get ahead in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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

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1. think (hold view, believe):

think
croire (that que)
I think this is their house
je crois que c'est leur maison
when do you think he will come?
quand crois-tu qu'il viendra?
we'd better be going, don't you think?
il vaudrait mieux que nous partions, tu ne crois pas?
I think so
je crois
I don't think so I think not form
je ne crois pas
‘the wine is free, isn't it?’—‘I don't think so!’
‘le vin est gratuit, n'est-ce pas?’—‘ça m'étonnerait!’
‘can I stay out till midnight?’—‘no, I think not!’
‘je peux sortir jusqu'à minuit?’—‘non, sûrement pas!’
‘is he reliable?’—‘I'd like to think so but…’
‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’—‘j'espère bien mais…’
to think it best to do/that …
penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que …
+ subj to think it better to do/that…
penser qu'il vaudrait mieux faire/que…
+ subj I think it better to wait, what do you think?
je pense qu'il vaudrait mieux attendre, qu'est-ce que tu en penses?
I think it's going to rain
j'ai l'impression qu'il va pleuvoir
what do you think it will cost?
combien ça va coûter à ton avis?
him, a millionnaire? I don't think! iron
lui un millionnaire? sans blague!

2. think (imagine):

think
imaginer, croire
just think! yesterday we were slaving away inf in the office and today…
imagine! hier encore on bossait au bureau et aujourd'hui… inf
just think what might happen!
imagine ce qui pourrait arriver!
who'd have thought it!
qui l'aurait cru?, qui l'eût cru? hum
I'd never have thought it!
je n'aurais jamais cru ça!
I never thought you meant it!
je ne t'ai jamais pris au sérieux!
I can't think how/why etc
je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc
I can't think who did it/what it's about
je n'ai aucune idée qui a pu faire ça/de quoi il s'agit
I can't think where I've put my keys
je ne sais pas du tout où j'ai mis mes clés
I really don't know what to think
je ne sais vraiment pas quoi penser
who do you think you are?
pour qui vous prenez-vous?
what on earth do you think you're doing?
mais qu'est-ce que tu fais?
I thought as much!
je m'en doutais!
six weeks' holiday! that's what you think!
six semaines de vacances! tu te fais des idées!
and to think that I believed him/that I once thought him charming! Brit
et dire que je le croyais/que je lui trouvais du charme!

3. think (have thought, idea):

think
penser (that que, to do à faire)
I didn't think to phone/check
je n'ai pas pensé à appeler/vérifier
did you think to bring a corkscrew/to ring him to confirm?
as-tu pensé à apporter un tire-bouchon/à l'appeler pour confirmer?
I think I'll take the car/go for a swim
je pense que je vais prendre la voiture/me baigner
to think beautiful thoughts
penser à de belles choses
to think deep thoughts
avoir des pensées profondes
I was just thinking: suppose we sold the car?
je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture?
we're thinking money here inf
c'est de fric qu'il s'agit inf
we're thinking sex here inf
c'est de sexe qu'il s'agit
let's think thin inf!
pensons minceur!
let's think Green inf!
pensons écolo! inf
‘what a horrible man, ’ she thought
‘quel horrible individu, ’ pensa-t-elle
‘oh do come in!’ (thinks) ‘oh God not him again inf!’
‘oh entrez donc!’ (à part) ‘bon dieu encore lui!’

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

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1. think (engage in thought):

think (gen)
penser (about, of à)
think (before acting or speaking)
réfléchir (about à)
animals cannot think
les animaux ne pensent pas
I'll have to think about it
il faudra que j'y réfléchisse
to think constructively
penser positivement
think before you act
réfléchis avant d'agir
what are you thinking about?
à quoi penses-tu?
I was thinking of you
je pensais à toi
let me think a moment
laissez-moi réfléchir un instant
his remarks made us all think
ses remarques nous ont tous fait réfléchir
to think hard
bien réfléchir
to think clearly or straight
avoir les idées claires
to think for oneself
avoir des opinions personnelles
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking
je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête
we are thinking in terms of economics
nous voyons les choses du point de vue économique
let's think: three people at £170 each, plus the plane fare
voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres chacune, plus le billet d'avion
come to think of it…
maintenant que j'y pense…

IV.think [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk]

