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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 predetermine
predetermine [ˈpri:dɪˈtɜ:mɪn]* * *[ˌpriːdɪ'tɜːmɪn]transitive verb1) ( fix beforehand) déterminer d'avance2) Religion, Philosophy prédéterminer -
6 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 -
7 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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8 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 -
9 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) -
10 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 -
11 impromptu
[im'promptju:]adjective, adverb((made or done) without preparation beforehand: an impromptu speech; He spoke impromptu for ten minutes.) impromptu -
12 pitched battle
(a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand: They fought a pitched battle.) bataille rangée -
13 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• -
14 predetermine
1 ( fix beforehand) déterminer d'avance ; predetermined personality/strategy personnalité/stratégie déterminée d'avance ; -
15 prefigure
2 ( imagine beforehand) imaginer d'avance. -
16 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. -
17 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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