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1 adelantarse
pron.v.1 to go forward, to go ahead (tomar la delantera; to improve.2 adelantarse a uno, to get ahead of someone, to outstrip somebody, to pass someone.3 adelantarse a algo, to anticipate something.* * *1 (ir delante) to go ahead2 (llegar temprano) to be early3 (anticiparse) to get ahead (a, of)4 (reloj) to gain, be fast* * *VPR1) (=avanzar) to go forward, move forwardse adelantó para darle dos besos — she stepped o went o moved forward to kiss him
2) (=ir por delante) to go aheadadelantarse en el marcador — (Dep) to go ahead
3) (=anticiparse) [cosecha, primavera] to come early4)adelantarse a —
a) [+ deseos, preguntas] to anticipateb) [+ persona] (=hacer antes) to get in before; (=dejar atrás) to get ahead ofyo iba a comprarlo pero alguien se me adelantó — I was going to buy it but someone beat me to it o got in before me
5) [reloj] to gain time* * *(v.) = out-think [outthink]Ex. Today's online information industry is playing a game of catch-up, and must out-think current market leaders in order to find profitable new markets.* * *(v.) = out-think [outthink]Ex: Today's online information industry is playing a game of catch-up, and must out-think current market leaders in order to find profitable new markets.
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■adelantarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tomar la delantera) to go ahead: quería invitarle a cenar, pero Beatriz se me adelantó, I wanted to invite him to dinner but Beatriz got there first
2 (un reloj) to gain, be fast
3 (venir antes de lo esperado) to come early: este año la primavera se ha adelantado, spring has come early this year
' adelantarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticiparse
- pisar
- acontecimiento
- adelantar
- anticipar
- avanzar
- aventajar
English:
advance
- gain
- pre-empt
- draw
- forestall
- get
- pass
* * *vpr1. [en el tiempo] to be early;[frío, verano] to arrive early;la reunión se ha adelantado una hora the meeting has been brought forward an hour;este año se ha adelantado la primavera spring has come early this year2. [en el espacio] to go on ahead;se adelantó unos pasos he went on a few steps ahead;me adelanto para comprar el pan I'll go on ahead and buy the bread3. [reloj] to gain;mi reloj se adelanta cinco minutos al día my watch is gaining five minutes a dayse adelantó a mis deseos she anticipated my wishes;se adelantaron a la competencia they stole a march on their rivals;no nos adelantemos a los acontecimientos let's not jump the gun* * *v/rse me adelantó she beat me to it, she got there first3 de reloj gain* * *vr1) : to advance, to get in front2)adelantarse a : to forestall, to preempt* * *adelantarse vb to gain
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