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avantage [avɑ̃taʒ]masculine nouna. ( = intérêt) advantage• cette solution a l'avantage de ne léser personne this solution has the advantage of not hurting anyoneb. ( = supériorité) advantagec. ( = gain) benefitd. ► à son avantage• être à son avantage (sur une photo) to look one's best ; (dans une conversation) to be at one's best* * *avɑ̃taʒnom masculin1) (point positif, supériorité) advantage ( sur over)être à l'avantage de quelqu'un — [situation, transaction] to be to somebody's advantage
2) ( profit) advantage4) ( mesure favorable) benefit* * *avɑ̃taʒ nm1) (= atout) advantageSon âge est forcément un avantage. — His age is bound to be an advantage.
2) (= profit, intérêt) advantagevous auriez avantage à faire — you would be well-advised to do, it would be to your advantage to do
présenter l'avantage de [solution, méthode, système] — to have the advantage of
présenter le double avantage de; L'accord présente le double avantage de renforcer la coopération bilatérale et de freiner l'arrivée de drogue sur notre territoire. — The agreement has the twin advantages of strengthening bilateral cooperation and checking the flow of drugs to this country.
3) TENNISavantage service — advantage in, van in Grande-Bretagne ad in USA
avantage dehors — advantage out, van out Grande-Bretagne ad out USA
* * *avantage nm1 ( point positif) advantage; les deux méthodes ont chacune leurs avantages the two methods each have their advantages; offrir/présenter de grands avantages to offer/to have great advantages;2 ( supériorité) advantage; prendre l'avantage Mil, Sport, fig to have the advantage (sur over); avoir/reprendre l'avantage Mil, Sport, fig to have/to regain the advantage ou upper hand; perdre/conserver son avantage to lose/to keep one's advantage (sur over); tirer parti de son avantage to exploit one's advantage; avoir l'avantage de l'âge/du nombre to have the advantage of age/in numbers; avoir l'avantage de faire gén to have the advantage of doing; avoir un avantage sur qn/qch to have an advantage over sb/sth; elle a sur toi l'avantage de parler anglais she has the advantage over you in that she speaks English;3 ( faveur) advantage; être à l'avantage de qn [situation, transaction] to be to sb's advantage; [coiffure, vêtement] to suit sb; [propos, attitude] to be in sb's favourGB; se sortir d'une situation à son avantage to come out of a situation well; tourner à l'avantage de qn to turn to sb's advantage; tourner qch à son avantage to turn sth to one's advantage; être/se montrer à son avantage to be/to show oneself at one's best; paraître à son avantage to look one's best;4 ( profit) advantage; tirer avantage de qch to take advantage of sth; retirer un avantage de qch to profit from sth; je les ai beaucoup aidés, mais je n'en ai retiré aucun avantage I helped them a lot, but I didn't get anything out of it; avoir avantage à faire to be better off doing; il aurait avantage à accepter le poste he'd be better off accepting the post; tu aurais avantage à prendre un emprunt you'd be better off taking out a loan;6 Entr benefit; avantages acquis vested benefits; avantages financiers/commerciaux financial/trade benefits; avantages sociaux benefits package (sg); avantages en nature benefits in kind; avantage fiscaux tax benefits.[avɑ̃taʒ] nom masculin1. [supériorité] advantagesa connaissance du danois est un avantage par rapport aux autres candidats her knowledge of Danish gives her an advantage ou the edge over the other candidatesavoir un avantage sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to have an advantage over somebody/somethinggarder/perdre l'avantage to keep/to lose the upper handils nous ont battus mais ils avaient l'avantage du nombre they defeated us but they had the advantage of numberselle a l'avantage d'avoir 20 ans/d'être médecin she's 20/a doctor, which is an advantage2. [intérêt] advantageles avantages et les inconvénients d'une solution the advantages and disadvantages ou pros and cons of a solutiontourner à l'avantage de: la réforme ne doit pas tourner à l'avantage des privilégiés the reform mustn't be allowed to work in favour of the wealthy4. (soutenu) [plaisir]je n'ai pas l'avantage de vous avoir été présenté I haven't had the privilege ou pleasure of being introduced to youj'ai (l'honneur et) l'avantage de vous annoncer que... I am pleased ou delighted to inform you that.6. (locution)a. [avoir belle allure] to look one's bestb. [dans une situation] to be at one's best
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