ahead

ahead
ahead [{{t}}ə'hed]
en avant ⇒ 1(a) à venir, à l'avenir ⇒ 1(b) en avance, d'avance ⇒ 1(c), 2(b) devant ⇒ 2(a)
1 adverb
(a) (in space) en avant, devant;
∎ to send sb ahead envoyer qn en avant;
∎ the road ahead la route devant nous/eux/etc;
∎ there's a crossroads about half a mile ahead il y a un croisement à environ 800 mètres (d'ici);
∎ go/drive on ahead and I'll catch you up vas-y ou pars en avant, je te rattraperai;
∎ to push or press ahead with a project poursuivre un projet
(b) (in time)
∎ the years ahead les années à venir;
∎ what lies ahead? qu'est-ce qui nous attend?;
∎ to look ahead penser à l'avenir;
∎ looking ahead to the future en pensant à l'avenir;
∎ to plan ahead faire des projets;
∎ you have to plan ahead for a big wedding il faut s'organiser à l'avance pour un grand mariage;
∎ how far ahead should one book? combien de temps à l'avance faut-il retenir?;
∎ we must think ahead nous devons prévoir
(c) (in competition, race) en avance;
∎ three lengths/five points ahead trois longueurs/cinq points d'avance;
∎ to be ahead on points avoir des points d'avance;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} it's better to quit while you're ahead mieux vaut te retirer du jeu pendant que tu as l'avantage
(d) {{}}Nautical{{}} sur l'avant, en avant (du navire);
∎ the ship was right ahead le navire était droit devant;
∎ to go ahead aller de l'avant
2 ahead of preposition
(a) (in front of) devant;
∎ there were ten people ahead of us in the queue il y avait dix personnes devant nous dans la queue
(b) (in time)
∎ he arrived ten minutes ahead of me il est arrivé dix minutes avant moi;
∎ to finish ahead of schedule terminer plus tôt que prévu ou en avance;
∎ the rest of the team are two months ahead of us les autres membres de l'équipe ont deux mois d'avance sur nous;
∎ French time is one hour ahead of British time la France a une heure d'avance sur la Grande-Bretagne;
∎ to arrive ahead of time arriver en avance ou avant l'heure;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} to be ahead of one's time être en avance sur son époque;
∎ you've got your best years ahead of you vous avez vos meilleures années devant vous
(c) (in competition, race)
∎ he is five points ahead of his nearest rival il a cinq points d'avance sur son rival le plus proche, il devance son rival le plus proche de cinq points;
∎ to be ahead of one's competitors devancer ses concurrents;
∎ {{}}School{{}} he is ahead of his class il est en avance sur sa classe

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