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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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