knows what lies ahead? — qui sait ce que l'avenir nous réserve?

3) fig (in leading position)

to be ahead in the polls — être en tête dans les sondages

to be 30 points ahead — avoir 30 points d'avance

to be 3% ahead — avoir une avance de 3%

4) fig (more advanced)

to be ahead in — [pupil, set] être plus avancé en [school subject]

2.
ahead of prepositional phrase
1) (in front of) devant [person, vehicle]

to be three metres/seconds ahead of somebody — avoir trois mètres/secondes d'avance sur quelqu'un

ahead of time — en avance

to be ahead of one's time — être en avance sur son temps

to arrive ahead of somebody — arriver avant quelqu'un

2) (leading)

to be ahead of somebody — (in polls, ratings) avoir un avantage sur quelqu'un

3) fig (more advanced)

to be (way) ahead of the others — [pupil] être (bien) plus avancé que les autres

to be ahead of the field — [business] devancer les autres


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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