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to be forward with (one's) work

Толкование Перевод

1 to be forward with (one's) work

Общая лексика: досрочно выполнить работу

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > to be forward with (one's) work
2 to be forward with work

Общая лексика: (one's) досрочно выполнить работу

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > to be forward with work
3 forward

1. [ʹfɔ:wəd] n спорт.
нападающий ( игрок); форвард

centre forward - центральный нападающий, центрфорвард
2. [ʹfɔ:wəd] a
1. передний, передовой

forward echelon - воен. первый /головной/ эшелон

2. 1) передовой, прогрессивный

forward magazine - прогрессивный /передовой/ журнал

forward movement - прогрессивное движение

2) рассчитанный на будущее

forward planning - перспективное планирование

3. лучший, выдающийся

forward pupil - лучший ученик

4. 1) ранний

forward spring - ранняя весна

forward for the season - не по сезону ранний

to be forward with one's work - досрочно выполнять работу

2) слишком рано развившийся

forward child - не по годам развитой ребёнок

5. радикальный, действенный, решительный

6. готовый, стремящийся (что-л. сделать)

to be forward to assist - быть готовым помочь

7. навязчивый; развязный, нахальный

forward minx - нахальная девчонка

8. ком.

1) заблаговременный

2) срочный, на определённый срок; будущий
3. [ʹfɔ:wəd] adv
1. вперёд, дальше

forward! - вперёд!

to go forward - продолжать

to send forward - посылать вперёд

to put forward - продвигать; выдвигать

2. впредь, далее; вперёд

from this time forward - с этого времени (впредь)

♢ forward and backward - взад и вперёд

to look forward to smth. - предвкушать что-л.

to put /to set/ oneself forward - важничать; быть о себе слишком высокого мнения

carriage forward - ком. за перевозку не уплачено; стоимость перевозки подлежит уплате получателем
4. [ʹfɔ:wəd] v
1. 1) помогать, способствовать; ускорять

to forward a plan - продвигать проект

to forward the growth of a plant - ускорять рост растения

2) продвигать по службе и т. п.

to forward smb. in rank - повышать кого-л. в ранге /в чине/

3) продвигать вперёд (ленту, фотоплёнки в аппарате и т. п.)

2. 1) посылать, отправлять

to forward goods - отправлять товары по месту назначения

2) пересылать; препровождать

to forward letters to a new address - пересылать письма по новому адресу

3. полигр. обрабатывать книжный блок

НБАРС > forward
4 forward

/'fɔ:wəd/ * tính từ - ở trước, phía trước, tiến lên, tiến về phía trước =a forward march+ cuộc hành quân tiến lên - tiến bộ, tiên tiến =to have forward opinions+ có những ý kiến tiến bộ - chín sớm (hoa màu); đến sớm (mùa, thời vụ...); sớm biết, sớm khôn (người) =a forward summer+ một mùa hạ đến sớm =this child is very forward for his age+ thằng bé sớm biết so với tuổi - (thương nghiệp) trước (khi có hàng) =a forward contract+ hợp đồng đặt mua trước - sốt sắng =to be forward with one's work+ sốt sắng với công việc của mình - ngạo mạn, xấc xược * phó từ ((cũng) forwards) - về tương lai, về sau này =from this time forward+ từ nay trở đi =to date forward+ để lùi ngáy tháng về sau - về phía trước, lên phía trước, trước =to rush forward+ xông lên =to send someone forward+ cho ai lên trước, phái ai đi trước =forward!+ (quân sự) tiến lên!, xung phong! - (hàng hải) ở phía mũi tàu, về phía mũi tàu * danh từ - (thể dục,thể thao) tiền đạo (bóng đá) * ngoại động từ - xúc tiến, đẩy mạnh =to forward a plan+ xúc tiến một kế hoạch - gửi (hàng hoá...) - gửi chuyển tiếp (bức thư... đến địa chỉ mới) =to be forwarded+ đề nghị gửi chuyển tiếp đến địa chỉ mới ((thường) để ở bì thư)

English-Vietnamese dictionary > forward
5 forward

ˈfɔ:wəd
1. прил.
1) а) передний;
мор. находящийся в передней части корабля б) передовой, прогрессивный;
идущий впереди других, лидирующий в) направленный вперед, по ходу движения
2) а) готовый, желающий (оказать какую-л. услугу и т. п.) Syn: ready, prompt, eager б) всюду сующийся;
нахальный, наглый, развязный Syn: bold
2), presumptuous, pert, bold, immodest
3) а) заблаговременный, экон. форвардный( о закупках, контрактах) "Forward delivery" means that the goods will be delivered at a future date. ≈ Форвардная поставка означает, что товар будет поставлен к некоторой будущей дате. forward estimate б) прям. перен. ранний, скороспелый, преждевременный Syn: precocious
2. нареч.
1) а) с этого момента, отныне, впредь (обычно в выражениях типа from this day forward) - look forward Syn: henceforth, from now on б) коммерч. в будущем, потом;
форвардно, вперед( о поставке, платеже) Maize still dear, but cheaper forward. ≈ Кукуруза все еще дорога, но в будущем подешевеет. to date forward
2) вперед, от себя, дальше;
мор. на носу корабля The river is rushing forward. ≈ Река бежит вперед. Syn: onward
3) спереди, на виду, так, что нечто оказывается на обозрении Who are you, my good friend, who put yourself so forward? ≈ Кто ты, друг мой, что все время норовишь показаться? A young man who stands very forward in parliament. ≈ Очень заметный в парламенте молодой человек. - bring forward ∙ backward(s) and forward(s) ≈ взад и вперед to look forward to smth. ≈ предвкушать что-л.
3. сущ.;
спорт спорт нападающий, форвард ( в футболе, а также других играх)
4. гл.
1) а) прям. перен. ускорять, подталкивать вперед, помогать, способствовать To protect its rights and to forward its interests. ≈ Чтобы защитить свои права и удовлетворить свои интересы. Syn: hasten, quicken, advance, assist, promote б) с.-х. ускорять каким-л. методом рост растений
2) отправлять, пересылать, комп. сл. форвардить (о почте, в частности, электронной) ;
посылать, препровождать, переадресовывать( какое-л. лицо, просьбу, петицию и т.д.) (from;
to) Please forward any letters to me while I'm on holiday. ≈ Пожалуйста, пересылайте мне всю мою почту, пока я в отпуске. Syn: send
3) полигр. пересылать сшитую книгу в обложечную мастерскую, наклеив предварительно бумажную обложку
5. межд. вперед! Ibrahim had but to cry "Forward", and Constantinople was his. ≈ Ибрагиму оставалось только крикнуть "Вперед!" и Константинополь падет к его ногам. (спортивное) нападающий (игрок) ;
форвард - centre * центральный нападающий, центрфорвард передний, передовой - * echelon( военное) первый /головной/ эшелон передовой, прогрессивный - * magazine прогрессивный /передовой/ журнал - * movement прогрессивное движение рассчитанный на будущее - * planning перспективное планирование лучший, выдающийся - * pupil лучший ученик ранний - * spring ранняя весна - * for the season не по сезону ранний - to be * with one's work досрочно выполнить работу слишком рано развившийся - * child не по годам развитой ребенок радикальный, действенный, решительный готовый, стремящийся( что-л. сделать) - to be * to assist быть готовым помочь навязчивый;
развязный, нахальный - * minx нахальная девчонка( коммерческое) заблаговременный;
срочный, на определенный срок;
будущий вперед, дальше - *! вперед! - to go * продолжать - to send * посылать вперед - to put * продвигать, выдвигать впредь, далее;
вперед - from this time * с этого времени( впредь) > * and backward взад и вперед > to look * to smth. предвкушать что-л. > to put /to set/ oneself * важничать;
быть о себе слишком высокого мнения > carriage * (коммерческое) за перевозку не уплачено;
стоимость перевозки подлежит уплате получателем помогать, способствовать;
ускорять - to * a plan продвигать проект - to * the growth of a plant ускорять рост растения продвигать по службе и т. п. - to * smb. in rank повышать кого-л. в ранге /в чине/ продвигать вперед (ленту, фотопленку в аппарате и т. п.) посылать, отправлять - to * goods отправлять товары по месту назначения пересылать;
препровождать - to * letters to a new address пересылать письма по новому адресу (полиграфия) обрабатывать книжный блок backward(s) and ~(s) взад и вперед, to look forward (to smth.) предвкушать (что-л.) balance brought ~ сальдо к переносу на следующую страницу balance brought ~ сальдо с переноса с предыдущей страницы balance carried ~ сальдо к переносу на следующую страницу balance carried ~ сальдо с переноса с предыдущей страницы brought ~ (B/F) перенесенный на следующий год brought ~ (B/F) перенесенный на следующую страницу brought ~ to next year's account перенесенный на счет следующего года buy ~ бирж. покупать на срок carriage ~ за перевозку не уплачено carriage ~ стоимость перевозки подлежит уплате получателем carried ~ (C/F) бухг. к переносу carried ~ (C/F) бухг. перенесенный на будущий период carried ~ (C/F) бухг. перенесенный на другой счет carried ~ (C/F) бухг. перенесенный на другую страницу carried ~ (C/F) бухг. перенесено carry a balance ~ бухг. делать перенос сальдо на другой счет carry ~ to new account бухг. переносить на новый счет carry ~ to next year's account бухг. переносить на счет следующего года ~ спорт. нападающий (в футболе) ;
centre forward центр нападения date ~ назначать ранний срок exchange dealers' ~ positions позиции биржевых дилеров по форвардным сделкам forward будущий ~ int вперед! ~ вперед, впредь;
from this time forward с этого времени;
to look forward смотреть в будущее ~ вперед;
дальше ~ всюду сующийся;
развязный;
нахальный ~ выдающийся ~ готовый (помочь и т. п.) ~ заблаговременный (о закупках, контрактах) ;
forward estimate предварительная смета или оценка ~ заблаговременный ~ идущий впереди других;
работающий или успевающий лучше других ~ лучший ~ спорт. нападающий (в футболе) ;
centre forward центр нападения ~ отправлять, пересылать;
посылать, препровождать ~ отправлять ~ передний ~ передний ~ передовой, прогрессивный ~ передовой ~ пересылать ~ помогать ~ посылать ~ препровождать ~ ранний;
скороспелый;
преждевременный;
необычно ранний ~ способствовать ~ срочный ~ ускорять;
помогать, способствовать;
to forward a scheme продвигать проект ~ ускорять ~ форвардный ~ экспедировать ~ ускорять;
помогать, способствовать;
to forward a scheme продвигать проект ~ заблаговременный (о закупках, контрактах) ;
forward estimate предварительная смета или оценка freight ~ отправление грузов freight ~ фрахт, уплачиваемый в порту выгрузки ~ вперед, впредь;
from this time forward с этого времени;
to look forward смотреть в будущее funds brought ~ средства, перенесенные на другую страницу funds brought ~ средства, перенесенные на другой счет ~ вперед, впредь;
from this time forward с этого времени;
to look forward смотреть в будущее backward(s) and ~(s) взад и вперед, to look forward (to smth.) предвкушать (что-л.) look ~ to предвкушать loss brought ~ убытки, перенесенные на следующую страницу loss brought ~ убытки, перенесенные на последующий период pointing ~ указывающий вперед profit brought ~ прибыль, перенесенная на следующий период put ~ выдвигать put ~ заходить в порт put ~ назначать на должность put ~ предъявлять put: ~ forward выдвигать, предлагать ~ forward передвигать вперед (о стрелках часов) ~ forward продвигать (кого-л.), содействовать( кому-л.) sell ~ продавать на срок sell ~ продавать с будущей поставкой

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > forward
6 work

1. I
abs

1) men must work люди должны трудиться

2) the lift (the typewriter, etc.) won't work лифт и т.д. не работает; the bell (the manometer, etc.) didn't work звонок и т.д. не действовал; I can't make the car (this pump, this machine, etc.) work не могу наладить машину /автомобиль/ и т.д.; my brain doesn't seem to be working я что-то плохо соображаю

3) the medicine /the drug/ (the treatment, this diet, etc.) works лекарство и т.д. оказывает действие /действует/; the pill didn't work таблетка не помогла /не подействовала/; the yeast is beginning to work дрожжи начинают подниматься; yeast makes beer work пиво от дрожжей начинает бродить; we tried this plan, but it did not work мы попробовали применить этот план, но [из этого] ничего не вышло

4) his face /features/ began to work [от волнения и т.п.] у него начало подергиваться лицо; her lips /her mouth/ worked у нее дрожали губы
2. II
1) work in some manner work hard (well enough, steadily, conscientiously, busily, etc.) усердно и т.д. работать /трудиться/; he can hardly work at all он почти совсем не может работать; work for (at) some time work day and night работать день и ночь; work overtime перерабатывать, работать сверхурочно; he is not working now a) у него сейчас нет работы; б) он сейчас не работает

2) work in some manner the bell (the engine, the gear, the motor, etc.) works well (easily, smoothly, etc.) звонок и т.д. хорошо и т.д. работает; the system works badly система не отлажена; the hinges work stiffly (freely) петли тугие (свободные); my heart works badly сердце у меня пошаливает

3) work in some manner the plan (smb.'s scheme, this new method, etc.) works well (successfully, etc.) план и т.д. оказался удачным /эффективным/; it can work both ways это может помочь, но может и навредить

4) work in some manner his face (mouth, etc.) works nervously (violently, etc.) его лицо и т.д. нервно и т.д. подергивается

5) work in some direction work up (down, out, etc.) пробираться /пробиваться, прокладывать себе путь/ вверх и т.А; her stockings worked down, у нее спустились чулки; the shirt worked up /out/ рубашка выбилась /вылезла/ из брюк или юбки
3. III
work smth.

1) work all day [long] (two hours a day, part time, etc.) работать весь /целый/ день и т.д.; work forty hours a week иметь сорокачасовую рабочую неделю

2) work a typewriter (an adding machine, a tractor, a pump, etc.) работать на пишущей машинке и т.д.; I don't know how to work this gadget я не знаю, как обращаться с этой штукой /с этим приспособлением/; work a farm (a railway, a coal-mine, an estate, etc.) управлять фермой и т.д.

