anticipan in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for anticipan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.anticipar VB trans

1. anticipar fecha/viaje/elecciones:

anticipar

to move up Am

anticipar

to bring forward Brit

2. anticipar dinero/sueldo:

anticipar

to advance

anticiparon dos meses de alquiler

they paid two months' rent in advance

3. anticipar información:

¿nos podría anticipar de qué se trata?

could you tell us o give us an idea of what it is about?

te puedo ir anticipando que …

I can tell you now that …

4. anticipar (indicar, hacer prever):

esto anticipa un incremento de la población escolar

because of this the number of school-age children is expected to rise

estas nubes anticipan tormenta

these clouds are a sign that a storm is coming

II.anticiparse VB vpr

1. anticiparse verano/lluvias:

anticiparse

to be early

anticiparse

to come early

2. anticiparse (adelantarse) (anticiparse a algo):

el enemigo se había anticipado a nuestros movimientos

the enemy had anticipated our movements

se anticipó a su tiempo

he was ahead of his time

no nos anticipemos a los acontecimientos

let's not get ahead of ourselves

(+ me/te/le etc) te le anticipaste

you beat him to it

(+ me/te/le etc) te le anticipaste

you got in before him inf

se nos anticiparon publicando antes su versión

they got in before us by publishing their version first

se nos anticiparon publicando antes su versión

they anticipated us by publishing their version first form

Translations for anticipan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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he was given the option of early retirement

le dieron la posibilidad or opción de anticipar su jubilación

advance

anticipar

anticipan in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for anticipan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.anticipar VB trans

1. anticipar (fecha):

anticipar

to bring forward Brit

anticipar

to move up Am

2. anticipar (suceso):

anticipar

to anticipate

no anticipemos los acontecimientos

let's not anticipate events

3. anticipar (dinero):

anticipar

to advance

anticipar una paga sobre el sueldo

to give an advance on a salary

II.anticipar VB refl

anticiparse a alguien

to beat sb to it

el verano se ha anticipado este año

summer is early this year

los invitados se han anticipado

the guests have arrived early

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anticipar el pago

to pay in advance

Translations for anticipan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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advance

anticipar

anticipan Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

anticipar una paga sobre el sueldo

to give an advance on a salary

anticipar el pago

to pay in advance