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advance, US [transcription][-"v_ns"]A n1 ( forward movement) gen, Mil avance f (on sur) ; fig (of civilization, in science) 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 ( sum of money) avance f, acompte m (on sur) ; to ask for an advance on one's salary demander une avance sur son salaire ;B advances npl ( overtures) ( sexual) avances fpl ; ( other contexts) démarches fpl ; to make advances to sb ( sexually) faire des avances à qn ; ( other contexts) faire des démarches auprès de qn.C in advance adv phr [book, reserve, notify, know] à l'avance ; [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.D in advance of adv phr avant [person] ; 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.E vtr1 ( move forward) faire avancer [tape, film, clock] ; Mil avancer [troops] ; ( in chess) avancer [piece] ; ( move to earlier date) avancer [time, date] (to à) ; fig ( improve) faire progresser, faire avancer [career, knowledge, research] ;2 ( promote) servir [cause, interests] ;3 ( put forward) avancer [theory, explanation etc] ;4 ( pay up front) avancer [sum] (to à).F vi1 ( move forward) [person] avancer, s'avancer (on, towards vers) ; Mil [army] avancer (on sur) ; [morning, evening] avancer ; the procession advanced down the aisle le cortège progressait le long de l'allée centrale ;2 ( progress) [person, society, civilization, knowledge, technique] progresser, faire des progrès ; to advance in one's career progresser dans sa carrière ;3 ( increase) [prices] augmenter, être en hausse ;
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