3) work one's fingers (one's muscles, etc.) разрабатывать /тренировать/ пальцы и т.д.; work a scheme разрабатывать план; work a district (the constituency, etc.) обслуживать район и т.д.

4) work the soil (iron, this kind of stone, etc.) обрабатывать почву и т.д.; work clay месить глину: work the dough вымешивать /месить/ тесто; work butter сбивать масло; work smb.'s initials вышивать (вырезать, выбивать и т.я.) чьи-л. инициалы; work buttonholes метать петли; work a shawl связать шаль

5) work one's fingers (one's toes, one's lips, etc.) шевелить пальцами и т.д.; work one's jaws сжимать и разжимать челюсти, двигать челюстями

6) work harm приносить вред; work destruction причинять разрушение; work havoc производить опустошение; work mischief натворить бед, устроить скандал; work changes производить перемены; work cures приносить исцеление; work-wonders /miracles/ творить чудеса
4. IV
1) work smb. in some manner work smb. hard (long hours) заставлять кого-л. усердно (много) работать, изнурять кого-л. работой

2) work smth. somewhere work one's way forward (upwards, in, out, etc.) прокладывать себе путь /пробиваться/ вперед и т.д.; work one's way down с трудом спускаться; work one's way up а) пробиваться наверх; б) добиваться положения в обществе

3) work smth. somewhere the trapper worked the stream up охотник расставил капканы вверх по ручью

4) work smth. in some manner work one's fingers (one's lips, etc.) nervously нервно сжимать и разжимать пальцы и т.д.
5. VI
work smth. into some state work a screw (a rope, a string, a tie, a knot, etc.) loose ослабить гайку и т.д.; work one's hands free освобождать /высвобождать, развязывать себе/ руки; work the chain (the rope, etc.) free освободиться от цепей и т.д.
6. XI
1) be worked by smth. this machine (the pump, the doll, etc.) is worked by electricity эта машина и т.д. приводится в действие электричеством /работает при помощи электричества/ || to be worked to the limit использовать до конца; the device has not yet been worked to the limit еще не все ресурсы этого приспособления использованы полностью

2) be worked for some time the number of hours worked weekly shall be reduced to 40 рабочая неделя будет сокращена до 40 часов
7. XIII
work to do smth. men must work to live чтобы жить, люди должны работать; he worked to put his brother through college он работал, чтобы его брат мог закончить колледж
8. XV
work into some state work loose ослабнуть; work free освободиться; the window catch (the screw, the nut, the handle, etc.) worked loose оконный шпингалет и т.д. разболтался
9. XVI
1) work at (in, on) some place work at an airplane factory (at a mill, at school, at an office, in an advertizing department, etc.) работать на авиационном заводе и т.д.; work in one's study (in the open air, in a garden, at one's desk, on a scaffolding, etc.) работать у себя в кабинете и т.д.; work on the land работать в сельском хозяйстве; work with smb. work with a grocer (with a florist, with this firm, with us, etc.) работать /служить/ у бакалейщика и т.д.; he is hard to work with с ним трудно работать /иметь дело/; work in (at, into, by, under) smth. work in one's spare hours (late into the night, late at night, by day, by night, etc.) работать в свой свободные часы и т.д.; work at top capacity (in full swing) работать на полную мощность; work at 2,500 HP иметь мощность в две тысячи пятьсот лошадиных сил; work under hard conditions работать в тяжелых условиях; work in shifts работать посменно; work for smth., smb. work for self-support (for a living, for a degree, for a higher certificate etc.) работать, чтобы обеспечить себя и т.д.; work for a small pay (for a wage, etc.) работать за небольшую плату и т.д.; work for a company (for a firm, etc.) служить в какой-л. компании и т.д.; work for the government быть на государственной службе; work with (without) smth. work with one's hands (with one's head, with a brush and paint, etc.) работать руками и т.д.; work with interest (with enthusiasm, with a will, without cessation, etc.) работать с интересом и т.д.;

2) work on smth. work on an axle (on a pivot, etc.) вращаться на оси и т.д.; work on liquid fuel (on wood, on refined or crude petroleum, on all voltages, etc.) работать на жидком топливе и т.д.; this clock works on a spring эти часы приводятся в движение пружиной

3) work in (with) smth. work in wood работать по дереву; work in oils (in water-colours, in distemper, etc.) писать маслом и т.д.; work in leather а) изготовлять изделия из кожи; б) тиснить кожу; work with silver (with gold, with wood, etc.) работать с серебром и т.д.; work at (on) smth. work at a shawl вышивать или вязать шаль; work on a tapestry (on a tombstone, etc.) работать над гобеленом и т.д.; work through smth. work through literature bearing on the subject (through the list, etc.) проработать литературу, относящуюся к данному вопросу и т.д.

4) work at (on, upon, over) smth. work at history (at Greek, etc.) заниматься историей и т.д.; work at a new invention (at a topic, at a subject for many years, at a portrait, at a dictionary, etc.) работать над новым изобретением и т.д.; work at one's lessons делать /готовить/ уроки; work at one's profession совершенствовать свое профессиональное мастерство; work on this suggestion (on a new novel, on the case, etc.) работать над этим предложением и т.д.; have no data to work (up)on не иметь данных, из которых можно было бы исходить; work over a book (over a play, etc.) работать над книгой и т.д.; I worked over this letter half a dozen times before I sent it я переделывал это письмо десятки раз, прежде чем я его отправил; work over smb. I worked over him for an hour before I could revive him я бился целый час, чтобы привести его в чувство; after the match a masseur worked over him после матча его массировал массажист; work against (for, to, toward, towards) smth. work against war (against the cause, etc.) бороться /действовать, выступать/ против войны и т.д.; work for peace (for a cause, to the same end, toward(s) such results, for the good of humanity, for the world, etc.) работать на благо мира и т.д.; work in smth. work in literature работать в области литературы; work in this direction действовать в этом направлении; work in the interest of humanity работать на благо человечества; work with smb., smth. work with an English class (with a group, with children, etc.) работать /заниматься/ с английской группой и т.д.; work with figures иметь дело с цифрами

5) work along (into, through, etc.) smth. work along the shelf of the rock с трудом продвигаться по уступу скалы; the grub worked into the wood в дереве завелся червячок; work into smb.'s favour coll. [хитростью] добиться чьего-л. расположения; work through the forest пробираться через лес; the rain works through the roof дождь проникает через крышу; his elbow has worked through the sleeve рукав у него протерся на локте; his toes worked through the boot его сапоги "каши просят"; the ship worked to windward корабль вышел на /выиграл/ ветер

6) work with smth. smb.'s face (smb.'s lips, smb.'s features, smb.'s mouth, etc.) works with emotion (with excitement, with an effort to keep tears back, etc,) чье-л. лицо и т.д. подергивается от волнения и т.д.

7) work (up)on smth., smb. work on smb.'s mind ((up)on smb.'s feelings, (up)on people, (up)on the vegetation, (up)on the public conscience, etc.) влиять /оказывать воздействие/ на чье-л. мнение и т.д.; work in smth. just drop a hint and leave it to work in his mind сделайте только намек, и мысль сама созреет в его голове; work with smb. the methods that work with one will not necessarily work with another то, что хорошо для одного, не обязательно годятся для другого, методы воздействия, годные для одного [человека], не обязательно будут эффективны для другого
10. XVIII
work oneself to some state he worked himself ill он переутомился и заболел || work oneself into smb.'s favour /into favour with smb./ добиться чьего-л. расположения; the rope (the knot, etc.) worked itself loose веревка и т.д. ослабла /развязалась/; the stream will work itself clear after rain когда пройдет дождь, поток снова станет прозрачным
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1) work like smb. work like a slave (like a horse, like a navvy, etc.) = работать как вол

2) work like smth. work like magic /like a charm/ оказывать магическое действие
12. XX1
work as smb. work as a shop assistant (as a clerk, as a typist, as a cook, as a receptionist, etc.) работать продавцом и т.д.
13. XXI1
1) work smth. to smth. work one's passage /one's fare, one's ticket/ to the south (to America, etc.) отработать свой проезд на юг и т.д.; work one's way through college работать, чтобы иметь средства платить за обучение; work smb., smth. to some state work oneself (the slaves, etc.) to death изводить /изнурять/ себя и т.д. работой; work one's fingers to the bone стирать себе пальцы до крови /в кровь/

2) work smth. by smth. work this machine (this device, etc.) by electricity (by radio, etc.) управлять этой машиной /приводить в действие эту машину/ и т.д. при помощи электричества и т.д.

3) work smth. in smth. work flowers (lilies, a strange pattern, etc.) in silver thread (in silk, ill wool, etc.) вышивать цветы и т.д. серебряными нотками и т.д.; work smth. into smth. work the iron into a horseshoe изогнуть железо в подкову; work cotton into thread (hemp into cords, a silver dollar into a bracelet, etc.) сделать из хлопка нитки и т.д.; work one's hair into a knot закрутить /собрать/ волосы в узел /в пучок/; work cottage cheese into a smooth paste стереть творог в однородную массу; work smth. on smth. work a design on a cushion (one's initials on a handkerchief, eft.) вышивать узор и т.д. на подушке и т.д.; work smth. with smth. work a table-cloth (a robe, a blouse, etc.) with silk (with ornament, with lilies, etc.) расшивать скатерть и т.д. шелком и т.д.

4) work smb. into some state work smb. (oneself, one's audience, etc.) into a rage (into a fever, into a hysterical mood, etc.) доводить кого-л. до бешенства и т.д.; don't work yourself into a temper! не взвинчивай себя!; work smb. for smth. work smb. for a loan (for a ticket, etc.) выманивать у кого-л. /обрабатывать кого-л., чтобы получить/ деньги взаймы и т.д.

5) work smth. into smth. work a piano into a room втащить рояль в комнату; work the stone into the ring вправить камень в кольцо; work a pin into a hole вставить штифт в отверстие; work this quotation into a speech (an incident into a book, etc.) включать цитату в речь и т.д.; work smth. through (to) smb., smth. work one's way through the crowd (through the jungle, through the desert, through snow-fields, to the front of the crowd, to the summit, etc.) пробиваться через толпу и т.д.; work one's way to a position of responsibility добиваться положения в обществе

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > work
7 work

[wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] n

1) no pl ( useful activity) Arbeit f;

good \work! gute Arbeit!;

there's a lot of \work to be done yet es gibt noch viel zu tun;

the garden still needs a lot of \work im Garten muss noch [so] einiges gemacht werden;

forces of destruction are at \work here ( fig) hier sind zerstörerische Kräfte am Werk;

various factors are at \work in this situation in dieser Situation spielen verschiedene Faktoren eine Rolle;

\work on the tunnel has been suspended die Arbeiten am Tunnel wurden vorübergehend eingestellt;

to be a [real] piece of \work ganz schön nervig sein;

to be hard \work [doing sth] ( strenuous) anstrengend sein[, etw zu tun];

( difficult) schwierig sein[, etw zu tun];

to be at \work doing sth [gerade] damit beschäftigt sein, etw zu tun;

to get [or go] [or set] to \work sich akk an die Arbeit machen;

to get [or go] [or set] to \work on sth sich akk an etw akk machen;

to get [or go] [or set] to \work on sb ( fam) jdn in die Mache nehmen ( fam) ( strongly influence) jdn bearbeiten ( fam)

to make \work for sb jdm Arbeit machen;

to make \work for oneself sich dat unnötige Arbeit machen;

to put [or set] sb to \work doing sth jdn losschicken, etw zu tun

2) no pl ( employment) Arbeit f;

\work in the laboratory was interesting die Arbeit im Labor war interessant;

what sort of \work do you have experience in? welche Berufserfahrungen haben Sie?;

to be in \work eine Stelle [o Arbeit] haben;

to be out of \work arbeitslos sein;

to get \work as a translator eine Stelle als Übersetzer/Übersetzerin finden;

to look for \work auf Arbeitssuche sein;

to be looking for \work as a system analyst eine Stelle als Systemanalytiker/-analytikerin suchen

3) no pl ( place of employment) Arbeit f, Arbeitsplatz m;

he rang me from \work er rief mich von der Arbeit [aus] an;

to get to \work on the train mit dem Zug zur Arbeit fahren;

to be injured at \work einen Arbeitsunfall haben;

to be late for \work zu spät zur Arbeit kommen;

to have to stay late at \work lange arbeiten müssen;

to be at \work bei der Arbeit sein;

I'll be at \work until late this evening ich werde heute bis spät abends arbeiten;

to be off \work frei haben;

( without permission) fehlen;

to be off \work sick sich akk krankgemeldet haben;

to commute to \work pendeln;

to go/travel to \work zur Arbeit gehen/fahren

4) no pl ( sth produced by sb) Werk f;

this is the \work of professional thieves dies ist das Werk professioneller Diebe

5) art, lit, mus Werk nt;

“The Complete W\works of William Shakespeare” „Shakespeares gesammelte Werke“;

\works of art Kunstwerke ntpl;

\work in bronze Bronzearbeiten fpl;

\work in leather aus Leder gefertigte Arbeiten;

sb's early/later \work jds Früh-/Spätwerk nt;

to show one's \work in a gallery seine Arbeiten in einer Galerie ausstellen

6) ( factory)

\works + sing/ pl vb Betrieb m, Fabrik f;

steel \works Stahlwerk nt

7) ( working parts)

\works pl of a clock Uhrwerk nt; of a machine Getriebe nt

8) (fam: everything)

the \works pl das ganze Drum und Dran ( fam)

( esp Am) food

two large pizzas with the \works, please! zwei große Pizzen mit allem bitte!

