to be ahead of

to outstrip

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

a thinker who is ahead of his time

our competitors have outstripped us in the exports league

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

to anticipate

to forestall, to pre-empt

to enlist for military service before call-up

to settle a payment before the due date

to move [sth] forward

to crane one's neck (forward)

to hold one's hand out shyly

to pull ou draw up a seat for sb

your car awaits, sir

to bring forward

a game that has been brought forward

to get ahead with

all these problems aren't improving matters for you

sort out the cards, it'll help me get on more quickly

they have taken on a temp to speed things up a bit fam

all these recriminations aren't getting us very far

where does it get you, having two cars?

that doesn't get us anywhere

to advance money to sb

to lend money to sb

could you advance me 500 euros out of my salary?

to put one's watch forward (by) five minutes

to put forward

to propose

to suggest that …

to move (forward)

to advance

to move forward (by) one metre

to move toward(s) the exit

I can't go any further

go on!

to move at walking pace

to take one step forward

to limp forward

she was pushing my brother forward

she came up to me

she went up to the ticket office

she came up to the ticket office

to make progress

to progress

the work is making good/halting progress

I've made good progress with my work this morning

this sweater isn't coming on ou progressing very quickly

and your project? how is it coming along?

to speed up an inquiry/the negotiations

to further science

to be getting on (in years)

the longer one lives

the morning/the winter was wearing on

I am ten minutes fast

my watch is two minutes fast

to stick out, to protrude

to jut out (dans into)

to jut out, to project (au-dessus de over)

to move toward(s) sth

to go toward(s) sb

to come up to sb

she went up to the door

don't go too near the edge

to go further into the woods

to go down the corridor

the sea goes (a long way) inland

to get ahead

I've got well ahead (with my work)

I'm ahead with my work for next week

to jut out, to protrude (dans into, sur, au-dessus de over)

to commit oneself

to be on slippery ground fig

I shouldn't have committed myself by promising you I'd have the file ready for tomorrow

maybe I am exaggerating a bit in saying that

he went as far as to say that …

to flee before the advance of the rebels

to slow/to contain the enemy's advance

to keep one's lead

technological advance

to have a 3% lead in the opinion polls

to pull ahead of

to be ahead of

an advance on one's salary

in advance

to do sth in advance

they knew the subjects in advance

he has already lost

I'm already depressed about it

it's already been agreed, she will get a rise GB ou raise Am

you have to pay in advance

I thank you in advance

to be five minutes early

to be early

to arrive/to leave early

Japan is ahead of Europe

he's advanced for his age

their daughter is very advanced in her studies

the opposition is denouncing the election results before they're even out

to make advances to sb

to come on to sb Am fam

to respond to sb's advances

fast-forward

he's crafty but she's (even) more so

he isn't working any harder

he doesn't do any more work

I don't know any more than that!, more than that I do not know!

after three months of classes I don't know any more than I did before ou I'm none the wiser

I repeated the question twice but I don't think he understood any better

I can't stand her or her children either

if not more

more than

I like nothing better than

now I like him/her much more

choose the book you like better

the project will take five years and perhaps (even) more ou longer

if you are further exposed to radiation

would you like some more?

have some more meat

to create more jobs

to offer more possibilities

the system is more successful in the country

to get promotion

he was promoted

to ask for promotion

a progress report on the project

lowering of the retirement age

throwing area

throwing the discus/javelin/hammer

putting the shot

his/her third throw

rod and reel fishing

to catch a trout with a rod and reel

to throw

to hurl, to fling

to cast

to throw

to put the shot

to throw sth to the ground/in the water/(up) in the air

to throw sth to sb

to throw sth at sb

throw me the ball, throw the ball to me

to throw ou fling a plate at sb

he can throw 30 metres GB

to kick/punch sb

to swing one's arms forward

to launch

to fire (sur, à at)

to drop (sur on)

to set one's dogs on sb/on a trail

to spur one's horse forward into the crowd

to send one's troops into the attack

the spires of the cathedral soar into the sky

to throw out

to flash

to sparkle

to give

to sing

to put out

to issue

to send out

to float

to toss out a suggestion

to hurl (à at)

to make (contre against)

to let out

to crack

to say something silly

to level an accusation at sb

he told me that …

he said

‘see you tomorrow!’ he called

he said casually

to launch

to launch

to launch

to launch sb on a career

it's the film which made his name

to put a country on the road to democracy

to start ou set sb off on a subject

to start up

to set [sth] going

to take [sth] to full speed

to take a car up to 150 kph

once the vehicle has got up speed

the train was tearing along

to give a horse its head

to spur one's mount into a gallop

to bridge a river, to throw a bridge across a river

to throb

my finger is throbbing

to launch into

to embark on

to take up

to go into business/frozen foods

to start reading a novel

to get involved in expense

to venture into the unknown

to leap, to jump

to set off on a race

to set out to conquer a country/to get the market

to leap ou jump into space

to jump off the roof

to leap at sb, to fall on sb

go on (then)!

I hesitated but eventually I went ahead

to get a run-up

move back a bit so I can get a run at it ou get up some speed

to throw [sth] to each other

to throw [sth] at each other

to exchange

to make a name for oneself

free throw

to sway

to swing

to swing one's arms/legs

to rock one's head

to wag its tail

he was rocking his head from right to left

to chuck fam

to throw

chuck me the screwdriver fam

pitch me the screwdriver Am fam

stop chucking stones!

to chuck ou pitch sth out of the window fam

to chuck sth at sth/sb

to whack sb fam

to kick sth