ahead

ahead
ahead
❢ Ahead is often used after verbs in English (go ahead, plan ahead, think ahead etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (go, plan, think etc). For all other uses see the entry below.
A adv
1 (spatially) [go on, run] en avant ; we've sent Josephine on ahead nous avons envoyé Josephine en éclaireur ; to send one's luggage on ahead faire envoyer ses bagages ; the road (up) ahead is blocked la rue est barrée ; can you see what is wrong ahead? est-ce que tu vois ce qui se passe (devant)? ; a few kilometres ahead à quelques kilomètres ; a road/waterfall appeared ahead une rue/chute d'eau est apparue devant nous/lui etc ; full speed ahead Naut en avant toute ; ⇒ straight ;
2 (in time) in the months/years ahead pendant les mois/années à venir ; to apply at least a year ahead envoyer sa candidature au moins un an à l'avance ; who knows what lies ahead? qui sait ce que l'avenir nous réserve? ; there are troubled times ahead for the government une période difficile s'annonce pour le gouvernement ;
3 fig (in leading position) to be ahead in the polls être en tête dans les sondages ; to be 30 points ahead avoir 30 points d'avance ; to be 3% ahead avoir une avance de 3% ; another goal put them ahead un autre but leur a permis de mener ;
4 fig (more advanced) to be ahead in physics/geography [pupil, set] être plus avancé en physique/géographie.
B ahead of prep phr
1 (spatially) devant [person, vehicle] ; to be three metres ahead of sb avoir trois mètres d'avance sur qn ;
2 (in time) to be three seconds ahead of the next competitor avoir trois secondes d'avance sur le concurrent suivant ; ahead of time en avance ; our rivals are one year ahead of us nos rivaux sont en avance d'un an par rapport à nous ; to arrive ahead of sb arriver avant qn ; there are difficult times ahead of us une période difficile nous attend ;
3 fig (leading) to be ahead of sb (in polls, ratings) avoir un avantage sur qn ;
4 fig (more advanced) to be (way) ahead of the others [pupil, set] être (bien) plus avancé que les autres ; to be ahead of the field [business] devancer les autres ; to be ten years ahead of the field (in research) être dix ans en avance or avoir dix ans d'avance dans le domaine.
Idiom
to be ahead of one's time être en avance sur son temps.

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