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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):

straight walk, stand up, grow, fly, steer, hang, cut, throw, hit
droit
straight shoot
juste
stand up straight!
tenez-vous droit!
sit up straight!
asseyez-vous convenablement!
she held her arm out straight
elle a tendu son bras tout droit
she was stretched straight out on the floor
elle était étendue toute raide sur le sol
to go straight ahead
aller tout droit
to look straight ahead
regarder droit devant soi
to look sb straight in the eye or face
regarder qn droit dans les yeux
can you see straight?
est-ce-que tu vois bien?
he headed straight for the bar
il s'est dirigé droit vers le bar
he went straight for me
il s'est jeté sur moi
he walked straight across the road
il a traversé la route tout droit
the car was coming straight at or towards me
la voiture se dirigeait droit sur moi
she was looking straight at me
elle regardait droit dans ma direction
straight above our heads
juste au-dessus de nos têtes
straight down into the ground
droit dans le sol
straight up in the air
droit en l'air
the bullet went straight through his body
la balle lui a traversé le corps de part en part
we went straight through the book
nous avons lu le livre de bout en bout
he fired straight into or through the crowd
il a tiré en plein dans la foule
they drove straight through the red light
ils ont brûlé le feu rouge
they drove straight past me
ils sont passés droit devant moi
she drove straight into a tree
elle est rentrée droit dans un arbre
keep straight on, it's on the left
continuez tout droit, c'est sur la gauche
his poems speak straight to our hearts
ses poèmes nous vont droit au cœur

2. straight (without delay):

straight
directement
to go straight home
rentrer directement à la maison
to go straight to bed
aller directement au lit
she went straight back to Paris
elle est rentrée directement à Paris
shall we go straight there?
nous y allons directement?
she wrote straight back
elle a répondu immédiatement
to come straight to the point
aller droit au fait
he went straight to the heart of the matter
il est rentré directement dans le vif du sujet
straight after
tout de suite après
I went out straight after phoning you
je suis sorti tout de suite après t'avoir téléphoné
straight away straight off
tout de suite
I saw straight away or off that it was impossible
j'ai vu tout de suite que c'était impossible
he sat down and read/played it straight off
il s'est assis et l'a lu/joué d'une seule traite
I can tell you the dates/prices straight off
je peux vous donner les dates/prix de mémoire
she told him straight out that…
elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que…
it seemed like something straight out of a horror film/the Middle Ages
cela semblait sortir tout droit d'un film d'horreur/du Moyen Âge

IV.straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt]

I.plan [Brit plan, Am plæn] N

1. plans (arrangements):

plans (known, fixed)
projet m
plans (vague, not fixed)
projets mpl
the plans for the school trip
le projet de voyage scolaire
what are your plans for the future?
quels sont vos projets d'avenir?
to make plans
faire des projets
to make plans for sth (organize arrangements)
organiser qc
to make plans for sth (envisage)
projeter qc
to make plans to do
projeter de faire
to have plans for sth/sb
avoir des projets pour qc/qn
I have no particular plans (for tonight)
je n'ai rien de prévu
I have no particular plans (for the future)
je n'ai pas de projets bien déterminés
what are your holiday plans?
quels sont vos projets pour les vacances?
but Paul had other plans
mais Paul avait prévu autre chose

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

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

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I.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB intr

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1. go (move, travel):

go
aller (from de, to à, en)
to go to London/Paris
aller à Londres/Paris
to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California
aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie
to go to town/to the country
aller en ville/à la campagne
they went home
ils sont rentrés chez eux
she's gone to Paris
elle est allée à Paris
to go up/down/across
monter/descendre/traverser
I went into the room
je suis entré dans la pièce
to go by bus/train/plane
voyager en bus/train/avion
we went there by bus
nous y sommes allés en bus
to go by or past person, vehicle:
passer
that car's going very fast!
cette voiture roule très vite!
there he goes again! (that's him again)
le revoilà!
there he goes again! (he's starting again) fig
le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti!
who goes there? MIL
qui va là?
where do we go from here? fig
et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

the roots of the plant go very deep
les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément
the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep
les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin
these habits go very deep
ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées
as far as that goes
pour ce qui est de cela
it's true as far as it goes
c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure
she'll go far!
elle ira loin!
this time he's gone too far!
cette fois il est allé trop loin!
a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days
on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours
one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people
un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes
this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude
ceci explique en grande partie son attitude
you can make £5 go a long way
on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling

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

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III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

V.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ]

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to have a go at sb
s'en prendre à qn
to make a go of sth
réussir qc
she's always on the go
elle n'arrête jamais
he's all go inf!
il n'arrête pas!
it's all the go inf!
ça fait fureur!
we have several different projects on the go at the moment
nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment
(it's) no go!
pas question!
from the word go
dès le départ
that was a near go inf!
on l'a échappé belle!
in one go
d'un seul coup
to go one better than sb
renchérir sur qn
to go off on one Brit inf
péter les plombs inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
se passer super bien inf
to go off like a frog in a sock person:
s'éclater inf
the party went off like a frog in a sock
la fête s'est super bien passée inf
I went off like a frog in a sock
je me suis éclaté inf
that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes!
ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie!
there you go inf!
voilà!
don't go there sl
ce n'est même pas la peine d'y penser