9) no pl phys Arbeit f

PHRASES:

to have one's \work cut out sich akk mächtig reinknien müssen ( fam), jede Menge zu tun haben;

to give sb the \works (dated) (sl) jdn [ordentlich] in die Mangel nehmen ( fam) vi

1) ( do job) arbeiten;

where do you \work? wo arbeiten Sie?;

to \work as sth als etw arbeiten;

to \work for sb für jdn arbeiten;

to \work with sb ( work together) mit jdm zusammenarbeiten;

( do work helping sb) mit jdm arbeiten;

to \work from home [von] zu Hause arbeiten;

to \work at the hospital/ abroad im Krankenhaus/im Ausland arbeiten;

to \work to rule Dienst nach Vorschrift tun;

to \work like a slave [or (Am, Aus) dog] schuften wie ein Tier ( fam)

to \work hard hart arbeiten;

to \work together zusammenarbeiten

2) ( be busy) arbeiten, beschäftigt sein;

we're \working on it wir arbeiten daran;

we're \working to prevent it happening again wir bemühen uns, so etwas in Zukunft zu verhindern;

to \work [hard] at doing sth [hart] daran arbeiten, etw zu tun;

to \work on the assumption that... von der Annahme ausgehen, dass...;

to \work towards a degree in sth univ einen Hochschulabschluss in etw dat anstreben;

to \work at a problem an einem Problem arbeiten

3) ( function) funktionieren;

the boiler seems to be \working OK der Boiler scheint in Ordnung zu sein;

I can't get this washing machine to \work ich kriege die Waschmaschine irgendwie nicht an;

listen, the generator's \working hör mal, der Generator läuft;

to \work off batteries batteriebetrieben sein;

to \work off the mains ( Brit) mit Netzstrom arbeiten;

to \work off wind power mit Windenergie arbeiten

4) ( be successful) funktionieren, klappen ( fam) plan, tactics aufgehen;

to \work in practice [auch] in der Praxis funktionieren

5) med medicine, pill wirken

6) ( have an effect)

to \work against sb/ sth sich akk als negativ für jdn/etw herausstellen;

to \work for sb [or in sb's favour] sich akk zugunsten einer Person gen auswirken;

to \work for sth auf etw akk hinwirken;

to \work on sb jdn bearbeiten (a. hum) ( fam)

to \work both ways sich akk sowohl positiv als auch negativ auswirken

7) ( move)

to \work through/ under/ up etc sth;

the water damage slowly \worked up through the walls der Wasserschaden breitete sich langsam über die Wände nach oben aus

8) + adj ( become)

to \work free/ loose sich akk lösen/lockern

9) (liter: change expression) sb's face arbeiten;

( contort) sich akk verzerren

PHRASES:

to \work like a charm [or like magic] Wunder bewirken;

to \work like a Trojan ( Brit) wie ein Pferd arbeiten ( fam)

to \work till you drop bis zum Umfallen arbeiten;

to \work round to sth ( Brit) sich akk [bis] zu etw dat vorarbeiten;

to \work round to doing sth ( Brit) sich akk aufraffen, etw zu tun vt

1) ( make sb work)

to \work oneself to death sich akk zu Tode schinden;

to \work a twelve-hour day/ a forty-hour week zwölf Stunden am Tag/vierzig Stunden in der Woche arbeiten;

to \work sb/ oneself hard jdm/sich selbst viel abverlangen

2) mech ( operate)

to \work sth machine etw bedienen;

\worked by electricity elektrisch betrieben;

\worked by steam dampfgetrieben;

\worked by wind power durch Windenergie angetrieben

3) ( move back and forward)

to \work sth out of sth etw aus etw dat herausbekommen;

sth \works itself out of sth etw löst sich akk aus etw dat;

to \work one's way around/through... sth sich dat seinen Weg um etw akk /durch etw akk... bahnen;

to \work one's way up through a firm sich akk in einer Firma hocharbeiten;

I have \worked my way through quite a few books ich habe jede Menge Bücher durchgearbeitet;

to \work one's way down a list eine Liste durchgehen;

to \work sth [backwards and forwards] etw [hin- und her]bewegen;

to \work sth free/ loose etw losbekommen/lockern;

sth \works itself free/ loose etw löst/lockert sich akk

4) ( bring about)

to \work sth etw bewirken;

I don't know how she \worked it, but in the end she got £1000 off him ich weiß nicht, wie sie es geschafft hat, aber am Ende luchste sie ihm 1000 Pfund ab;

to \work a cure eine Heilung herbeiführen;

to \work oneself into a more positive frame of mind sich dat eine positivere Lebenseinstellung erarbeiten;

to \work oneself [up] into a frenzy sich akk in eine Raserei hineinsteigern;

to \work sb [up] into a frenzy/ rage jdn zur Raserei/in Rage bringen ( fam)

to \work a miracle ein Wunder vollbringen ( geh)

to \work miracles [or wonders] [wahre] Wunder vollbringen ( geh)

to \work oneself into a state sich akk aufregen;

to \work sb into a state of jealousy jdn eifersüchtig machen

5) ( shape)

to \work bronze/ iron Bronze/Eisen bearbeiten;

to \work clay Ton formen

6) ( mix)

to \work sth into sth etw in etw akk einarbeiten;

( incorporate) etw in etw akk einbauen [o einfügen];

\work the butter into the flour fügen Sie die Butter hinzu und vermengen Sie sie mit dem Mehl;

to \work sth into one's skin ( rub in) die Haut mit etw dat einreiben;

( massage) etw in die Haut einmassieren

7) fashion

to \work sth [on sth] etw [auf etw akk] sticken, etw [mit etw dat be]sticken

8) ( exploit)

to \work sth sich dat etw vornehmen;

to \work the land agr das Land bewirtschaften;

to \work a mine/ quarry min eine Mine/einen Steinbruch ausbeuten

9) ( pay for by working)

to \work one's passage sich dat seine Überfahrt durch Arbeit auf dem Schiff verdienen;

to \work one's way through university sich dat sein Studium finanzieren

PHRASES:

to \work one's fingers to the bone [for sb] sich dat [für jdn] den Rücken krumm arbeiten ( fam)

to \work a treat ( Brit) ( fam) prima funktionieren

English-German students dictionary > work
8 forward

1.
['fɔːwəd]adverb

1) (in direction faced) vorwärts

take three steps forward — drei Schritte vortreten

2) (towards end of room etc. faced) nach vorn; vor[laufen, -rücken, -schieben]

3) (closer) heran

he came forward to greet me — er kam auf mich zu, um mich zu begrüßen

4) (ahead, in advance) voraus[schicken, -gehen]

5) (into future) voraus[schauen, -denken]

6)

come forward — (present oneself) [Zeuge, Helfer:] sich melden
2. adjective
1) (directed ahead) vorwärts gerichtet; nach vorn nachgestellt

2) (at or to the front) Vorder-; vorder...

3) (advanced) frühreif [Kind, Pflanze, Getreide]; fortschrittlich [Vorstellung, Ansicht, Maßnahme]

4) (bold) dreist

5) (Commerc.) Termin[geschäft, -verkauf]; Zukunfts[planung]
3. noun
(Sport) Stürmer, der/Stürmerin, die
4. transitive verb
1) (send on) nachschicken [Brief, Paket, Post] (to an + Akk.); (dispatch) abschicken [Waren] (to an + Akk.)

‘please forward’ — "bitte nachsenden"

forwarding address — Nachsendeanschrift, die

2) (pass on) weiterreichen, weiterleiten [Vorschlag, Plan] (to an + Akk.)

3) (Computing) weiterleiten

4) (promote) voranbringen [Karriere, Vorbereitung]

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['fo:wəd] 1. adjective
1) (moving on; advancing: a forward movement.) vorwärts gerichtet

2) (at or near the front: The forward part of a ship is called the `bows'.) vorder
2. adverb
1) ((also forwards) moving towards the front: A pendulum swings backward(s) and forward(s).) vorwärts

2) (to a later time: from this time forward.) weiter
3. noun
((in certain team games, eg football, hockey) a player in a forward position.) der Stürmer
4. verb
(to send (letters etc) on to another address: I have asked the post office to forward my mail.) nachsenden

- academic.ru/9036/bring_forward">bring forward

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for·ward

[ˈfɔ:wəd, AM ˈfɔ:rwɚd]

I. adv

1. (towards front) nach vorn[e]

the traffic moved \forward slowly der Verkehr bewegte sich langsam vorwärts

there was a general movement \forward es gab eine allgemeine Vorwärtsbewegung

to lean \forward sich akk vorlehnen

to be backwards in coming \forward ( fig) sich akk nur zögerlich melden

2. ( fig: progress) weiter

a leap/step \forward ein Sprung/Schritt nach vorn[e]

to be [no] further \forward [nicht] weiter sein

3. (close to front) vorn[e]

▪ to be \forward of sth vor etw dat liegen [o gelegen sein]

all the main cargo holds are \forward of the bridge alle Hauptfrachträume liegen vor der Brücke

4. (earlier in time)

we brought the starting time \forward an hour wir verlegten die Startzeit eine Stunde vor

to put the clock/one's watch \forward die Uhr/seine Armbanduhr vorstellen

5. ( form: onwards in time)

from that day/time \forward von jenem Tag/jener Zeit an

II. adj

1. attr, inv (towards front) Vorwärts-

\forward movement Vorwärtsbewegung f

\forward gear AUTO Vorwärtsgang m

a \forward pass SPORT Vorpass m

2. (near front) vordere(r, s)

3. MIL (close to enemy) vordere(r, s)

4. attr, inv (of future) voraus-

\forward look Vorschau f

\forward planning Vorausplanung f

5. (for future delivery) Termin-

\forward buying Terminkauf m

6. ( also pej: bold) vorlaut

7. ( fig: judicious)

\forward step Schritt m nach vorn

8. HORT (early) frühe(r, s); (nearing maturity) frühreif

III. n SPORT Stürmer(in) m(f)

centre \forward Mittelstürmer(in) m(f)

IV. vt

1. (pass on)

▪ to \forward sth [to sb] etw [an jdn] weiterleiten

“please \forward” „bitte nachsenden“

2. ( form: send)

▪ to \forward sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw senden

3. ( form: help to progress)

▪ to \forward sth etw vorantreiben

to \forward sb's interests jds Interessen vertreten

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['fɔːwəd]
1. adv

1) ( = onward[s], ahead) vorwärts; (= to the front, to particular point, out of line) nach vorn

please step forward — bitte vortreten

to take two steps forward — zwei Schritte vortreten

to rush forward — sich vorstürzen

to go straight forward — geradeaus gehen

forward! — vorwärts!

he drove backward(s) and forward(s) between the station and the house — er fuhr zwischen Haus und Bahnhof hin und her

2)

(in time) if we think forward to the next stage — wenn wir an die vor uns liegende nächste Stufe denken

3)

(= into prominence) to come forward — sich melden

to bring forward new evidence — neue Beweise pl vorlegen

2. adj

1) (in place) vordere(r, s); (in direction) Vorwärts-

forward march — Vormarsch m

forward gears (Aut) — Vorwärtsgänge pl

this seat is too far forward — dieser Sitz ist zu weit vorn

2) (in time) planning Voraus-; (COMM) buying, price Termin-; (= well-advanced) season (weit) fortgeschritten; plants früh pred; children frühreif

I'd like to be further forward with my work — ich wollte, ich wäre mit meiner Arbeit schon weiter

good forward thinking, Jones — gute Voraussicht, Jones

3) (= presumptuous, pert) dreist

3. n (SPORT)
Stürmer(in) m(f)
4. vt

1) (= advance) plans etc vorantreiben; career voranbringen

2) (= dispatch) goods beförden, senden; (= send on) letter, parcel nachsenden

please forward — bitte nachsenden

3) (INTERNET ETC) information weiterleiten; e-mail forwarden, weiterleiten

we'll forward your suggestions to the committee — wir werden Ihre Vorschläge an den Ausschuss weiterleiten

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forward [ˈfɔː(r)wə(r)d]

A adv vor…, nach vorn, vorwärts, voran…, voraus…:

from this day forward von heute an;

freight forward WIRTSCH Fracht gegen Nachnahme;

buy forward WIRTSCH auf Termin kaufen;

go forward fig Fortschritte machen;

help forward weiterhelfen (dat);

forward, march! MIL im Gleichschritt, marsch!; → bring forward, carry forward, put forward etc

B adj (adv forwardly)

1. vorwärts oder nach vorn gerichtet, Vorwärts…:

a forward motion;

forward area MIL Kampfgebiet n;

forward defence (US defense) MIL Vorwärtsverteidigung f;

forward planning Voraus-, Zukunftsplanung f;

forward speed AUTO Vorwärtsgang m;

forward strategy MIL Vorwärtsstrategie f;

forward stroke TECH Vorlauf m (eines Kolbens)

2. vorder(er, e, es)

3. a) BOT frühreif (auch fig Kind)

b) zeitig (Jahreszeit etc)

4. ZOOL

a) hochträchtig

b) gut entwickelt

5. fig fortschrittlich

6. fig fortgeschritten (at in dat; with mit)

7. fig vorlaut, dreist

8. fig vorschnell, -eilig

9. fig schnell bereit ( to do sth etwas zu tun)

10. WIRTSCH auf Ziel oder Zeit, für spätere Lieferung oder Zahlung, Termin…:

forward business (market, sale, etc);

forward exchange Termindevisen pl;

forward exchange market Devisenterminmarkt m;

forward operation Termingeschäft n;

forward rate Terminkurs m, Kurs m für Termingeschäfte

C s SPORT Stürmer(in):

forward line Stürmer-, Sturmreihe f

D v/t

1. beschleunigen

2. fördern, begünstigen

3. a) (ver)senden, schicken

b) befördern

4. einen Brief etc nachsenden

E v/i “please forward” „bitte nachsenden“

fwd abk forward

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1.
['fɔːwəd]adverb

1) (in direction faced) vorwärts

take three steps forward — drei Schritte vortreten

2) (towards end of room etc. faced) nach vorn; vor[laufen, -rücken, -schieben]

3) (closer) heran

he came forward to greet me — er kam auf mich zu, um mich zu begrüßen

4) (ahead, in advance) voraus[schicken, -gehen]

5) (into future) voraus[schauen, -denken]

6)

come forward — (present oneself) [Zeuge, Helfer:] sich melden
2. adjective
1) (directed ahead) vorwärts gerichtet; nach vorn nachgestellt

2) (at or to the front) Vorder-; vorder...

