advance in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for advance in the English»French Dictionary

I.advance [Brit ədˈvɑːns, Am ədˈvæns] N

1. advance (forward movement) MIL:

advance (gen)

avance f (on sur)

advance (of civilization, in science) fig

progrès m

with the advance of old age

avec l'âge

recent advances in medicine

les progrès récents dans le domaine de la médecine

a great advance for democracy

un grand pas en avant pour la démocratie

2. advance (sum of money):

advance

avance f

advance

acompte m (on sur)

to ask for an advance on one's salary

demander une avance sur son salaire

3. advance (increase):

any advance on £100? (at auction etc)

cent livres, qui dit mieux?

II.advances N

advances npl (overtures):

advances (sexual)

avances fpl

advances (other contexts)

démarches fpl

to make advances to sb (sexually)

faire des avances à qn

to make advances to sb (other contexts)

faire des démarches auprès de qn

III.in advance ADV

in advance book, reserve, notify, know

à l'avance

in advance thank, pay, arrange, decide

à l'avance, d'avance

a month in advance

un mois à l'avance

here's £30 in advance

voici 30 livres d'avance or d'acompte

you need to book your seats well in advance

il faut réserver vos places longtemps à l'avance

to send on luggage in advance

envoyer des bagages à l'avance

to send sb on in advance

envoyer qn en avant

IV.in advance of ADV

in advance of person:

in advance of

avant

she arrived half an hour in advance of the others

elle est arrivée une demi-heure avant les autres

a thinker in advance of his time

un penseur en avance sur son temps or qui devance son époque

V.advance [Brit ədˈvɑːns, Am ədˈvæns] VB trans

1. advance MIL:

advance (move forward) tape, film, clock

faire avancer

advance troops

avancer

advance (in chess) piece

avancer

advance (move to earlier date) time, date

avancer (to à)

advance (improve) fig career, knowledge, research

faire progresser, faire avancer

2. advance (promote):

advance cause, interests

servir

3. advance (put forward):

advance theory, explanation etc

avancer

4. advance (pay up front):

advance sum

avancer (to à)

VI.advance [Brit ədˈvɑːns, Am ədˈvæns] VB intr

1. advance (move forward):

advance person:

avancer, s'avancer (on, towards vers)

advance MIL army:

avancer (on sur)

advance morning, evening:

avancer

the procession advanced down the aisle

le cortège progressait le long de l'allée centrale

2. advance (progress):

advance person, society, civilization, knowledge, technique:

progresser, faire des progrès

to advance in one's career

progresser dans sa carrière

3. advance (increase):

advance prices:

augmenter, être en hausse

4. advance (be promoted) form:

advance employee:

avoir une promotion

advance party N MIL

advance party

équipe f d'avant-garde

advance warning N

advance warning

préavis m

we were given no advance warning

on ne nous a pas prévenus

advance payment N

advance payment COMM, FIN

avance f

advance guard N MIL

advance guard

avant-garde f

advance notice N

advance notice

préavis m

advance booking N

advance booking

réservation f (faite à l'avance)

advance copy N

advance copy

exemplaire m témoin

advance booking office N

advance booking office

service m des réservations

Translations for advance in the French»English Dictionary

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précommande

advance order

précontrat

advance contract

advance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for advance in the English»French Dictionary

I.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] VB intr

advance

avancer

II.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] VB trans

1. advance (develop):

advance cause, interest

faire avancer

advance video, tape

avancer

to advance one's career

faire avancer sa carrière

2. advance (pay in advance):

advance

avancer

to advance sb sth

avancer qc à qn

3. advance (put forward):

advance idea, suggestion

avancer

III.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] N

1. advance (progress, forward movement):

advance

progrès m

2. advance FIN:

advance

avance f

3. advance pl (sexual flirtation):

advance

avances fpl

Phrases:

to do sth in advance

faire qc à l'avance

IV.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] ADJ

advance

préalable

without advance warning

sans avertissement préalable

advance notice N no pl

advance notice

préavis m

advance booking N

advance booking

réservation f

advance payment N

advance payment

paiement m d'avance

advance payment of salary

avance f

Translations for advance in the French»English Dictionary

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avancée de la science

advance

anticipation de paiement

advance payment

par anticipation

in advance

acompte

advance

évolution des sciences

advance

avec mes remerciements anticipés, je vous prie de croire, ...

thanking you in advance, yours sincerely, ...

avance

advance

avance (somme sur un achat)

advance payment

avance (somme sur le salaire)

advance

faire une avance sur le loyer

to pay some advance rent

à l'avance, d'avance

in advance

advance Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cash payment in advance

paiement m liquide d'avance

to advance one's career

faire avancer sa carrière

to advance sb sth

avancer qc à qn

to do sth in advance

faire qc à l'avance

without advance warning

sans avertissement préalable

to advance sth to sb as an objection

objecter qc à qn

thanking you in advance, yours sincerely, ...

avec mes remerciements anticipés, je vous prie de croire, ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When it is not known in advance that the sequence of points defines a simple polygon, the following things must be kept in mind.

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Since it is unmanned, tickets need to be bought in advance or on the train.

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In other words, without advance permission, whistleblowers could be prosecuted based on an after-the-fact call that almost any information they released was classified.

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Electronic tally counters are available, which use an LCD screen to display the count, and a button to advance the count.

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A recent advance in neoprene for wet suits is the super-flex variety, which mixes spandex into the neoprene for greater flexibility.

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For advance tickets, call 705-745-4211 and leave a message or download an order form from www.theatreguild.org.

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If a recruit absconded after drawing money on account, the whole advance was recovered, but a present of one month's pay was allowed.

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Each new scientific advance became a media event designed to capture public support, and by the 1980s, biotechnology grew into a promising real industry.

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Each actor signs a seasonal contract for nine months and is given a pay advance.

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Peeler immediately rushed the position and accounted for nine of the enemy, and cleared the way for the advance.

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