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1 por delante
(adj.) = aheadEx. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.* * *(adj.) = aheadEx: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
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2 por delante de
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3 por delante
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4 por delante y por detrás
Ex. For trips out into the countryside, tourists must now go in convoy, with a truckload of soldiers armed with submachine guns front and back.* * *Ex: For trips out into the countryside, tourists must now go in convoy, with a truckload of soldiers armed with submachine guns front and back.
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5 por delante de la competencia
Ex. The article is entitled ' Ahead of the game: developing academic library staff for the 21st century'.* * *Ex: The article is entitled ' Ahead of the game: developing academic library staff for the 21st century'.
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6 llevarse por delante
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7 llevarse todo por delante
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8 estar muy por delante de
(v.) = be way out ahead ofEx. Information technology definitely is way out ahead of its law at the moment.* * *(v.) = be way out ahead ofEx: Information technology definitely is way out ahead of its law at the moment.
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9 estar muy por delante de su tiempo
(v.) = be years ahead of + Posesivo + timeEx. Dewey was years ahead of his time in making some notational provision for this.* * *(v.) = be years ahead of + Posesivo + timeEx: Dewey was years ahead of his time in making some notational provision for this.
Spanish-English dictionary > estar muy por delante de su tiempo
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10 estar por delante de
(v.) = be ahead ofEx. Now it seems that museums are ahead of libraries.* * *(v.) = be ahead ofEx: Now it seems that museums are ahead of libraries.
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11 mantenerse por delante
(v.) = keep + aheadEx. They are scrambling to invest in port infrastructure to keep ahead of expected growth.* * *(v.) = keep + aheadEx: They are scrambling to invest in port infrastructure to keep ahead of expected growth.
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12 mantenerse por delante de la competencia
(v.) = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competitionEx. The article ' Keeping one step ahead of the game' presents a profiles of Jeff Mallett, former football player and president of Internet company Yahoo!.Ex. The author concludes by recommending that LIS professionals try and keep one step ahead of the competition in terms of both knowledge and tactics.* * *(v.) = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competitionEx: The article ' Keeping one step ahead of the game' presents a profiles of Jeff Mallett, former football player and president of Internet company Yahoo!.
Ex: The author concludes by recommending that LIS professionals try and keep one step ahead of the competition in terms of both knowledge and tactics.Spanish-English dictionary > mantenerse por delante de la competencia
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13 muy por delante de
Ex. He was a precocious seventh grader who had demonstrated an IQ of 145, thus placing him intellectually far ahead of his co-students.* * *Ex: He was a precocious seventh grader who had demonstrated an IQ of 145, thus placing him intellectually far ahead of his co-students.
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14 pasar por delante de
(v.) = make + Posesivo + way pastEx. Since he had not borrowed anything, he made his way past them -- to find himself accosted by a young man in casual clothes entrenched behind a desk.* * *(v.) = make + Posesivo + way pastEx: Since he had not borrowed anything, he made his way past them -- to find himself accosted by a young man in casual clothes entrenched behind a desk.
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15 poner Algo por delante de
(v.) = put + Nombre + ahead of* * *(v.) = put + Nombre + ahead ofEx: 'The old maid' is an 'ingenue' who put her career ahead of her love life.
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16 seguir por delante de
(v.) = keep + one step ahead ofEx. The article is entitled 'Production control: keeping one step ahead of the rest'.* * *(v.) = keep + one step ahead ofEx: The article is entitled 'Production control: keeping one step ahead of the rest'.
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17 un paso por delante de
Ex. Further warrants for his arrest were issued but he remained one step ahead of the police and died in Paris in 1900.* * *Ex: Further warrants for his arrest were issued but he remained one step ahead of the police and died in Paris in 1900.
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18 con los pies por delante
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19 ir con la verdad por delante
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20 dar por delante
• hit on the back• hit on the head
См. также в других словарях:
llevarse a alguien por delante — delante, llevarse a alguien por delante expr. matar. ❙ «...si sólo se trata de que se han llevado por delante a un viejo.» P. Antilogus, J. L. Festjens, Anti guía de los conductores. ❙ «De algo hay que morir [...] y quizá me lo lleve por… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
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La vida por delante — Infobox Film name = La vida por delante image size = caption = director = Fernando Fernán Gómez producer = writer = Fernando Fernán Gómez Manuel Pilares narrator = starring = Fernando Fernán Gómez Analía Gadé Manuel Alexandre Rafaela Aparicio… … Wikipedia
llevar por delante — ► locución coloquial Tener una cosa presente al hacer otra: ■ tu jefe lleva por delante su ascenso en estas negociaciones … Enciclopedia Universal
llevarse por delante — ► locución Destruir o hacer desaparecer lo que se interpone en el camino: ■ el coche se llevó por delante la farola … Enciclopedia Universal
delante — adverbio de lugar 1. Indica el lugar anterior a alguien o algo, o que está más próximo al observador o a otro punto que se toma como referencia: El hombre que tenía delante no me dejaba ver. Se colocó delante para impedir que me golpearan. No te… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
delante — delante, llevarse a alguien por delante expr. matar. ❙ «...si sólo se trata de que se han llevado por delante a un viejo.» P. Antilogus, J. L. Festjens, Anti guía de los conductores. ❙ «De algo hay que morir [...] y quizá me lo lleve por… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
delante — adv 1 En la parte anterior, enfrente de algo o de alguien, en su presencia: Delante de sus hijos , Delante de todos , Los mil retos que tiene delante , Un vestido con los botones delante , Delante de la ventana 2 En primer lugar, al frente, a la… … Español en México
delante — (Del bajo lat. inante, delante, enfrente < ante, antes.) ► adverbio 1 En primer término, en lugar anterior: ■ tú que eres el más bajo ponte delante. ANTÓNIMO detrás 2 Enfrente, en el sitio opuesto al que está una persona o cosa: ■ no tienes… … Enciclopedia Universal