3) (advanced) frühreif [Kind, Pflanze, Getreide]; fortschrittlich [Vorstellung, Ansicht, Maßnahme]

4) (bold) dreist

5) (Commerc.) Termin[geschäft, -verkauf]; Zukunfts[planung]
3. noun
(Sport) Stürmer, der/Stürmerin, die
4. transitive verb
1) (send on) nachschicken [Brief, Paket, Post] (to an + Akk.); (dispatch) abschicken [Waren] (to an + Akk.)

‘please forward’ — "bitte nachsenden"

forwarding address — Nachsendeanschrift, die

2) (pass on) weiterreichen, weiterleiten [Vorschlag, Plan] (to an + Akk.)

3) (Computing) weiterleiten

4) (promote) voranbringen [Karriere, Vorbereitung]

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(football) n.

Stürmer - (Sport) m. adj.

Vorwärts- präfix.

dreist adj.

fortschrittlich adj.

nach vorn adj.

vorlaut adj.

vorwärts adj. v.

befördern v.

begünstigen v.

fördern v.

nachsenden v.

schicken v.

senden v.

(§ p.,pp.: sandte (sendete), gesandt (gesendet))

versenden v.

weiterleiten (Brief) v.

English-german dictionary > forward
9 work

وَظِيفَة \ appointment: the position for which sb. is chosen: I hope to get a government appointment. employment: work; activity: am growing lazy for lack or employment. function: special work or duty: The function of an ear is to hear. job: regular employment: He has an office job. They lost their jobs when the factory closed. office: a position (esp. in government or in some official group) in which one has to perform certain duties, either paid or unpaid: He was elected to the office of chairman of his trade union. position: a job; an appointment: She has an important position in the government. His usual position on the football field is centre forward. post: a job with particular duties; an official position: He held the post of headmaster for ten years. work: employment; a paid job: He has left school and started work. I’m out of work (unemployed).

Arabic-English glossary > work
10 put one's best foot first

разг.

( put (или set) one's (или the) best foot first (foremost или forward))

1) очень быстро идти, торопиться, нестись

...I set my best foot forward and whenever I met in with any one I cried out there was a wreck ashore. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Kidnapped’, ch. XVIII) —...я несся что было духу и, завидев кого-либо, кричал, что на берегу нашли останки корабля, потерпевшего крушение.

2) приложить все усилия, сделать всё возможное, очень стараться

You can put your best foot forward, and if it turns out to be a faux pas, let them know that you're an American. (J. O'Hara, ‘Ourselves to Know’) — Старайтесь изо всех сил, а если сделаете faux pas, скажите им, что вы американец.

If you are going to finish that work in time you'll have to put your best foot forward. (WD) — Если вы хотите сделать эту работу вовремя, то вам придется поднажать.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > put one's best foot first
11 podrobić

-obię, -obisz; imp -ób; vb od podrabiać

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I.

podrobić¹

pf.

1. zob. podrabiać.

2. pot. (= popracować jakiś czas nad czymś) advance one's work, move on/forward with one's work.

II.

podrobić²

pf.

(= rozdrobnić) crumble, crush, break up.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podrobić
12 досрочно выполнить работу

General subject: to be forward with (one's) work

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > досрочно выполнить работу
13 indietro

"back;

Zurück"

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behind

tornare, girarsi back

essere indietro con il lavoro be behind

mentalmente be backward

nei pagamenti be in arrears

di orologio be slow

dare indietro ( restituire) give back

tirarsi indietro draw back

fig back out

all'indietro backwards

motoring fare marcia indietro reverse

fig back-pedal

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indietro avv.

1 (in posizione arretrata nello spazio e nel tempo) back; behind: state indietro!, stand back!; cammina, non fermarti indietro!, keep walking, don't lag behind!; qui c'è la stazione, la nostra casa è un po' più indietro, Here's the station. Our house is a bit further back; la polizia teneva indietro la folla, the police held the crowd back // rimanere indietro, to stay behind; (attardarsi) to drop (o lag) behind: è rimasto indietro, aspettiamolo, He's dropped behind. Let's wait for him; siamo rimasti indietro col lavoro, we're behind with our work // essere indietro, to be behind (anche fig.); (in ritardo mentale) to be backward; (essere arretrato) to be behind the times; siamo molto indietro col programma, we're far behind with the programme; è piuttosto indietro in matematica, he's a bit behind in maths; lo sviluppo tecnologico è ancora molto indietro in quella zona, technological development is still far behind the times in that area; essere indietro coi pagamenti, con le consegne, to be behind (o in arrears) with one's payments, deliveries

2 (di orologio) slow: quest'orologio rimane sempre indietro, this clock is always slow; il mio orologio è indietro di cinque minuti, my watch is five minutes slow

3 (direzione, movimento) back, backward (s): va' indietro!, go back!; ho dimenticato le chiavi, vado indietro a prenderle, I've forgotten my keys. I'll go back and get them; abbiamo sbagliato strada, dobbiamo tornare indietro, We've taken the wrong road. We'll have to turn back; richiamalo subito indietro!, call him back at once!; ho perso l'autobus e sono tornato indietro a piedi, I missed the bus and walked back; si fermò e si guardò indietro, she stopped and looked back; ho messo l'orologio indietro di un'ora, I put the clock back an hour; fece un passo indietro e cadde, he took a step back (wards) and fell; facciamo un passo indietro, (fig.) let's go back a little // fare un passo avanti e due indietro, to take one step forward and two back // tirarsi indietro, to draw back (anche fig.): tutti si tirarono indietro per far passare il corteo, they all stood back to let the procession go past; non si tira mai indietro di fronte alle difficoltà, he never draws back in the face of difficulties // fare marcia indietro, to reverse; (fig.) to backtrack (o to back-pedal) // all'indietro, backwards: camminare all'indietro, to walk backwards (o to back); è caduto all'indietro e ha battuto la testa, he fell backwards and hit his head; viaggiare all'indietro, to travel with one's back to the engine // indietro!, go (o move) back!; macchina indietro, indietro tutta, (mar.) full speed astern

4 (di ritorno) back: sarò indietro per l'ora di cena, I'll be back in time for dinner; non lo aspetto indietro prima di domani, I don't expect him back till tomorrow

5 (in restituzione) back: lo spettacolo è stato annullato e ci hanno dato indietro i soldi del biglietto, the show was cancelled and they gave us our money back; questo televisore non funziona, devo portarlo indietro, This TV set doesn't work. I'll have to take it back; mi serve quel libro, lo voglio indietro, I need that book, so I want it back; mi hanno rimandato indietro la lettera, the letter was sent back to me; tirò indietro le tende e aprì le finestre, he drew the curtains back and opened the windows.

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[in'djɛtro]
avverbio

1) (nello spazio) back

tornare indietro — to come o go back

avanti e indietro — back and forth, to and fro

fare un passo indietro — to take a step back

lasciare indietro qcn. — to leave sb. behind

tirarsi indietro — to move o step aside; fig. to back down, to flinch, to hang back

voltarsi indietro — to turn back o round, to look back (anche fig.)

vai un po' indietro — move back a bit

indietro! — get back!

state indietro! — keep back!

indietro tutta! — mar. go hard astern!

2) all'indietro [passo, salto] back(wards); [ guardare] behind, back; [cadere, piegarsi] backwards

3) (in ritardo)

rimanere o restare indietro [ persona] to drop back o behind, to fall o hang behind; [ orologio] to run slow, to lose time; rimanere indietro con il lavoro to be behind with one's work; essere o restare indietro in matematica to be behind in maths; mettere indietro l'orologio to put the clock back; il mio orologio va indietro o è indietro di 2 minuti — my watch is two minutes out o slow

4) (in restituzione)

avere, dare indietro — to get, give back

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indietro

/in'djεtro/

avverbio

1 (nello spazio) back; tornare indietro to come o go back; avanti e indietro back and forth, to and fro; fare un passo indietro to take a step back; lasciare indietro qcn. to leave sb. behind; tirarsi indietro to move o step aside; fig. to back down, to flinch, to hang back; voltarsi indietro to turn back o round, to look back (anche fig.); vai un po' indietro move back a bit; indietro! get back! state indietro! keep back! indietro tutta! mar. go hard astern!

2 all'indietro [ passo, salto] back(wards); [ guardare] behind, back; [ cadere, piegarsi] backwards

3 (in ritardo) rimanere o restare indietro [ persona] to drop back o behind, to fall o hang behind; [ orologio] to run slow, to lose time; rimanere indietro con il lavoro to be behind with one's work; essere o restare indietro in matematica to be behind in maths; mettere indietro l'orologio to put the clock back; il mio orologio va indietro o è indietro di 2 minuti my watch is two minutes out o slow

4 (in restituzione) avere, dare indietro to get, give back.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > indietro
14 avance

avance [avɑ̃s]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = marche, progression) advance

   b. (sur un concurrent) lead

• avoir de l'avance sur qn to have the lead over sb

• prendre de l'avance sur qn to take the lead over sb

• 10 minutes d'avance a 10-minute lead

• avoir une longueur d'avance to be a length ahead

• il a un an d'avance he's a year ahead

• avoir toujours un coup d'avance to be one step ahead

   c. (sur un horaire) avoir de l'avance to be ahead of schedule ; (dans son travail) to be ahead with one's work

• le train a dix minutes d'avance the train is ten minutes early

• le train a pris de l'avance the train is running ahead of schedule

• arriver avec cinq minutes d'avance to arrive five minutes early

• avec cinq minutes d'avance sur les autres five minutes earlier than the others

• ma montre a dix minutes d'avance my watch is ten minutes fast

• ma montre prend de l'avance my watch is fast

   d. ( = acompte) advance

• faire une avance de 800 € à qn to advance sb 800 euros

• avance sur salaire advance on one's salary

   e. (locutions)

► en avance (sur l'heure fixée) early ; (sur l'horaire) ahead of schedule

• être en avance sur qn to be ahead of sb

• être en avance d'une heure (sur l'heure fixée) to be an hour early ; (sur l'horaire) to be an hour ahead of schedule

• dépêche-toi, tu n'es pas en avance ! hurry up, you haven't got much time!

• les crocus sont en avance cette année the crocuses are early this year

• leur fils est très en avance sur les autres enfants their son is well ahead of the other children

• il est en avance pour son âge he's advanced for his age

• leur pays est en avance dans le domaine scientifique their country leads in the field of science

• il était très en avance sur son temps he was well ahead of his time

• nous sommes en avance sur le programme we're ahead of schedule► à l'avance, d'avance in advance

• réserver une place un mois à l'avance to book a seat one month in advance

• prévenir qn deux heures à l'avance to warn sb two hours in advance

• payable à l'avance or d'avance payable in advance

• en vous remerciant à l'avance thanking you in anticipation

• merci d'avance thanks (in anticipation)

2. plural feminine noun

avances (galantes) advances

• faire des avances à qn to make advances to sb

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avɑ̃s
1.

nom féminin

1) ( progression) advance

2) ( avantage) lead

conserver son avance — to keep one's lead

avoir/prendre de l'avance sur — to be/to pull ahead of

3) Finance ( acompte) advance

2.

à l'avance locution adverbiale in advance

3.

d'avance locution adverbiale

il a perdu d'avance — he has already lost

payer d'avance — to pay in advance

d'avance je vous remercie — I thank you in advance

avoir cinq minutes d'avance — to be five minutes early

4.

en avance locution adverbiale

1) ( sur l'heure) early

arriver en avance — to arrive early

2) ( sur les autres)

le Japon est en avance sur l'Europe — Japan is ahead of Europe

il est en avance pour son âge — he's advanced for his age

5.

avances nom féminin pluriel advances

faire des avances à quelqu'un — to make advances to somebody, to come on to somebody (colloq) US

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avɑ̃s
1. nf

1) [troupes, expédition] advance

2) [argent] advance

une avance sur salaire — an advance on one's salary

une avance de 500 euros — an advance of 500 euros

3) (opposé à retard) (sur un concurrent) lead

On a une avance de 3h sur eux. — We've got a 3-hour lead on them.

Pour une fois, on a de l'avance. — For once we're ahead of schedule.

une avance de 300 m — a 300 m lead

300 m d'avance — a 300 m lead

4 heures d'avance — a 4-hour lead

avoir de l'avance (pour un rendez-vous) — to be early, (dans un projet) to be ahead of schedule

être en avance (à un rendez-vous) — to be early, (sur un programme) to be ahead of schedule

on n'est pas en avance! — we've not got much time!

être en avance sur qn — to be ahead of sb

4) (= progrès) progress

5) TECHNIQUE, [élément mobile] forward movement

avance papier INFORMATIQUE — paper advance

6) (autres locutions)

d'avance — in advance

payer d'avance — to pay in advance

à l'avance — in advance

longtemps à l'avance — well in advance

par avance — in advance

Nous vous remercions par avance. — Thank you in advance.

2. avances nfpl

(en vue d'une négociation) overtures, (amoureuses) advances

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avance

A nf

1 ( progression) advance; fuir devant l'avance des rebelles to flee before the advance of the rebels; ralentir/contenir l'avance de l'ennemi to slow/to contain the enemy's advance;

2 ( avantage) lead; conserver son avance to keep one's lead; avance technologique technological advance; avoir une avance de 3% dans les sondages [parti, candidat] to have a 3% lead in the opinion polls; prendre de l'avance sur [personne, pays, entreprise] to pull ahead of; avoir de l'avance sur [personne, pays, entreprise] to be ahead of;

3 Fin ( acompte) advance; une avance sur salaire an advance on one's salary.

B à l'avance loc adv in advance; faire qch à l'avance to do sth in advance; ils ont eu connaissance des sujets à l'avance they knew the subjects in advance.

C d'avance loc adv already; il a perdu d'avance he has already lost; ça me déprime d'avance I'm already depressed about it; c'est acquis d'avance, elle sera augmentée it's already been agreed, she will get a rise GB ou raise US; il faut payer d'avance you have to pay in advance; d'avance je vous remercie I thank you in advance; avoir cinq minutes d'avance to be five minutes early.

D en avance loc adv

1 ( sur l'heure) early; être en avance to be early; arriver/partir en avance to arrive/to leave early;

2 ( sur les autres) le Japon est en avance sur l'Europe Japan is ahead of Europe; il est en avance pour son âge he's advanced for his age; leur fille est très en avance dans ses études their daughter is very advanced in her studies.

