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the advantage
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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French
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English
avantage [avɑ̃taʒ] N m
1. avantage (point positif):
avantage
advantage
les deux méthodes ont chacune leurs avantages
the two methods each have their advantages
offrir/présenter de grands avantages
to offer/to have great advantages
2. avantage (supériorité):
avantage
advantage
prendre l'avantage MIL, SPORTS fig
to have the advantage (sur over)
avoir/reprendre l'avantage MIL, SPORTS fig
to have/to regain the advantage ou upper hand
perdre/conserver son avantage
to lose/to keep one's advantage (sur over)
tirer parti de son avantage
to exploit one's advantage
avoir l'avantage de l'âge/du nombre
to have the advantage of age/in numbers
avoir l'avantage de faire (gén)
to have the advantage of doing
avoir un avantage sur qn/qc
to have an advantage over sb/sth
elle a sur toi l'avantage de parler anglais
she has the advantage over you in that she speaks English
3. avantage (faveur):
avantage
advantage
être à l'avantage de qn situation, transaction:
to be to sb's advantage
être à l'avantage de qn coiffure, vêtement:
to suit sb
être à l'avantage de qn propos, attitude:
to be in sb's favour Brit
se sortir d'une situation à son avantage
to come out of a situation well
tourner à l'avantage de qn
to turn to sb's advantage
tourner qc à son avantage
to turn sth to one's advantage
être/se montrer à son avantage
to be/to show oneself at one's best
paraître à son avantage
to look one's best
4. avantage (profit):
avantage
advantage
tirer avantage de qc
to take advantage of sth
retirer un avantage de qc
to profit from sth
je les ai beaucoup aidés, mais je n'en ai retiré aucun avantage
I helped them a lot, but I didn't get anything out of it
avoir avantage à faire
to be better off doing
il aurait avantage à accepter le poste
he'd be better off accepting the post
tu aurais avantage à prendre un emprunt
you'd be better off taking out a loan
5. avantage SPORTS (au tennis):
avantage
advantage
‘avantage, Leconte’
‘advantage, Leconte’
6. avantage COMM:
avantage
benefit
avantages acquis
vested benefits
avantages financiers/commerciaux
financial/trade benefits
avantages sociaux
benefits package sing
avantages en nature
benefits in kind
avantage fiscaux
tax benefits
avantager [avɑ̃taʒe] VB trans
1. avantager (favoriser):
avantager personne:
to favour Brit
avantager situation:
to be to the advantage of
avantager Pierre par rapport à/au détriment de Paul
to favour Pierre over/to the detriment of Paul
être avantagé par rapport à qn
to be at an advantage compared with sb
être avantagé dès le départ personne, entreprise:
to have a head start
la nature ne l'a pas avantagé hum
nature hasn't favoured him
2. avantager (mettre en valeur):
avantager vêtement, parure:
to show [sb] off to advantage
sa robe n'avantageait pas sa silhouette
her dress didn't show her figure off to advantage
le rouge avantage les brunes
red really is more flattering to women with dark hair
conjugaliser un avantage fiscal
to extend a tax advantage to married couples
English
English
French
French
perquisite
avantage m
vantage
avantage m
perk (gen)
avantage m
perk (benefit in kind)
avantage m en nature
competitive edge
avantage m concurrentiel
financial inducement
avantage m pécuniaire
tax advantage
avantage m fiscal
tax break
avantage m fiscal
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
English
avantage [avɑ̃taʒ] N m
1. avantage (intérêt):
avantage
advantage
à son avantage
to his advantage
être à son avantage
to be at one's best
tirer avantage de
to benefit from sth
tourner à l'avantage de qn
to turn out to sb's advantage
qc présente l'avantage de faire qc
sth has the advantage of doing sth
2. avantage souvent pl (gain):
avantage
benefit
avantage en nature
fringe benefits
3. avantage (supériorité) a. SPORTS:
avantage
advantage
avoir l'avantage sur qn
to have the advantage over sb
avoir l'avantage
to have the advantage
4. avantage form (plaisir):
avantage
privilege
avantager [avɑ̃taʒe] VB trans
1. avantager (favoriser):
avantager qn par rapport à qn/au détriment de qn
to favour sb over sb/to the detriment of sb
2. avantager (mettre en valeur):
avantager
to flatter
utiliser avantage
to make use of
avantage social
welfare benefit
English
English
French
French
vantage
avantage m
van
avantage m
perk
avantage m
bonus
avantage m
advantage
avantage m
to give sb an advantage over sb
avantager qn par rapport à qn
to one's own advantage
à son avantage
percentage
avantage m
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English
avantage [avɑ͂taʒ] N m
1. avantage (intérêt):
avantage
advantage
à son avantage
to his advantage
être à son avantage
to be at one's best
tirer avantage de
to benefit from sth
qc présente l'avantage de faire qc
sth has the advantage of doing sth
2. avantage souvent pl (gain):
avantage
benefit
avantage en nature
fringe benefits
3. avantage (supériorité) a. SPORTS:
avantage
advantage
avoir l'avantage sur qn
to have the advantage over sb
4. avantage form (plaisir):
avantage
privilege
avantager [avɑ͂taʒe] VB trans
1. avantager (favoriser):
avantager qn par rapport à qn/au détriment de qn
to favor sb over sb/to the detriment of sb
2. avantager (mettre en valeur):
avantager
to flatter
avantage social
welfare benefit
utiliser avantage
to make use of
English
English
French
French
perk
avantage m
vantage
avantage m
advantage
avantage m
to give sb an advantage over sb
avantager qn par rapport à qn
to one's own advantage
à son avantage
bonus
avantage m
to be kind to sb photo
montrer qn à son avantage
percentage
avantage m
Présent
j'avantage
tuavantages
il/elle/onavantage
nousavantageons
vousavantagez
ils/ellesavantagent
Imparfait
j'avantageais
tuavantageais
il/elle/onavantageait
nousavantagions
vousavantagiez
ils/ellesavantageaient
Passé simple
j'avantageai
tuavantageas
il/elle/onavantagea
nousavantageâmes
vousavantageâtes
ils/ellesavantagèrent
Futur simple
j'avantagerai
tuavantageras
il/elle/onavantagera
nousavantagerons
vousavantagerez
ils/ellesavantageront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
tourner qc à son avantage
to turn sth to one's advantage
à son avantage
to his advantage
tirer avantage de
to benefit from sth
supprimer un avantage/emploi à qn
to take away sb's benefit/job
se montrer à son avantage
to show oneself off to one's best advantage
être attaché à qc avantage, rétribution
to be linked to sth
he uses his contacts to good effect
il utilise ses connaissances à son avantage
the great thing about sb/sth is that ...
le grand avantage de qn/qc est que ...
benefit of independence
avantage m de l'indépendance
to have the edge over sb/sth
avoir un léger avantage m sur qn/qc
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Ces sentiers sont à leur tour utilisés par d'autres animaux pour migrer à travers le parc.
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Le parcours fait 2 kilomètres de long et 135 mètres de large et est utilisé régulièrement.
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Élément extrêmement rare, utilisé en curiethérapie, il vaut une fortune.
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Elles sont utilisées cuites dans les currys, comme le kaeng som et le kaeng khae, ou dans les sauces piquantes (nam phrik).
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Ce blocage du métabolisme des acides gras oblige les cellules à utiliser le glycogène comme source d'énergie.
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