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
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II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

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get along with you inf!
ne sois pas ridicule!
get away with you inf!
arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! inf
get her inf!
regarde-moi ça!
get him inf in that hat!
regarde-le avec ce chapeau!
he got his (was killed) inf
il a cassé sa pipe inf
I'll get you inf for that
je vais te le faire payer inf
I'm getting there
je progresse
it gets me right here!
tu vas me faire pleurer!
I've/he's got it bad inf
je suis/il est vraiment mordu
I've got it
je sais
to get above oneself
commencer à avoir la grosse tête inf
to get it together inf
se ressaisir
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
avoir une érection
to get one's in Am inf
prendre sa revanche
to tell sb where to get off
envoyer qn promener
to get with it inf
se mettre dans le coup inf
what's got into her/them?
qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris?
where does he get off inf?
pour qui se prend-il?
you've got me there!
alors là tu me poses une colle! inf

See also stuff, rich, drunk, drink, chest

I.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] N U

1. stuff (unnamed substance):

stuff
truc m inf
stuff
chose f
what's that stuff in the box/on the table?
qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc dans la boîte/sur la table? inf
what's that stuff in the bottle?
qu'est-ce que c'est dans la bouteille?
there's some black stuff stuck to my shoe
il y a un truc noir collé à ma chaussure inf
I don't eat pre-packaged stuff if I can help it
j'évite autant que possible de manger des trucs pré-emballés inf
this stuff stinks!
ça pue ce truc! inf
have we got any more of that cement stuff?
est-ce qu'on a encore de cette espèce de ciment?
she loves the stuff
elle adore ça
acid is dangerous stuff
l'acide est dangereux
acid is dangerous stuff
l'acide est un truc dangereux inf
gin? never touch the stuff inf
le gin? je n'y touche jamais
expensive stuff, caviar
ça coute cher, le caviar
we've sold lots of the stuff
nous en avons vendu beaucoup
it's strong stuff (of drink, drug, detergent)
c'est costaud inf

3. stuff (content of speech, book, film, etc) inf:

the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers
le genre de chose qu'on lit dans les journaux
the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers
le genre de truc qu'on lit dans les journaux inf
who wrote this stuff? (gen)
qui a écrit ça?
who wrote this stuff? pej
qui a écrit cette chose?
there's some good stuff in this article
il y a de bonnes choses dans cet article
this poem is good stuff
c'est un bon poème
have you read much of her stuff?
as-tu lu beaucoup de ce qu'elle a écrit?
this stuff is excellent/absolute rubbish
c'est excellent/complètement nul inf
it's not my kind of stuff
ce n'est pas mon truc inf
it's romantic/terrifying stuff
c'est romantique/terrifiant
I sent him a tape of my stuff
je lui ai envoyé une cassette de ce que je fais
do you believe all that stuff about his private life?
tu crois à tout ce qu'on dit sur sa vie privée?
there was a lot of stuff about the new legislation in his speech
il a beaucoup parlé de la nouvelle législation dans son discours
he likes painting and drawing and stuff like that inf
il aime la peinture et le dessin et tout ce genre de trucs inf
the book's all about music and stuff
le livre parle de la musique et tout ça

II.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] VB trans

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V.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf]

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I.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] N + vb pl

III.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] ADJ

V.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ]

I.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] VB pp

drunk → drink

II.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] N

III.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] ADJ

IV.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk]

I.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] N

II.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB trans

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III.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB intr

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IV.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB refl

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V.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk]

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chest [Brit tʃɛst, Am tʃɛst] N

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I.get <got, got [or gotten]> [get] VB trans inf

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He has a passion for helping young people, including students from all cultures, to get ahead.
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Realizing that earning a living would entail working under a manager, he studied business management, and financeto get ahead, professionally and intellectually.
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Female dominance can be explained in certificate programs because their male counterparts do not need further qualifications to get ahead.
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Learning was about scoring for exams and defeating others often unfairly in order to get ahead in life.
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He is aggressive and throws strikes to get ahead in the count.
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In a capitalist economy, any way one can get ahead is fair game.
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To get ahead on the academic ladder, one is strictly assessed numerically.
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In some cases, a later scheduled vehicle may actually get ahead of an earlier scheduled one.
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She quickly learns to use her physical charms to get ahead.
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Twins pitchers are taught from the very beginning to get ahead in the count, throwing first-pitch strikes as often as possible.
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