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1 beforehand
1 ( ahead of time) à l'avance ; be there one hour beforehand sois là une heure à l'avance ; let me know beforehand prévenez-moi ;2 ( earlier) auparavant, avant ; we had seen them five minutes beforehand nous les avions vus cinq minutes auparavant or plus tôt ; journalists knew beforehand les journalistes le savaient déjà -
2 beforehand
beforehand [bɪˈfɔ:hænd]( = ahead of time) à l'avance ; ( = earlier) avant* * *[bɪ'fɔːhænd]1) ( ahead of time) à l'avance2) ( earlier) auparavant, avant -
3 beforehand
beforehand [bɪ'fɔ:hænd]1 adverbauparavant, à l'avance;∎ she had prepared her speech beforehand elle avait préparé son discours au préalable ou à l'avance;∎ if you're coming let me know beforehand prévenez-moi si vous décidez de venir∎ you were a bit beforehand with the congratulations! tu t'y es pris un peu tôt pour les félicitations! -
4 beforehand
adverb (before the time when something else is done: If you're coming, let me know beforehand.) d'avance -
5 ACHTOPA
achtopa:D'abord, premièrement, devant, premier, première. etc. (S).Angl., first (K).at first ; first ; at once ; beforehand ; first time. R.Joe Campbell 1997.Esp., primero o primeramente (M)" achto " ou " achtopa niyâuh ", je marche le premier, je prends le devant, je préviens, je devance (S)." achtopa tlâcaxinachtin ", le premier homme et la première femme (S)." oc ye achtopa ", tout d'abord, avant tout (S)." in îxquich achtopa mochîhuaya xôchihcualli ", tous les fruits qui mûrissaient en premier. Sah9,70." achtopa quipêhualtia in tzahtzi niman quinanquiliah in nepapan tôtômeh âtlân nemih ", d'abord il commence à crier puis tous les oiseaux qui vivent sur l'eau lui répondent.Est dit du grèbe âcachichictli. Sah11,39. -
6 predetermine
predetermine [ˈpri:dɪˈtɜ:mɪn]* * *[ˌpriːdɪ'tɜːmɪn]transitive verb1) ( fix beforehand) déterminer d'avance2) Religion, Philosophy prédéterminer -
7 prefigure
[ˌpriː'fɪgə(r)], US [-gjər]transitive verb1) ( be an early sign of) [event] préfigurer; [person] être le précurseur de2) ( imagine beforehand) imaginer d'avance -
8 sure
sure [∫ʊər]1. adjectivea. ( = safe) sûr ; [success] assuréb. ( = definite) sûr• it's sure to rain il va pleuvoir, c'est sûr• sure thing! (inf) oui bien sûr !c. ( = positive) sûr• I'm not sure how/why/when je ne sais pas très bien comment/pourquoi/quand• to be/feel sure of o.s. être/se sentir sûr de soi► for sure• do you know for sure? êtes-vous absolument sûr ?• better get a ticket beforehand and make sure il vaut mieux prendre un billet à l'avance pour être sûr (inf)• did you lock it? -- I think so but I'd better make sure l'avez-vous fermé à clé ? -- je crois, mais je vais vérifier2. adverb• will you do it? -- sure! le ferez-vous ? -- bien sûr ! (inf)b. ► sure enough effectivement• I warned them it would break and sure enough, it did je les avais prévenus que ça casserait, et ça n'a pas raté3. compounds[way, method] infaillible• this film is a sure-fire winner ce film est sûr de faire un tabac (inf) ► sure-footed adjective au pied sûr• to be sure-footed ( = skilful) faire preuve de doigté* * *[ʃɔː(r)], US [ʃʊər] 1.1) ( certain) sûr (about, of de)one thing you can be sure of... — une chose est sûre...
I'm sure I don't know —
I won't invite them again, and that's for sure! — (colloq) une chose est sûre, je ne les inviterai plus!
there's only one way of finding out for sure — il n'y a qu'une seule façon de s'en assurer or d'en avoir la certitude
he is, to be sure, a very charming man — c'est certes un homme très charmant
to make sure that — ( ascertain) s'assurer que; ( ensure) faire en sorte que
she made sure to lock the door behind her — elle a fait bien attention de fermer la porte derrière elle
2) ( bound)3) ( confident) sûr4) ( reliable) [friend] sûr; [method, remedy] infaillibleshe was chain-smoking, a sure sign of agitation — elle fumait sans arrêt, ce qui montrait bien qu'elle était agitée
5) ( steady) [hand, footing] sûr2.1) (colloq) ( yes) bien sûr‘you're coming?’ - ‘sure!’ — ‘tu viens?’ - ‘bien sûr!’
2) (colloq) ( certainly)it sure is cold — ça oui, il fait froid
that sure smells good! — (colloq) qu'est-ce que ça sent bon! (colloq)
3)••as sure as eggs is eggs — (colloq)
sure thing! — (colloq) US d'accord!