E par avance loc adv already; l'opposition dénonce par avance les résultats de l'élection the opposition is denouncing the election results before they're even out.

F avances nfpl advances; faire des avances à qn to make advances to sb, to come on to sb○ US; répondre aux avances de qn to respond to sb's advances.

Composé

avance rapide fast-forward.

[avɑ̃s] nom féminin

1. [par rapport au temps prévu]

prendre de l'avance dans ses études to get ahead in one's studies

j'ai pris de l'avance sur le ou par rapport au planning I'm ahead of schedule

avoir de l'avance sur ou par rapport à ses concurrents to be ahead of the competition ou of one's competitors

arriver avec 10 minutes/jours d'avance to arrive 10 minutes/days early

le maillot jaune a pris 37 secondes d'avance the yellow jersey's 37 seconds ahead of time

2. [d'une montre, d'un réveil]

ta montre prend de l'avance your watch is fast

ma montre a une minute d'avance/prend une seconde d'avance toutes les heures my watch is one minute fast/gains a second every hour

3. [avantage - d'une entreprise] lead ; [ - d'une armée] progress

l'avance prise par notre pays en matière de génétique our country's lead in the field of genetics

avoir 10 points d'avance sur quelqu'un to have a 10 point lead over somebody

avoir une demi-longueur d'avance to lead by half a length

4. [dans un approvisionnement]

en avoir d'avance, en faire d'avance: prends ce beurre, j'en ai plusieurs paquets d'avance have this butter, I keep several packs in reserve

de la sauce tomate? j'en fais toujours d'avance tomato sauce? I always make some in advance

5. [acompte] advance

donner à quelqu'un une avance sur son salaire to give somebody an advance on his/her salary

faire une avance de 500 euros à quelqu'un to advance 500 euros to somebody

avance bancaire FINANCE (bank) overdraft

avance de fonds loan

avance sur recette loan to a producer (to be recouped against box-office takings)

avance sur salaire advance (on one's salary)

avance sur titre collateral loan

6. TECHNOLOGIE

avance rapide fast forward

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avances nom féminin pluriel

[propositions - d'amitié, d'association] overtures, advances ; [ - sexuelles] advances

faire des avances à quelqu'un

a. [suj: séducteur] to make advances to somebody

b. [suj: entreprise] to make overtures to somebody

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à l'avance locution adverbiale

[payer] in advance, beforehand

je n'ai été averti que deux minutes à l'avance I was only warned two minutes beforehand, I only got two minutes' notice

réservez longtemps à l'avance book early

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d'avance locution adverbiale,

par avance locution adverbiale

[payer, remercier] in advance

savourant d'avance sa revanche already savouring his revenge

c'est joué d'avance it's a foregone conclusion

c'est tout combiné d'avance (familier) it's a put-up job

d'avance je peux te dire qu'il n'est pas fiable I can tell you right away ou now that he's not reliable

en avance locution adjectivale

elle est en avance sur le reste de la classe she's ahead of the rest of the class

être en avance sur son temps ou époque to be ahead of one's time

en avance locution adverbiale

[avant l'heure prévue] early

être en avance de 10 minutes/jours to be 10 minutes/days early

je me dépêche, je ne suis pas en avance! I must rush, I'm (rather) late!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > avance
15 avancé

avance [avɑ̃s]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = marche, progression) advance

   b. (sur un concurrent) lead

• avoir de l'avance sur qn to have the lead over sb

• prendre de l'avance sur qn to take the lead over sb

• 10 minutes d'avance a 10-minute lead

• avoir une longueur d'avance to be a length ahead

• il a un an d'avance he's a year ahead

• avoir toujours un coup d'avance to be one step ahead

   c. (sur un horaire) avoir de l'avance to be ahead of schedule ; (dans son travail) to be ahead with one's work

• le train a dix minutes d'avance the train is ten minutes early

• le train a pris de l'avance the train is running ahead of schedule

• arriver avec cinq minutes d'avance to arrive five minutes early

• avec cinq minutes d'avance sur les autres five minutes earlier than the others

• ma montre a dix minutes d'avance my watch is ten minutes fast

• ma montre prend de l'avance my watch is fast

   d. ( = acompte) advance

• faire une avance de 800 € à qn to advance sb 800 euros

• avance sur salaire advance on one's salary

   e. (locutions)

► en avance (sur l'heure fixée) early ; (sur l'horaire) ahead of schedule

• être en avance sur qn to be ahead of sb

• être en avance d'une heure (sur l'heure fixée) to be an hour early ; (sur l'horaire) to be an hour ahead of schedule

• dépêche-toi, tu n'es pas en avance ! hurry up, you haven't got much time!

• les crocus sont en avance cette année the crocuses are early this year

• leur fils est très en avance sur les autres enfants their son is well ahead of the other children

• il est en avance pour son âge he's advanced for his age

• leur pays est en avance dans le domaine scientifique their country leads in the field of science

• il était très en avance sur son temps he was well ahead of his time

• nous sommes en avance sur le programme we're ahead of schedule► à l'avance, d'avance in advance

• réserver une place un mois à l'avance to book a seat one month in advance

• prévenir qn deux heures à l'avance to warn sb two hours in advance

• payable à l'avance or d'avance payable in advance

• en vous remerciant à l'avance thanking you in anticipation

• merci d'avance thanks (in anticipation)

2. plural feminine noun

avances (galantes) advances

• faire des avances à qn to make advances to sb

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avɑ̃s
1.

nom féminin

1) ( progression) advance

2) ( avantage) lead

conserver son avance — to keep one's lead

avoir/prendre de l'avance sur — to be/to pull ahead of

3) Finance ( acompte) advance

2.

à l'avance locution adverbiale in advance

3.

d'avance locution adverbiale

il a perdu d'avance — he has already lost

payer d'avance — to pay in advance

d'avance je vous remercie — I thank you in advance

avoir cinq minutes d'avance — to be five minutes early

4.

en avance locution adverbiale

1) ( sur l'heure) early

arriver en avance — to arrive early

2) ( sur les autres)

le Japon est en avance sur l'Europe — Japan is ahead of Europe

il est en avance pour son âge — he's advanced for his age

5.

avances nom féminin pluriel advances

faire des avances à quelqu'un — to make advances to somebody, to come on to somebody (colloq) US

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avɑ̃s
1. nf

1) [troupes, expédition] advance

2) [argent] advance

une avance sur salaire — an advance on one's salary

une avance de 500 euros — an advance of 500 euros

3) (opposé à retard) (sur un concurrent) lead

On a une avance de 3h sur eux. — We've got a 3-hour lead on them.

Pour une fois, on a de l'avance. — For once we're ahead of schedule.

une avance de 300 m — a 300 m lead

300 m d'avance — a 300 m lead

4 heures d'avance — a 4-hour lead

avoir de l'avance (pour un rendez-vous) — to be early, (dans un projet) to be ahead of schedule

être en avance (à un rendez-vous) — to be early, (sur un programme) to be ahead of schedule

on n'est pas en avance! — we've not got much time!

être en avance sur qn — to be ahead of sb

4) (= progrès) progress

5) TECHNIQUE, [élément mobile] forward movement

avance papier INFORMATIQUE — paper advance

6) (autres locutions)

d'avance — in advance

payer d'avance — to pay in advance

à l'avance — in advance

longtemps à l'avance — well in advance

par avance — in advance

Nous vous remercions par avance. — Thank you in advance.

2. avances nfpl

(en vue d'une négociation) overtures, (amoureuses) advances

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avance

A nf

1 ( progression) advance; fuir devant l'avance des rebelles to flee before the advance of the rebels; ralentir/contenir l'avance de l'ennemi to slow/to contain the enemy's advance;

2 ( avantage) lead; conserver son avance to keep one's lead; avance technologique technological advance; avoir une avance de 3% dans les sondages [parti, candidat] to have a 3% lead in the opinion polls; prendre de l'avance sur [personne, pays, entreprise] to pull ahead of; avoir de l'avance sur [personne, pays, entreprise] to be ahead of;

3 Fin ( acompte) advance; une avance sur salaire an advance on one's salary.

B à l'avance loc adv in advance; faire qch à l'avance to do sth in advance; ils ont eu connaissance des sujets à l'avance they knew the subjects in advance.

C d'avance loc adv already; il a perdu d'avance he has already lost; ça me déprime d'avance I'm already depressed about it; c'est acquis d'avance, elle sera augmentée it's already been agreed, she will get a rise GB ou raise US; il faut payer d'avance you have to pay in advance; d'avance je vous remercie I thank you in advance; avoir cinq minutes d'avance to be five minutes early.

D en avance loc adv

1 ( sur l'heure) early; être en avance to be early; arriver/partir en avance to arrive/to leave early;

2 ( sur les autres) le Japon est en avance sur l'Europe Japan is ahead of Europe; il est en avance pour son âge he's advanced for his age; leur fille est très en avance dans ses études their daughter is very advanced in her studies.

E par avance loc adv already; l'opposition dénonce par avance les résultats de l'élection the opposition is denouncing the election results before they're even out.

F avances nfpl advances; faire des avances à qn to make advances to sb, to come on to sb○ US; répondre aux avances de qn to respond to sb's advances.

Composé

avance rapide fast-forward.

( féminin avancée) [avɑ̃se] adjectif

1. [dans le temps - heure] late

à une heure avancée late at night

la saison est avancée it's very late in the season

arriver à un âge avancé to be getting on in years

2. [pourri - poisson, viande] off (UK), bad ; [ - fruit] overripe

3. [développé - intelligence, économie] advanced

un garçon avancé pour son âge a boy who's mature for ou ahead of his years

à un stade peu avancé at an early stage

te voilà bien avancé! (ironique) a (fat) lot of good that's done you!

4. MILITAIRE [division, élément] advance (modificateur)

ouvrage avancé outwork

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avancée nom féminin

1. [progression] progress

2. [d'un toit] overhang

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > avancé
16 carry

/'kæri/ * danh từ - (quân sự) tư thế cầm gươm chào; sự bồng vũ khí - tầm súng; tầm bắn xa - sự khiêng thuyền xuống (từ sông này sang sông khác); nơi kéo thuyền lên khỏi mặt nước (để chuyển đi nơi khác) * động từ - mang, vác, khuân, chở; ẵm =railways and ships carry goods+ xe lửa và tàu chở hàng =to carry a baby in one's arms+ ẵm em bé trong tay - đem theo, đeo, mang theo; tích trữ (hàng hoá để bán); nhớ được =to carry money with one+ đem theo tiền =can you carry all these figures in your head?+ anh có thể nhớ được tất cả những con số này không? - mang lại, kèm theo, chứa đựng =the loan carries 3 per cent interest+ tiền cho vay ấy mang lại 3 phần trăm lãi =power carriers responsibility with it+ quyền lực kèm theo trách nhiệm - dẫn, đưa, truyền =the oil is carried across the desert in pipelines+ dầu được dẫn qua sa mạc bằng đường ống =to carry conviction+ truyền (cho ai) sự tin tưởng (của mình); có sức thuyết phục - chống, chống đỡ =these pillars carry the weight of the roof+ những cột này chống đỡ sức nặng của mái nhà - có tầm, đạt tới, tầm xa; tới, đi xa (tới), vọng xa =these guns carry for enough+ súng này bắn khá xa =the sound of the guns carries many miles+ tiếng súng vọng xa nhiều dặm - đăng (tin, bài) (tờ báo) =todays' paper carries the news that...+ báo hôm nay đăng tin rằng... - (toán học) mang, sang, nhớ - làm dài ra, kéo cao lên, tiếp nối =to carry a fence round a field+ kéo dài bức rào quanh cánh đồng - thắng, lấy được, chiếm được, đoạt được; thuyết phục được; vượt qua; được thông qua, được chấp nhận; giành được thắng lợi cho ta =to carry the enemy's position's+ chiếm được vị trí địch =to carry everything before one+ vượt qua mọi trở lực thành công =to carry one's audience with one+ thuyết phục được thính giả của mình =he carried his point+ điều anh ta đưa ra được chấp nhận =the resolution was carried+ nghị quyết được thông qua - có dáng dấp, đi theo kiểu; giữ theo kiểu =the carries himself like a soldier+ anh ấy đi dáng như một quân nhân =to carry sword+ cầm gươm chào - có thái độ, xử sự, cư xử, ăn ở =he carries himself insolently+ hắn có thái độ láo xược !to carry away - đem đi, mang đi, thổi bạt đi !to be carried away - bị lôi cuốn đi, bị làm cho say mê =to be carried away by one's enthusiasm+ bị nhiệt tình lôi cuốn đi !to carry forward - đưa ra phía trước - (toán học); (kế toán) mang sang !to cary off - đem đi, bắt đi, đưa đi khỏi chốn trần ai - chiếm đoạt =to carry off all the prices+ đoạt được tất cả các giải - làm cho chấp nhận được, làm cho thông qua được !to carry on - xúc tiến, tiếp tục =to carry on with one's work+ tiếp tục công việc của mình - điều khiển, trông nom - (thông tục) có thái độ kỳ quặc; có thái độ nóng nảy =don't carry on so+ đừng nóng nảy thế, hãy bình tĩnh - tán tỉnh =to carry on with somebody+ tán tỉnh ai; dan díu bí mật với ai !to carry out - tiến hành, thực hiện !to carry over - mang sang bên kia; (kế toán) mang sang !to carry through - hoàn thành - làm thoát khỏi, làm vượt qua được (khó khăn) =his courage will carry him throught+ lòng can đảm của anh ta giúp anh ta vượt qua tất cả !to carry all before one - thành công, thắng được mọi sự chống đối trở ngại !to carry coals to Newcastle - (tục ngữ) chở củi về rừng !to carry the day - thắng lợi thành công !to carry into practice (execution) - thực hành, thực hiện !to carry it - thắng lợi, thành công !to carry it off well - giữ được thái độ đường hoàng; không hề nao núng !to fetch and carry - (xem) fetch

English-Vietnamese dictionary > carry
17 voortgaan

voortgaan

1 continue ⇒ go on/ahead/forward, proceed

♦voorbeelden:

1 met zijn werk voortgaan • continue with one's work

op dezelfde voet voortgaan • 〈 figuurlijk〉 continue along the same lines

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > voortgaan
18 seguir

v.

