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prefigure [‚pri:'fɪgə(r)](a) (foreshadow) préfigurer -
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[ˌpriː'fɪgə(r)], US [-gjər]transitive verb1) ( be an early sign of) [event] préfigurer; [person] être le précurseur de2) ( imagine beforehand) imaginer d'avance -
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anticipate [ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt]a. ( = expect) prévoirb. [+ needs, question] devancer━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]to anticipate ≠ anticiper* * *[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt] 1.transitive verb1) (expect, foresee) prévoir, s'attendre à [problem, delay]2) ( guess in advance) anticiper [somebody's needs, result]3) ( preempt) devancer [person, act]4) ( prefigure) préfigurer2.intransitive verb anticiper -
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A vtr1 (expect, foresee) prévoir, s'attendre à [problem, trouble, delay, victory] ; to anticipate that prévoir que ; as anticipated comme prévu ; they are anticipating large crowds ils prévoient la venue de nombreuses personnes ; we anticipate meeting him soon nous pensons le rencontrer bientôt ; I didn't anticipate him doing that je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'il fasse ça ; she eagerly anticipated the moment when she would tell him elle savourait le moment où elle allait le lui dire ;2 ( guess in advance) anticiper [sb's needs, movements, wishes, reaction, result] ;3 ( preempt) devancer [person, act] ; he tried to lock the door but she anticipated him il a essayé de fermer la porte à clé mais elle l'a devancé ;4 ( prefigure) préfigurer [later work, invention, development].C - anticipated (dans composés) much-anticipated tant attendu ; long-anticipated attendu depuis si longtemps. -
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anticipate [æn'tɪsɪ‚peɪt](a) (think likely) prévoir, s'attendre à;∎ they anticipate meeting some opposition, they anticipate that they will meet some opposition ils s'attendent à rencontrer une certaine opposition;∎ we had anticipated a price increase nous nous attendions à ou nous avions prévu une hausse des prix;∎ I didn't anticipate leaving so early je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'on parte si tôt;∎ we don't anticipate any objections nous n'envisageons pas d'objections;∎ we do not anticipate any delays aucun retard n'est prévu;∎ do you anticipate visiting her? pensez-vous lui rendre visite?;∎ faster than anticipated plus vite que prévu;∎ as anticipated comme prévu(b) (be prepared for → attack, decision, event) anticiper, anticiper sur; (→ needs, wishes) devancer, prévenir, aller au devant de;∎ we anticipated our competitors by launching our product first nous avons devancé la concurrence en lançant notre produit les premiers;∎ he anticipated the fall in price and sold early il a anticipé la baisse des prix et a vendu avant∎ her writing anticipated later developments in English fiction son style annonçait ou préfigurait les développements futurs de la fiction anglaise(d) (act on prematurely → effect, success) escompter; Finance (→ profit, salary) anticiper sur; (→ happiness) anticiper, savourer d'avance; (→ pain) anticiper, éprouver d'avance(f) (mention prematurely) anticiper, anticiper sur;∎ don't anticipate the end of the story n'anticipez pas la fin de l'histoireanticiper;∎ just wait and see, don't anticipate attends de voir, n'anticipe pas;∎ do you think you'll get married? - I think you're anticipating a bit penses-tu que tu vas te marier? - je crois que tu vas un peu vite►► Finance anticipated profit profit m espéré
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Prefigure — Pre*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prefigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prefiguring}.] [F. pr[ e]figurer, or L. praefigurare, praefiguratum; prae before + figurare to figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Prefigurate}.] To show, suggest, or announce,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefigure — index forewarn, portend, presage, presuppose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prefigure — early 15c., from L.L. praefigurare, from prae “before” (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + figurare (see FIGURE (Cf. figure)) … Etymology dictionary
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prefigure — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praefigurare, from Latin prae pre + figurare to shape, picture, from figura figure Date: 15th century 1. to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness 2. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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prefigure — verb /priːfɪɡjɚ/ a) To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand b) To predict or foresee Syn: presage, portend … Wiktionary
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