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9 advance
1. verb1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) (faire) avancer2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) avancer2. noun1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) progrès2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) avance3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) avance(s)3. adjective1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) anticipé2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) à l'avance3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) avant-garde•- advanced- in advance -
10 before
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) avant2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) avant, devant3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) avant2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) déjà, auparavant3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) avant (de/que) -
11 destined
['destind]1) ((having a future) organized or arranged beforehand (by a person or by fate): She was destined for success.) destiné à2) (bound or heading (for a place): destined for Singapore.) à destination de -
12 impromptu
[im'promptju:]adjective, adverb((made or done) without preparation beforehand: an impromptu speech; He spoke impromptu for ten minutes.) impromptu -
13 pitched battle
(a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand: They fought a pitched battle.) bataille rangée -
14 signal
['siɡnəl] 1. noun1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) signal2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) signal, feu3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) signal2. verb1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) faire signe (à qqn) de2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) communiquer par signaux• -
15 predetermine
1 ( fix beforehand) déterminer d'avance ; predetermined personality/strategy personnalité/stratégie déterminée d'avance ; -
16 prefigure
2 ( imagine beforehand) imaginer d'avance. -
17 Usage note : before
When before is used as a preposition in expressions of time or order of sequence or importance, it is translated by avant:before the meeting= avant la réunionshe left before me= elle est partie avant moiFor more examples and particular usages, see A1, 2, 3 in the entry before.When before is used as a preposition meaning in front of (when you are talking about physical space) or in the presence of, it is translated by devant:before our eyes= devant nos yeuxhe declared before his mother that …= il a déclaré devant sa mère que …When before is used as an adjective after a noun, it is translated by précédent/-e:the time before= la fois précédentethe one before is translated by le précédent or la précédente:no, I’m not talking about that meeting but the one before= non, je ne parle pas de cette réunion-là mais de la précédenteFor particular usages see B in the entry before.When before is used as an adverb meaning beforehand, it is translated by avant in statements about the present or future:I’ll try to talk to her before= j’essaierai de lui en parler avantyou could have told me before= tu aurais pu me le dire avantI had met her two or three times before= je l’avais rencontrée deux ou trois fois auparavantI’ve met her before= je l’ai déjà rencontréeyou’ve asked me that question before= tu m’as déjà posé cette questionIn negative sentences before is often used in English simply to reinforce the negative. In such cases it is not translated at all:I’d never eaten snails before= je n’avais jamais mangé d’escargotsyou’ve never told me that before= tu ne m’as jamais dit çaFor particular usages see C in the entry before.When before is used as a conjunction, it is translated by avant de + infinitive where the two verbs have the same subject:before he saw her he recognized her voice= il a reconnu sa voix avant de la voirbefore I cook dinner I’m going to phone my mother= avant de préparer le dîner je vais appeler ma mèreWhere the two verbs have different subjects, the translation is avant que + subjunctive:Tom wants to see her before she leaves= Tom veut la voir avant qu’elle parteSome speakers and writers add ne before the verb: Tom veut la voir avant qu’elle ne parte, but this is simply a slightly precious effect of style and is never obligatory. For particular usages see D in the entry before. -
18 advance
advance [əd'vɑ:ns]∎ the date of the meeting was advanced by one week la réunion a été avancée d'une semaine(b) (further → project, work) avancer; (→ interest, cause) promouvoir; (→ growth, development) accélérer;∎ this discovery has advanced our research by months cette découverte nous a fait gagner plusieurs mois de recherches(c) (suggest → idea, proposition) avancer, mettre en avant; (→ opinion) avancer, émettre; (→ explanation) avancer∎ we advanced her £100 on her salary nous lui avons avancé 100 livres sur son salaire;∎ we will advance him £500 before completion of the contract nous lui verserons un acompte de 500 livres avant l'achèvement des travaux;∎ sum advanced avance f, acompte m(a) (go forward) avancer, s'avancer;∎ to advance on or towards sth avancer ou s'avancer vers qch;∎ the army advanced on Paris l'armée avançait ou marchait sur Paris(b) (make progress) avancer, progresser, faire des progrès∎ the shares advanced to their highest point in May les actions ont atteint leur valeur la plus haute au mois de mai3 noun∎ the enemy planned their advance on the city l'ennemi a organisé son avance ou sa marche sur la ville;∎ figurative the advance of old age le vieillissement(b) (progress) progrès m;∎ the great advance in medicine le progrès ou les progrès en médecine∎ he asked for an advance of £200 on his salary il a demandé une avance de 200 livres sur son salaire;∎ an advance on royalties une avance sur droits d'auteur;∎ advances on securities or against collateral prêts mpl sur titres∎ any advance? qui dit mieux?;∎ any advance on a hundred? cent, qui dit mieux?(prior) préalableavances fpl;∎ to make advances to sb faire des avances à qn(beforehand → pay, thank) à l'avance, d'avance; (→ prepare, reserve, write, know) à l'avance;∎ well in advance largement à l'avance;∎ we had to pay two weeks in advance il a fallu qu'on paie deux semaines d'avance;∎ the agency asked for £50 in advance l'agence a demandé 50 livres d'avance;∎ thanking you in advance (in letter) en vous remerciant à l'avance, avec mes remerciements anticipés;∎ he sent the messenger on in advance (ahead) il a envoyé le messager devantavant;∎ they arrived in advance of their guests ils sont arrivés en avance sur ou avant leurs invités;∎ their computer technology is far in advance of anything we have ils sont très en avance sur nous en matière d'informatique►► Finance advance account compte m d'avances;advance booking réservation f à l'avance;∎ advance booking is advisable il est recommandé de réserver à l'avance;advance booking office guichet m de location;Finance advance dividend dividende m anticipé;Military advance guard avant-garde f;advance notice préavis m, avertissement m;Finance advance payment paiement m anticipé, paiement m par anticipation;Military advance post poste m avancé;advance publicity publicité f d'amorçage;Advance Purchase Excursion = tarif préférentiel sujet à des restrictions de délai d'achat;advance warning avertissement m
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