1 to follow.

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind

seguir algo de cerca to follow o monitor something closely (desarrollo, resultados)

Ellos siguen la caravana They follow the convoy.

Eso es lo que sigue That is what follows.

2 to follow.

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed

3 to continue, to resume.

Me sigue el dolor My pain persists.

4 to continue, to go on.

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!

aquí se baja él, yo sigo he's getting out here, I'm going on (al taxista)

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong

sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?

5 to keep on, to go along, to carry on, to continue.

María se sigue haciendo daño Mary keeps on hurting herself.

6 to continue to be, to continue being, to keep, to keep being.

Las chicas siguen testarudas The girls continue to be stubborn.

7 to obey, to keep.

Las chicas siguen las reglas The girls obey the rules.

8 to imitate, to follow.

Los fanáticos siguen al cantante The fans imitate the singer.

9 to come afterwards, to come next, to come after, to come along.

Algo bueno sigue Something good comes afterwards.

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SEGUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; gu changes to g before a and o)

Present Indicative

sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguís, siguen.

Past Indicative

seguí, seguiste, siguió, seguimos, seguisteis, siguieron.

Present Subjunctive

siga, sigas, siga, sigamos, sigáis, sigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

siguiera, siguieras, siguiera, siguiéramos, siguierais, siguieran;

siguiese, siguieses, siguiese, siguiésemos, siguieseis, siguiesen.

Future Subjunctive

siguiere, siguieres, siguiere, siguiéremos, siguiereis, siguieren.

Imperative

sigue (tú), siga (él/Vd.), sigamos (nos.), seguid (vos.), sigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to follow

2) keep on

3) pursue

4) remain

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1. VT

1) (=perseguir) [+ persona, pista] to follow; [+ indicio] to follow up; [+ presa] to chase, pursue

tú ve primero que yo te sigo — you go first and I'll follow you

ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador

nos están siguiendo — we're being followed

seguía todos sus pasos — I followed his every step

la seguía con la mirada — his eyes followed her

me sigue como un perrito faldero — he's always tramping at my heels

2) (=estar atento a) [+ programa de TV] to watch, follow; [+ programa de radio] to listen to, follow; [+ proceso, progreso] to monitor, follow up; [+ satélite] to track

seguir los acontecimientos de cerca — to monitor events closely

estaba ocupada y no he seguido la conversación — I was busy and didn't follow the conversation

esta exposición permite seguir paso a paso la evolución del artista — this exhibition allows the artist's development to be traced step by step

3) (=hacer caso de) [+ consejo] to follow, take; [+ instrucciones, doctrina, líder] to follow

siguió el ejemplo de su padre — he followed his father's example

seguir los pasos de algn — to follow in sb's footsteps

sigue la tradición de la familia — he follows in the family tradition

4) [+ rumbo, dirección] to follow

seguimos el curso del río — we followed the course of the river

siga la flecha — follow the arrow

siga esta calle y al final gire a la derecha — carry on up o follow this street and turn right at the end

• seguir su camino — to continue on one's way

sigue su camino de cineasta independiente — he continues in his path of independent film-maker

el mercado sigue su camino alcista — the market is continuing on its upward trend

• seguir su curso, el proyecto sigue su curso — the project is still on course, the project continues on (its) course

la enfermedad sigue su curso — the illness is taking o running its course

que la justicia siga su curso — let justice take its course

5) (=entender) [+ razonamiento] to follow

es un razonamiento muy difícil de seguir — it's an argument which is rather hard to follow

¿me sigues? — are you with me?

6) (Educ) [+ curso] to take, do

7) † [+ mujer] to court †

2. VI

1) (=continuar) to go on, carry on

¿quieres que sigamos? — shall we go on?

¡siga! — (=hable) go on!, carry on; LAm (=pase) come in

¡síguele! — Méx go on!

"sigue" — [en carta] P.T.O.; [en libro] continued

la carretera sigue hasta el pueblo — the road goes on as far as the town

siga por la carretera hasta el cruce — follow the road up to the crossroads

seguir por este camino — to carry on along this path

2)

• seguir adelante — [persona] to go on, carry on; [acontecimiento] to go ahead

los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack
adelante 1)
3) [en estado, situación] to be still

sigue enfermo — he's still ill

sigue en Caracas — she's still in Caracas

el ascensor sigue estropeado — the lift's still not working

sigue soltero — he's still single

¿cómo sigue? — how is he?

que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself

seguir con una idea — to go on with an idea

seguía en su error — he continued in his error

• seguimos sin teléfono — we still haven't got a phone

sigo sin noticias — I still haven't heard anything

sigo sin comprender — I still don't understand

esas preguntas siguen sin respuesta — those questions remain unanswered

4)

• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth

siguió mirándola — he went on o carried on looking at her

siguió hablando con nosotros — he went on speaking to us

el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working

sigo pensando lo mismo — I still think the same

sigue lloviendo — it's still raining

5) (=venir a continuación) to follow, follow on

como sigue — as follows

lo que sigue es un resumen — what follows is a summary

entre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out

mencionaré varios casos en lo que sigue — I'll now move on to mention several cases

• seguir a algo, las horas que siguieron a la tragedia — the hours following o that followed the tragedy

a la conferencia siguió un debate — the lecture was followed by a discussion

3.

See:

seguirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

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= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

Ex. So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

Ex. Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.

Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

Ex. An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.

Ex. Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.

Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex. All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.

Ex. Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex. In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.

Ex. The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

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* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

* * *

= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

Ex: So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

Ex: An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.

Ex: Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.

Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.

Ex: Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex: In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.

Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* * *

seguir [ I30 ]

vt

A ‹persona/vehículo› to follow; ‹presa› to follow

sígame, por favor follow me, please

la hizo seguir por un detective he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

siga (a) ese coche follow that car!

creo que nos están siguiendo I think we're being followed

la siguió con la mirada he followed her with his eyes

le venían siguiendo los movimientos desde hacía meses they had been watching his movements for months

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses with the Japanese catching up o gaining on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue or la mata ( fam); if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

B ‹camino/ruta›

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o take o follow this road as far as the bridge

continuamos el viaje siguiendo la costa we continued our journey following the coast

me paré a saludarla y seguí mi camino I stopped to say hello to her and went on my way

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is taking o running its normal course

el tour sigue la ruta de Bolívar the tour follows the route taken by Bolivar

siguiéndole los pasos al hermano mayor, decidió estudiar medicina following in his elder brother's footsteps, he decided to study medicine

C (en el tiempo) to follow seguir A algo/algn to follow sth/sb

los disturbios que siguieron a la manifestación the disturbances that followed the demonstration

el hermano que me sigue está en Asunción the brother who comes after me is in Asunción

D

1 ‹instrucciones/consejo› to follow

tienes que seguir el dictamen de tu conciencia you must be guided by your conscience

2 (basarse en) ‹autor/teoría/método› to follow

en su clasificación sigue a Sheldon he follows Sheldon in his classification

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue las líneas establecidas por nuestro fundador it follows the lines laid down by our founder

E

1 ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial/una dieta hipocalórica you will have to undergo special treatment/follow a low-calorie diet

se seguirá contra usted el procedimiento de suspensión del permiso de conducción steps will be taken leading to the withdrawal of your driver's license

2 ( Educ) ‹curso› to take

estoy siguiendo un cursillo de fotografía I'm doing o taking a short photography course

¿qué carrera piensas seguir? what are you thinking of studying o reading?

F

1 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

me cuesta seguir una conversación en francés I find it hard to follow a conversation in French

¿me siguen? are you with me?

2

(permanecer atento a): no sigo ese programa I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

sigue atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos he's following the course of events very closely

sigue paso a paso la vida de su ídolo she keeps track of every detail of her idol's life

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo we are keeping careful track of its development, we are following its development very closely

■ seguir

vi

A

1 (por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

el tren sigue hasta Salto the train goes on to Salto

desde allí hay que seguir a pie/en mula from there you have to go on on foot/by mule

2

seguir adelante: ¿entienden? bien, entonces sigamos adelante do you understand? good, then let's carry on

llueve ¿regresamos? — no, sigamos adelante it's raining, shall we go back? — no, let's go on o carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans

3

( Col) (entrar): siga por favor come in, please

B

(en un lugar, un estado): ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well

¿sigues con la idea de mudarte? do you still intend to move?, are you still thinking of moving?

sigo sin entender I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre she's still single/as pretty as ever

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

C

1

«tareas/investigaciones/rumores»: siguen las investigaciones en torno al crimen investigations are continuing into the crime

sigue el buen tiempo en todo el país the good weather is continuing throughout the country, the whole country is still enjoying good weather

si siguen estos rumores if these rumors persist

2 seguir + GER:

sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone

sigue leyendo tú, Elsa you read now, Elsa

si sigues molestando te voy a echar if you carry on being a nuisance, I'm going to send you out

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way ( frml)

D

1

(venir después, estar contiguo): lee lo que sigue read what follows, read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter

me bajo en la parada que sigue I get off at the next stop

sigue una hora de música clásica there follows an hour of classical music

2 «historia/poema» to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? how does the song go on?

[ S ] sigue en la página 8 continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue the final list is as follows

■ seguirse

v pron

( en tercera persona) seguirse DE algo to follow FROM sth

de esto se sigue que su muerte no fue accidental it follows from this that her death was not accidental

* * *

seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;

la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please

2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank
' seguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atorarse
- continuar
- escala
- golpe
- impulsar
- juego
- profesar
- rastrear
- ritmo
- sino
- suceder
- trece
- adelante
- bordear
- camino
- cauce
- cerca
- línea
- llevar
- moda
- paso
- perro
- racha
- separar
- siga
- sigo
- trazar
- ver
English:
act on
- advice
- along
- carry on
- closely
- continue
- despite
- ensue
- fight on
- follow
- follow up
- forge
- get on
- go ahead
- go on
- go through with
- hope
- hotly
- keep
- keep on
- lead
- march on
- monitor
- move on
- obey
- pick up
- play on
- play upon
- practice
- practise
- press ahead
- proceed
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- rattle on
- reasoning
- run on
- send on
- shadow
- soldier on
- stalk
- stand
- stay out
- struggle on
- succeed
- tail
- take
- track
- trail

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seguir

♦ vt

1. [ir detrás de, tomar la ruta de] to follow;

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind;

síganme, por favor follow me, please;

la generación que nos sigue o [m5] que sigue a la nuestra the next generation, the generation after us;

sigue este sendero hasta llegar a un bosque follow this path until you come to a forest;

seguir el rastro de alguien/algo to follow sb's/sth's tracks;

siga la flecha [en letrero] follow the arrow

2. [perseguir] to follow;

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed;

seguir a alguien de cerca to tail sb;

parece que le siguen los problemas trouble seems to follow him around wherever he goes;

Prov

el que la sigue la consigue where there's a will there's a way

3. [estar atento a, imitar, obedecer] to follow;

seguían con la vista la trayectoria de la bola they followed the ball with their eyes;

no seguimos ese programa we don't follow that programme;

seguir algo de cerca [su desarrollo, sus resultados] to follow o monitor sth closely;

siempre sigue los dictámenes de la moda she always follows the latest fashion;

los que siguen a Keynes followers of Keynes;

el cuadro sigue una línea clásica the painting is classical in style;

seguir las órdenes/instrucciones de alguien to follow sb's orders/instructions;

sigue mi consejo y habla con ella take my advice and talk to her;

siguiendo sus indicaciones, hemos cancelado el pedido we have cancelled the order as instructed

4. [reanudar, continuar] to continue, to resume;

yo seguí mi trabajo/camino I continued with my work/on my way;

él siguió su discurso he continued o resumed his speech

5. [comprender] [explicación, profesor, conferenciante] to follow;

me costaba seguirle I found her hard to follow;

¿me sigues? do you follow?, are you with me?

6. [mantener, someterse a] to follow;

hay que seguir un cierto orden you have to follow o do things in a certain order;

seguiremos el procedimiento habitual we will follow the usual procedure;

es difícil seguirle (el ritmo), va muy deprisa it's hard to keep up with him, he goes very quickly;

los aspirantes elegidos seguirán un proceso de formación the chosen candidates will receive o undergo training

7. [cursar]
sigue un curso de italiano he's doing an Italian course;

sigue la carrera de medicina she's studying medicine

♦ vi

1. [proseguir, no detenerse] to continue, to go on;

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!;

aquí se baja él, yo sigo [al taxista] he's getting out here, I'm going on;

siga con su trabajo carry on with your work;

el sendero sigue hasta la cima the path continues o carries on to the top;

"sigue la crisis en la bolsa de Tokio" Tokyo stock market crisis continues;

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it;

¿vas a seguir intentándolo? are you going to keep trying?;

se seguían viendo de vez en cuando they still saw each other from time to time, they continued to see each other from time to time;

seguir adelante (con algo) [con planes, proyectos] to go ahead (with sth)

2. [mantenerse, permanecer]
sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital;

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?;

todo sigue igual everything's still the same, nothing has changed;

sigue el buen tiempo en el sur del país the good weather in the south of the country is continuing;

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory;

¿la sigues queriendo? do you still love her?;

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong;

sigue habiendo dudas sobre… doubts remain about…;

¡buen trabajo, sigue así! good work, keep it up!;

si seguimos jugando así, ganaremos la liga if we carry on o keep playing like that, we'll win the league;
Fam
a seguir bien [como despedida] take care, look after yourself;

de seguir así las cosas, si las cosas siguen así if things go on like this, the way things are going

3. [tomar un camino]
el resto siguió por otro camino the rest went another way;

seguiremos hacia el este we'll go east then;

siga todo recto go straight on;

siga hasta el siguiente semáforo carry on till you get to the next set of traffic lights

4. [sucederse, ir después] to follow;

lo que sigue es una cita del Corán the following is a quotation from the Koran;

seguir a algo to follow sth;

la lluvia siguió a los truenos the thunder was followed by rain;

¿cómo sigue el chiste? how does the joke go on o continue?;

el proceso de selección se realizará como sigue:… the selection process will be carried out as follows:…;

sigue en la página 20 [en periódico, libro] continued on page 20

5. Col [para dar permiso] please do;

con permiso, ¿puedo entrar? – siga excuse me, can I come in? – please do

♦ See also the pronominal verb seguirse

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seguir

I v/t

1 consejo, camino, moda etc follow;

seguir a alguien follow s.o.

