DEVANCE - Traduzione francese-inglese

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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devancer [dəvɑ̃se] VB vb trans

1. devancer (avoir de l'avance sur):

devancer

to be ahead of

devancer adversaire, concurrent

to outstrip

pour l'instant, il devance son rival de 12 minutes/2 000 voix/100 mètres

at the moment, he is 12 minutes/2, 000 votes/100 metres ahead of his opponent

un penseur qui a devancé ses contemporains

a thinker who is ahead of his time

dans la course aux exportations, nous avons été devancés par nos concurrents

our competitors have outstripped us in the exports league

2. devancer (précéder):

les pompiers ont devancé la police sur les lieux de l'accident

the fire brigade got to the scene of the accident ahead of ou before the police

3. devancer (anticiper sur):

devancer revendication, désir

to anticipate

devancer attaque, critiques

to forestall, to pre-empt

4. devancer (faire avant la date prévue):

devancer l'appel

to enlist for military service before call-up

devancer l'échéance d'un paiement

to settle a payment before the due date

nettement devancer

clearly

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outpace fig

devancer

pre-empt person

devancer

leapfrog

devancer

to leapfrog over

devancer

anticipate person, act

devancer

he tried to lock the door but she anticipated him

il a essayé de fermer la porte à clé mais elle l'a devancé

fall behind

se laisser devancer par

a thinker in advance of his time

un penseur en avance sur son temps or qui devance son époque

to meet trouble halfway

devancer les ennuis

to steal a base on sb colloq ingl am

devancer qn

nel dizionario PONS

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inglese

devancer [d(ə)vɑ̃se] VB vb trans

1. devancer (distancer):

devancer qn de cinq secondes/mètres

to be five seconds/metres ahead of sb ingl brit

devancer qn de cinq secondes/mètres

to be five seconds/meters ahead of sb ingl am

2. devancer (être le premier):

devancer rival, concurrent

to lead

3. devancer (précéder):

devancer qn

to go on ahead of sb

devancer qn au feu

to get to the light before sb

4. devancer (aller au devant de):

devancer personne, question

to anticipate

5. devancer (anticiper):

devancer un paiement

to make a payment before the due date

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forestall person

devancer

outstrip

devancer

pre-empt person

devancer

to steal a march on sb

devancer qn

to be a step ahead of sb

devancer qn

to get a jump on sb

devancer qn

to beat sb to it

devancer qn

nel dizionario PONS

francese

inglese

devancer [d(ə)vɑ͂se] VB vb trans

1. devancer (distancer):

devancer qn de cinq secondes/mètres

to be five seconds/meters ahead of sb

2. devancer (être le premier):

devancer rival, concurrent

to lead

3. devancer (précéder):

devancer qn

to go on ahead of sb

4. devancer (aller au devant de):

devancer personne, question

to anticipate

5. devancer (anticiper):

devancer un paiement

to make a payment before the due date

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francese

forestall person

devancer

outstrip

devancer

preempt person

devancer

to steal a march on sb

devancer qn

to beat sb to it

devancer qn

to get a jump on sb

devancer qn

to be a step ahead of sb

devancer qn

Présent

je	devance
tu	devances
il/elle/on	devance
nous	devançons
vous	devancez
ils/elles	devancent

Imparfait

je	devançais
tu	devançais
il/elle/on	devançait
nous	devancions
vous	devanciez
ils/elles	devançaient

Passé simple

je	devançai
tu	devanças
il/elle/on	devança
nous	devançâmes
vous	devançâtes
ils/elles	devancèrent

Futur simple

je	devancerai
tu	devanceras
il/elle/on	devancera
nous	devancerons
vous	devancerez
ils/elles	devanceront