ahead in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ahead in the English»French Dictionary

I.ahead [Brit əˈhɛd, Am əˈhɛd] ADV 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.

III.ahead [Brit əˈhɛd, Am əˈhɛd]

See also think, straight, plan, go

I.think [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk] N

II.think <pret, pp thought> [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk] VB trans

1. think (hold view, believe):

2. think (imagine):

3. think (have thought, idea):

III.think <pret, pp thought> [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk] VB intr

1. think (engage in thought):

I.straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt] N

II.straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt] ADJ

III.straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt] ADV

1. straight (not obliquely or crookedly):

to go straight ahead

2. straight (without delay):

IV.straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt]

I.plan [Brit plan, Am plæn] N

1. plans (arrangements):

III.plan <pres part planning; pret, pp planned> [Brit plan, Am plæn] VB trans

IV.plan <pres part planning; pret, pp planned> [Brit plan, Am plæn] VB intr

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

plan ahead VB [Brit plan -, Am plæn -] (vaguely)

I.go-ahead [Brit ˈɡəʊəhɛd, Am ˈɡoʊ əˌhɛd] inf N

II.go-ahead [Brit ˈɡəʊəhɛd, Am ˈɡoʊ əˌhɛd] inf ADJ

think ahead VB [Brit θɪŋk -, Am θɪŋk -]

steam ahead VB [Brit stiːm -, Am stim -] fig

ahead in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ahead in the English»French Dictionary

ahead Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a step ahead of sb
to be ahead of [or before] one's time Brit
to be a minute ahead of sb
to be ahead of the game
I have a very full week ahead
to be five seconds/metres ahead of sb Brit
to be ahead in one's work
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The story line is telegraphed from word one and the meticulous unfolding plot plods ahead inexorably without the slightest bit of suspense.
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The cockpit was immediately ahead of the pylon and wing leading edge, enclosed with a perspex canopy.
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Full of ability with his best years ahead he is held back by the ties to mummy's apron strings.
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This could even cause an infinite loop in some cases where updates continually place the updated record ahead of the scan performing the update operation.
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It's not thinking ahead and doing things that are counter-cyclical to the market and trying to anticipate and give direction.
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The storm then curved southeastward and then east-northeastward ahead of a deep-layer trough.
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An overtaking boat on a downwind course can position itself to focus its dirty air on the boat ahead of it.
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Fifty soldiers and two helicopters were flown in ahead of the ships to survey the disaster area and bring relief work.
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So we had to think ahead to what kind of changes there will be, particularly in industry and the increasing role of knowledge, computerisation and so on.
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So who can stand out in the wide field, pull ahead in the upcoming debates and win the nomination?
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