2 ( permanecer)

:

seguir fiel a alguien remain faithful to s.o.

II v/i continue, carry on;

seguir con algo continue with sth, carry on with sth;

seguir haciendo algo go on doing sth, continue to do sth;

sigue cometiendo los mismos errores he keeps on making the same mistakes;

sigue enfadado conmigo he’s still angry with me;

¡a seguir bien! take care!, take it easy!

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seguir {75} vt

1) : to follow

el sol sigue la lluvia: sunshine follows the rain

seguiré tu consejo: I'll follow your advice

me siguieron con la mirada: they followed me with their eyes

2) : to go along, to keep on

seguimos toda la carretera panamericana: we continued along the PanAmerican Highway

siguió hablando: he kept on talking

seguir el curso: to stay on course

3) : to take (a course, a treatment)

seguir vi

1) : to go on, to keep going

sigue adelante: keep going, carry on

2) : to remain, to continue to be

¿todavía sigues aquí?: you're still here?

sigue con vida: she's still alive

3) : to follow, to come after

la frase que sigue: the following sentence

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seguir vb

1. (en general) to follow

ese perro me sigue a todas partes that dog follows me everywhere

el jueves sigue al miércoles Thursday follows Wednesday

2. (cursar estudios) to do

sigue un curso de informática he's doing a computing course

3. (recorrer) to go on

siga todo recto hasta la plaza go straight on until you get to the square

¡sigue! No te pares go on! Don't stop!

4. (continuar) to be still

sigue enfermo he's still ill

sigo viviendo en el mismo sitio I'm still living in the same place

Spanish-English dictionary > seguir
19 avancer

avancer [avɑ̃se]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ objet, tête] to move forward ; [+ main] to hold out

• avancer le cou to crane forward

• avancer un siège à qn to draw up a seat for sb

• avancer une pendule to put a clock forward

   b. [+ opinion, hypothèse] to advance

• ce qu'il avance paraît vraisemblable what he is suggesting seems quite plausible

   c. [+ date, départ] to bring forward

• il a dû avancer son retour he had to bring forward the date of his return

   d. [+ travail] to speed up

• est-ce que cela vous avancera si je vous aide ? will it speed things up for you if I help?

• ça n'avance pas nos affaires that doesn't improve matters for us

• cela t'avancera à quoi de courir ? what good will it do you to run?

• cela ne t'avancera à rien de crier shouting won't get you anywhere

   e. [+ argent] to advance ; ( = prêter) to lend

2. intransitive verb

   a. (dans l'espace) to advance ; [bateau] to make headway

• il avança d'un pas he took a step forward

• mais avance donc ! move on will you!

• ça n'avançait pas sur la route the traffic was almost at a standstill

   b. ( = progresser) to make progress

• faire avancer [+ travail] to speed up ; [+ science, recherche] to further

• avancer vite dans son travail to make good progress in one's work

• et les travaux, ça avance ? (inf) how's the work coming on? (inf)

• son livre n'avance guère he's not making much headway with his book

• tout cela n'avance à rien that doesn't get us any further

   c. [montre, horloge] to be fast

• ma montre avance de dix minutes my watch is ten minutes fast

   d. [cap, promontoire] to jut out ( dans into ) ; [lèvre, menton] to protrude

3. reflexive verb

► s'avancer

   a. ( = aller en avant) to move forward ; ( = progresser) to advance

• il s'avança vers nous he came towards us

   b. ( = s'engager) to commit o.s.

• je ne crois pas trop m'avancer en disant que... I don't think I'm going too far if I say that...

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avɑ̃se
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( dans l'espace) to move [something] forward [objet]

avancer une main timide — to hold one's hand out shyly

avancer un siège à quelqu'un — to pull ou draw up a seat for somebody

la voiture de Monsieur est avancée — your car awaits, sir

2) ( dans le temps) to bring forward [départ, voyage, réunion]

3) ( faire progresser) to get ahead with [travail]

classe les fiches, ça m'avancera — sort out the cards, it'll help me get on more quickly

cela ne nous avance à rien — that doesn't get us anywhere

4) ( prêter)

avancer de l'argent — [banque] to advance money; [parent, ami] to lend money

5) ( changer l'heure)

avancer sa montre de cinq minutes — to put one's watch forward (by) five minutes

6) ( affirmer) to put forward [accusation, théorie]; to propose [chiffre]

avancer que — to suggest that

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( progresser dans l'espace) [personne, véhicule] to move (forward); [armée] to advance

avancer d'un mètre — to move forward (by) one metre

elle poussait mon frère pour le faire avancer — she was pushing my brother forward

elle avança vers le guichet — ( elle alla) she went up to the ticket office; ( elle vint) she came up to the ticket office

2) ( progresser) [personne] to make progress; [travail] to progress

le travail avance vite — the work is making good progress

j'ai bien avancé dans mon travail — I've made good progress with my work

et votre projet? ça avance? — (colloq) and your project? how is it coming along?

faire avancer la science — to further science

3) ( par rapport à l'heure réelle)

avancer de dix minutes — to be ten minutes fast

4) ( faire saillie) [menton, dents] to stick out, to protrude; [cap, presqu'île] to jut out ( dans into); [balcon, plongeoir] to jut out, to project ( au-dessus de over)

3.

s'avancer verbe pronominal

1) ( physiquement)

s'avancer vers quelque chose — to move toward(s) something

s'avancer vers quelqu'un — ( aller) to go toward(s) somebody; ( venir) to come up to somebody

ne t'avance pas près du bord — don't go near the edge

2) ( dans une tâche) to get ahead

3) ( faire saillie) to jut out, to protrude ( dans into; sur, au-dessus de over)

4) ( se hasarder à)

je me suis un peu avancé en lui promettant le dossier pour demain — I shouldn't have committed myself by promising him I'd have the file ready for tomorrow

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avɑ̃se
1. vi

1) (= se déplacer) to move forward, to advance

Il avançait prudemment. — He moved forward cautiously.

2) (= progresser) [projet, travail] to make progress

3) (= être en avance) [montre, réveil] to be fast

Ma montre avance d'une heure. — My watch is an hour fast.

J'avance d'une heure. — I'm an hour fast.

2. vt

1) (= déplacer) to move forward

2) (= prêter) [argent] [employeur] to advance, [ami] to lend

Peux-tu m'avancer cent euros? — Can you lend me 100 euros?

3) (= faire progresser) [travail] to speed up

4) [montre, pendule] to put forward

Il a avancé sa montre d'une heure. — He put his watch forward an hour.

5) [date] to bring forward

La date de l'examen a été avancée. — The date of the exam has been brought forward.

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avancer verb table: placer

A vtr

1 ( dans l'espace) to move [sth] forward [chaise, assiette, échelle]; avancer le cou to crane one's neck (forward); avancer une main timide to hold one's hand out shyly; avancer un siège à qn to pull ou draw up a seat for sb; la voiture de Monsieur est avancée your car awaits, sir;

2 ( dans le temps) to bring forward [départ, voyage, réunion, heure, élections]; un match avancé a game that has been brought forward;

3 ( faire progresser) to get ahead with [travail, tricot]; tous ces problèmes ne font pas avancer vos affaires all these problems aren't improving matters for you; classe les fiches, ça m'avancera sort out the cards, it'll help me get on more quickly; ils ont embauché un intérimaire pour les avancer un peu they have taken on a temp○ to speed things up a bit; toutes ces récriminations ne nous avancent pas beaucoup all these recriminations aren't getting us very far; à quoi ça t'avance d'avoir deux voitures? where does it get you, having two cars?; cela ne nous avance à rien that doesn't get us anywhere;

4 ( prêter) avancer de l'argent à qn [banque] to advance money to sb; [parent, ami] to lend money to sb; pourriez-vous m'avancer 500 euros sur mon salaire? could you advance me 500 euros out of my salary?;

5 ( changer l'heure) avancer sa montre de cinq minutes to put one's watch forward (by) five minutes;

6 ( affirmer) to put forward [accusation, argument, théorie]; to propose [chiffre]; avancer que to suggest that.

B vi

1 ( progresser dans l'espace) [personne, véhicule, navire] to move (forward); [armée, troupes] to advance; avancer d'un mètre to move forward (by) one metre; avancer vers la sortie to move toward(s) the exit; je ne peux plus avancer I can't go any further; allez, avance! go on!; avancer au pas [voiture, cavalier] to move at walking pace; avancer d'un pas to take one step forward; avancer en boitant to limp forward; elle poussait mon frère pour le faire avancer she was pushing my brother forward; elle avança vers moi she came up to me; elle avança vers le guichet ( elle alla) she went up to the ticket office; ( elle vint) she came up to the ticket office;

2 ( progresser) [personne] to make progress; [travail, construction, recherche] to progress; le travail avance vite/péniblement the work is making good/halting progress; j'ai bien avancé dans mon travail ce matin I've made good progress with my work this morning; ce pull n'avance guère this sweater isn't coming on ou progressing very quickly; et votre projet? ça avance○? and your project? how is it coming along?; faire avancer une enquête/les négociations to speed up an inquiry/the negotiations; faire avancer la science to further science; avancer en âge to be getting on (in years); plus on avance dans la vie the longer one lives; la matinée/l'hiver avançait the morning/the winter was wearing on;

3 ( par rapport à l'heure réelle) j'avance de dix minutes I am ten minutes fast; ma montre avance de deux minutes my watch is two minutes fast;

4 ( faire saillie) [menton, dents] to stick out, to protrude; [cap, presqu'île] to jut out (dans into); [balcon, plongeoir] to jut out, to project (au-dessus de over).

C s'avancer vpr

1 ( physiquement) s'avancer vers qch to move toward(s) sth; s'avancer vers qn ( aller) to go toward(s) sb; ( venir) to come up to sb; elle s'avança jusqu'à la porte she went up to the door; ne t'avance pas trop près du bord don't go too near the edge; s'avancer dans le bois to go further into the woods; s'avancer dans le couloir to go down the corridor; la mer s'avance dans les terres the sea goes (a long way) inland;

2 ( dans une tâche) to get ahead; je me suis bien avancé (dans mon travail) I've got well ahead (with my work); je me suis avancée pour la semaine prochaine I'm ahead with my work for next week;

3 ( faire saillie) to jut out, to protrude (dans into; sur, au-dessus de over);

4 ( donner son point de vue) to commit oneself; s'avancer sur un terrain glissant fig to be on slippery ground fig; je me suis un peu avancé en te promettant le dossier pour demain I shouldn't have committed myself by promising you I'd have the file ready for tomorrow; en disant cela je m'avance peut-être un peu trop maybe I am exaggerating a bit in saying that; il s'est avancé jusqu'à dire que he went as far as to say that.

[avɑ̃se] verbe transitif

1. [pousser vers l'avant] to push ou to move forward (separable)

[amener vers l'avant] to bring forward (separable)

tu es trop loin, avance ta chaise you're too far away, move ou bring your chair forward

avancer un siège à quelqu'un to pull ou draw up a seat for somebody

2. [allonger]

avancer la tête to stick one's head out

avancer sa ou la main vers quelque chose

a. [pour l'attraper] to reach towards something

b. [pour qu'on vous le donne] to hold out one's hand for something

3. [dans le temps] to bring ou to put forward (separable) , to move up (US)

l'heure du départ a été avancée de 10 minutes the starting time was put forward 10 minutes

la réunion a été avancée à demain/lundi the meeting has been brought forward to tomorrow/Monday

avancer sa montre (d'une heure) to put one's watch forward (by an hour)

4. [proposer - explication, raison, opinion] to put forward (separable), to suggest, to advance ; [ - argument, théorie, plan] to put forward

être sûr de ce que l'on avance to be certain of what one is saying

si ce qu'il avance est vrai if his allegations are true

5. [faire progresser]

je vais rédiger les étiquettes pour vous avancer I'll write out the labels to make it quicker for you ou to help you along

trêve de bavardage, tout cela ne m'avance pas that's enough chatting, all this isn't getting my work done

ça t'avance à quoi de mentir? (familier) what do you gain by lying?

voilà à quoi ça t'avance de tricher this is where cheating gets you

les insultes ne t'avanceront à rien being abusive will get you nowhere

6. [prêter - argent, somme, loyer] to lend, to advance

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[avɑ̃se] verbe intransitif

1. [se déplacer dans l'espace] to move forward, to proceed (soutenu), to advance

MILITAIRE to advance

avancer d'un pas to take one step forward

avancer à grands pas to stride along

avancer avec difficulté to plod along

avancer vers ou sur quelqu'un d'un air menaçant to advance on somebody threateningly

avoir du mal à avancer to make slow progress

le bus avançait lentement the bus was moving slowly

ne restez pas là, avancez! don't just stand there, move on!

2. [progresser - temps, action] to be getting on, to progress

l'heure avance time's ou it's getting on, it's getting late

l'été/l'hiver avance we're well into the summer/winter

au fur et à mesure que la nuit avançait as the night wore on

ça avance? how's it going?

les réparations n'avançaient pas/avançaient the repair work was getting nowhere/was making swift progress

le projet n'avance plus the project's come to a halt ou standstill

faire avancer

a. [cause] to promote

b. [connaissances] to further, to advance

faire avancer les choses

a. [accélérer une action] to speed things up

b. [améliorer la situation] to improve matters

3. [faire des progrès] to make progress, to get further forward

j'ai l'impression de ne pas avancer I don't feel I'm getting anywhere ou I'm making any headway

avancer dans une enquête/son travail to make progress in an investigation/one's work

avancer en âge

a. [enfant] to grow up, to get older

b. [personne mûre] to be getting on (in years)

avancer en grade to be promoted, to get a promotion

4. [montre, réveil]

votre montre avance ou vous avancez de 10 minutes your watch is ou you are 10 minutes fast

pendule qui avance d'une seconde toutes les heures clock that gains a second every hour

5. [faire saillie - nez, menton] to jut ou to stick out, to protrude ; [ - piton, promontoire] to jut ou to stick out

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s'avancer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [approcher] to move forward ou closer

il s'avança vers moi he came towards me

2. [prendre de l'avance]

s'avancer dans son travail to make progress ou some headway in one's work

3. [prendre position] to commit oneself

je ne voudrais pas m'avancer mais il est possible que... I can't be positive but it might be that...

je m'avance peut-être un peu trop en affirmant cela it might be a bit rash of me to say this

4. [faire saillie] to jut ou to stick out, to protrude

la jetée s'avance dans la mer the jetty sticks out into the sea

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > avancer
20 vor

I Präp.

1. räumlich: in front of; (in Gegenwart von) auch in the presence of; vor der Tür at the door; vor der Stadt (außerhalb) outside the town; vor das oder vors Haus etc. gehen go in front of the house etc.; sich vor den Fernseher etc. setzen sit down in front of the television etc.; vor einem Hintergrund against a background; vor dem Wind segeln sail before the wind; das Subjekt steht vor dem Verb comes before ( oder precedes) the verb; Auge 1, Tür, Zeuge etc.

2. zeitlich: before; Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit: ago; am Tage vor... (on) the day before...; vor einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day; ( heute) vor acht Tagen a week ago (today); fünf ( Minuten) vor zehn five (minutes) to (Am. auch of) ten; etw. vor sich haben have s.th. ahead ( oder coming up)

3. vor Tatsachen / einem Problem / einer Aufgabe etc. stehen be faced ( oder confronted) with facts / a problem / a task etc.; vor dem Ruin stehen be faced with ruin, be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin; sich verbeugen vor (+ Dat) bow ( Frau: curtsey) to oder before; vor allem, vor allen Dingen above all; vor sich hin murmeln mutter ( oder mumble) to o.s.; vor sich gehen gehen I 3

4. (wegen) with, for, on account of, because of; vor Freude springen / schreien jump / shout for ( oder with) joy; vor ( lauter) Lachen konnte ich nichts sagen I couldn’t speak for laughing; vor ( lauter) Arbeit with all that work, for work; zittern vor Angst etc.: shake ( oder tremble) with; vor Hunger sterben die of hunger; sich fürchten vor (+ Dat) be afraid of

5. schützen, verstecken, retten etc.: from; warnen: against

II Adv. (nach vorn, vorwärts) forward(s); er konnte weder vor noch zurück he couldn’t go forward(s) or backward(s), he couldn’t move either way; Freiwillige vor! any volunteers step forward!; SC vor, noch ein Tor! come on SC, let’s have another one!

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(Uhrzeit) to (Präp.);

(räumlich) forwards (Adv.); forward (Adv.); in front of (Präp.); ahead of (Präp.);

(zeitlich) ago (Adv.); before (Präp.); prior to (Präp.); ere (Präp.)

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[foːɐ]
1. prep +acc or dat

1) +dat (räumlich) in front of; (= außerhalb von) outside; (= vor Hintergrund) against; (= in Gegenwart von) in front of; (= in jds Achtung) in the eyes of; (bei Reihenfolge) before; (bei Rangordnung) before, ahead of

der See/die Stadt lag vór uns — the lake/town lay before us

vór jdm herfahren/hergehen — to drive/walk in front of or ahead of sb

vór der Kirche rechts abbiegen — turn right before the church

vór der Stadt — outside the town

vór einer Kommission/allen Leuten — before or in front of a commission/everyone

vór Gott sind alle Menschen gleich — all people are equal before God or in God's sight

sich vór jdm/etw verneigen (lit, fig) — to bow before or to sb/sth

vór allen Dingen, vór allem — above all

vór dem Fernseher sitzen or hocken (inf) — to sit in front of the TV

2) +acc (Richtung angebend) in front of; (= außerhalb von) outside

ein Schlag vór den Oberkörper — a blow on the chest

3) +dat (zeitlich) before

vór Christi Geburt — before Christ, BC

zwanzig (Minuten) vór drei — twenty (minutes) to three

heute vór acht Tagen — a week ago today

das ist or liegt noch vór uns — this is still to come

ich war vór ihm an der Reihe — I was in front of him

ich war vór ihm da — I was there before him

vór einigen Tagen/langer Zeit/fünf Jahren — a few days/a long time/five years ago

am Tage vór der Prüfung — the day before the examination

4) +acc

vór sich hin summen/lachen/sprechen etc — to hum/laugh/talk etc to oneself

vór sich hin schreiben/arbeiten — to write/work away

vór sich hin wandern — to wander on

5) +dat

vór sich her — before one, in front of one

er ließ die Schüler vór sich her gehen — he let the pupils go in front (of him)

6) +dat (Ursache angebend) with

vór Hunger sterben — to die of hunger

vór Kälte zittern — to tremble with or from cold

vór Schmerz laut schreien — to cry out with or in pain

vór lauter Arbeit — for or because of work

alles strahlt vór Sauberkeit — everything is shining clean

7)

(in fester Verbindung mit n, vb, adj siehe auch dort) Schutz vór jdm/etw suchen — to seek protection from sb/sth

vór jdm/etw sicher sein — to be safe from sb/sth

Achtung vór jdm/etw haben — to have respect for sb/sth

sich vór jdm verstecken — to hide from sb

wie ist das vór sich gegangen? — how did it happen?

2. adv

1)

vór und zurück — backwards and forwards

alle kleinen Kinder vór! — all small children to the front!

wer Karten will, vór! — come up and get your tickets!

Borussia vór, noch ein Tor! — come on Borussia, let's have another!

2)

See:

→ nach

3)

(N Ger inf = davor) da sei Gott vór — God forbid

das wird nicht passieren, da bin ich vór — that won't happen, I'll see to it

* * *

1) (at a certain time in the past: two years ago; Long ago, men lived in caves; How long ago did he leave?) ago

2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) before

3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) before

4) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) of

5) (before: Prior to working in America, he had travelled in Europe.) prior to

6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) with

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vor

[fɔɐ̯]

I. präp

1. +dat (davor befindlich)

▪ \vor jdm/etw in front of sb/sth

ich sitze zwölf Stunden am Tag \vor dem Bildschirm! I spend twelve hours a day sitting in front of a screen!

sie ließ ihn \vor sich her gehen she let him go in front of her

\vor der Tür steht ein Vertreter there's a salesman at the door

das Subjekt steht \vor dem Objekt the subject precedes [or comes before] the object

eine Binde \vor den Augen tragen to have a bandage over one's eyes

\vor der Stadt outside the town

2. +dat (fig: für) for

\vor Gott sind alle Menschen gleich in the eyes of God everyone is equal

3. +dat (fig: in Gegenwart von) in the presence of

sich akk \vor jdm schämen to feel ashamed in front of sb

\vor Zeugen in the presence [or in front] of witnesses

\vor Zuschauern [o Publikum] in front of spectators

4. +dat (fig: konfrontiert mit)

\vor Gericht/dem Richter stehen to stand before the court/judge

5. +dat (fig: bezüglich)

\vor etw davonlaufen to run away from sth

sich akk \vor jdm/etw schützen to protect oneself from sb/sth

jdn \vor jdm warnen to warn sb about sb

6. +akk (auf die Vorderseite) in front of

setz dich bitte nicht direkt \vor mich please don't sit directly in front of me

der Sessel kommt \vor den Fernseher the armchair goes in front of the television

7. +akk (frontal gegen)

ein Schlag \vor die Brust a blow on the chest

8. +akk (fig: konfrontieren)

jdn \vor ein Ultimatum stellen to give sb an ultimatum

9. +akk (fig: schützend)

sich akk \vor jdn stellen to put oneself in front of sb

10. +akk (bei sich)

\vor sich akk hin summen to hum to oneself

11. +dat (früher) before

wenn du dich beeilst, kannst du noch \vor Dienstag in Berlin sein if you hurry, you can be in Berlin before Tuesday

es ist zehn \vor zwölf it is ten to twelve

vor kurzem/wenigen Augenblicken/hundert Jahren a short time/a few moments/hundred years ago

12. +dat (Reihen-, Rangfolge) before

ich war \vor dir dran I was before you

\vor allem above all

\vor jdm am Ziel sein to get somewhere before sb [arrives]

13. +dat (bevorstehend)

▪ etw \vor sich dat haben to have sth ahead

eine Aufgabe/ein Problem \vor sich dat haben to be faced with a task/a problem

14. +dat (bedingt durch) with

\vor Furcht/Kälte zittern to shake with fear/cold

\vor Hunger sterben to die of hunger

\vor Schmerz schreien to cry out in pain

ich konnte \vor Schmerzen die ganze Nacht nicht schlafen I couldn't sleep all night because of the pain

starr \vor Schreck rigid with horror

\vor Wut rot anlaufen to turn red with rage; s.a. Christus, Ding

II. adv

1. (nach vorne) forward

Freiwillige \vor! volunteers one step forward!

\vor und zurück backwards and forwards

2. (fam: davor)

da habe ich Angst \vor I'm afraid of that

da hat er sich \vor gedrückt he got out of that nicely fam

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) in front of; (weiter vorn als) ahead of; in front of; (nicht ganz so weit wie) before; (außerhalb) outside

vor einem Hintergrund — against a background

200 m vor der Abzweigung — 200 m. before the turn-off

vor der Stadt — outside the town

etwas vor sich haben — (fig.) have something before one

2) (zeitlich) before

es ist fünf [Minuten] vor sieben — it is five [minutes] to seven

3) (bei Reihenfolge, Rangordnung) before

knapp vor jemandem siegen — win just ahead or in front of somebody

4) (in Gegenwart von) before; in front of

vor Zeugen — before or in the presence of witnesses

5) (aufgrund von) with

vor Kälte zittern — shiver with cold

vor Hunger/Durst umkommen — die of hunger/thirst

vor Arbeit/Schulden nicht mehr aus und ein wissen — not know which way to turn for work/debts

6)

vor fünf Minuten/Jahren — five minutes/years ago

heute/gestern/morgen vor einer Woche — a week ago today/yesterday/tomorrow
2.
Präposition mit Akk. in front of

keinen Schritt vor die Tür setzen — not set foot outside the door

er fuhr bis vor die Haustür — he drove right up to the front door

vor sich hin — to oneself

still vor sich hin arbeiten — work away quietly
3.
Adverb forward

Freiwillige vor! — volunteers to the front!

vor und zurück — backwards and forwards

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vor

A. präp

1. räumlich: in front of; (in Gegenwart von) auch in the presence of;

vor der Tür at the door;

vor der Stadt (außerhalb) outside the town;

vor das oder

vors Haus etc

gehen go in front of the house etc;

sich vor den Fernseher etc

setzen sit down in front of the television etc;

vor einem Hintergrund against a background;

vor dem Wind segeln sail before the wind;

das Subjekt

steht vor dem Verb comes before ( oder precedes) the verb; → Auge 1, Tür, Zeuge etc

2. zeitlich: before; Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit: ago;

am Tage vor … (on) the day before …;

vor einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day;

(heute) vor acht Tagen a week ago (today);

fünf (Minuten) vor zehn five (minutes) to (US auch of) ten;

etwas vor sich haben have sth ahead ( oder coming up)

3.

vor Tatsachen/einem Problem/einer Aufgabe etc

stehen be faced ( oder confronted) with facts/a problem/a task etc;

vor dem Ruin stehen be faced with ruin, be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin;

sich verbeugen vor (+dat) bow ( Frau: curtsey) to oder before;

vor allem, vor allen Dingen above all;

vor sich hin murmeln mutter ( oder mumble) to o.s.;

vor sich gehen → gehen A 3

4. (wegen) with, for, on account of, because of;

vor Freude springen/schreien jump/shout for ( oder with) joy;

vor (lauter) Lachen konnte ich nichts sagen I couldn’t speak for laughing;

vor (lauter) Arbeit with all that work, for work;

zittern vor Angst etc: shake ( oder tremble) with;

vor Hunger sterben die of hunger;

sich fürchten vor (+dat) be afraid of

5. schützen, verstecken, retten etc: from; warnen: against

B. adv (nach vorn, vorwärts) forward(s);

er konnte weder vor noch zurück he couldn’t go forward(s) or backward(s), he couldn’t move either way;

Freiwillige vor! any volunteers step forward!;

SC vor, noch ein Tor! come on SC, let’s have another one!

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) in front of; (weiter vorn als) ahead of; in front of; (nicht ganz so weit wie) before; (außerhalb) outside

vor einem Hintergrund — against a background

200 m vor der Abzweigung — 200 m. before the turn-off

vor der Stadt — outside the town

etwas vor sich haben — (fig.) have something before one

2) (zeitlich) before

es ist fünf [Minuten] vor sieben — it is five [minutes] to seven

3) (bei Reihenfolge, Rangordnung) before

knapp vor jemandem siegen — win just ahead or in front of somebody

4) (in Gegenwart von) before; in front of

vor Zeugen — before or in the presence of witnesses

5) (aufgrund von) with

vor Kälte zittern — shiver with cold

vor Hunger/Durst umkommen — die of hunger/thirst

vor Arbeit/Schulden nicht mehr aus und ein wissen — not know which way to turn for work/debts

6)

vor fünf Minuten/Jahren — five minutes/years ago

heute/gestern/morgen vor einer Woche — a week ago today/yesterday/tomorrow
2.
Präposition mit Akk. in front of

keinen Schritt vor die Tür setzen — not set foot outside the door

er fuhr bis vor die Haustür — he drove right up to the front door

vor sich hin — to oneself

still vor sich hin arbeiten — work away quietly
3.
Adverb forward

Freiwillige vor! — volunteers to the front!

vor und zurück — backwards and forwards

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(nach) Abzug der Steuern ausdr.

before (after)

tax expr. adj.

ago adj. präp.

before prep.

from prep.

in front of prep.

of prep. v.

ante- prefix

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