ahead

ahead
ə'hed
adverb
(often with of) in front; in advance: He went on ahead of me; We are well ahead (of our rivals). delante
ahead adv delante
I'll go on ahead yo iré delante
the road ahead is blocked la carretera está cortada más adelante
ahead of por delante de
Madrid is one hour ahead of London en Madrid es una hora más que en Londres
go ahead! ¡adelante!
go straight ahead! ¡siga todo recto!
ahead
tr[ə'hed]
adverb
1 (in front) delante
■ there's a police checkpoint ahead hay un control de policía aquí delante
■ Tom went on ahead to look for water Tom se adelantó por agua
■ we are ahead of the others llevamos ventaja sobre los otros
■ we are ahead of schedule vamos adelantados
■ we finished ahead of schedule acabamos antes de lo previsto
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
go ahead! ¡adelante!
to go ahead wth something llevar algo adelante
to plan ahead planear para el futuro
to think ahead pensar en el futuro
ahead [ə'hɛd] adv
1) : al frente, delante, adelante
he walked ahead: caminó delante
2) beforehand: por adelantado, con antelación
3) leading: a la delantera
4)
to get ahead : adelantar, progresar
ahead
adv.
• adelantado adv.
• adelante adv.
• delante adv.
ə'hed
adverb
1)
a) (indicating movement)

go straight ahead — siga todo recto or derecho

I'll go on ahead — yo iré delante or adelante

full speed o steam ahead! — (Naut) avante a toda máquina!

b) (indicating position)

the post office is straight ahead — la oficina de correos está siguiendo recto

c) (in race, competition)

our team was ahead — nuestro equipo llevaba la delantera

we're only one goal ahead — vamos ganando por sólo un gol

the Japanese are way ahead in that field — los japoneses están a la cabeza en ese campo

d) (in time)

the months ahead — los meses venideros, los próximos meses; see also go, think ahead

2) ahead of
a) (in front of) delante de
b) (in race, competition) por delante de
c) (before)

she got there an hour ahead of him — llegó una hora antes que él

Athens is two hours ahead of London — Atenas va dos horas por delante de Londres

[ǝ'hed]
ADV When ahead is an element in a phrasal verb, eg draw ahead, go ahead, look up the verb.
1) (in space, order) delante

• to be ahead — (in race) llevar la delantera, ir (por) delante, ir ganando; (fig) llevar la ventaja, ir a la cabeza

• to go on ahead — ir adelante

• this put Barcelona three points ahead — esto dio al Barcelona tres puntos de ventaja

• to send sb ahead — enviar a algn por delante

straight 2., 1)
2) (in time) antes; [book] con anticipación

there's trouble ahead — han de sobrevenir disgustos, ya se prevén dificultades

there's a busy time ahead — tendremos mucha tarea

• to look ahead — (fig) anticipar

• to plan ahead — planificar por adelantado or con anticipación

• to think ahead — pensar en el futuro

3)

ahead of —

a) (in space, order) delante de

there were three people ahead of us — había tres personas delante de nosotros

to be ahead of sb — (in race, competition) llevar ventaja a

to get ahead of sb — (lit, fig) adelantarse a algn

b) (in time)

you'll get there ahead of us — llegarás antes que nosotros

he's two hours ahead of the next competitor — lleva dos horas de ventaja sobre el rival más próximo

share prices rose ahead of the annual report — la cotización subió en anticipación del informe anual

• we are three months ahead of schedule — llevamos tres meses de adelanto sobre la fecha prevista

• to arrive ahead of time — llegar antes de la hora prevista

to be ahead of one's time — anticiparse a su época

Wagner was two centuries ahead of his time — Wagner se anticipó en dos siglos a su época

the plane is ahead of its time — el avión va por delante de su tiempo

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[ə'hed]
adverb
1)
a) (indicating movement)

go straight ahead — siga todo recto or derecho

I'll go on ahead — yo iré delante or adelante

full speed o steam ahead! — (Naut) avante a toda máquina!

b) (indicating position)

the post office is straight ahead — la oficina de correos está siguiendo recto

c) (in race, competition)

our team was ahead — nuestro equipo llevaba la delantera

we're only one goal ahead — vamos ganando por sólo un gol

the Japanese are way ahead in that field — los japoneses están a la cabeza en ese campo

d) (in time)

the months ahead — los meses venideros, los próximos meses; see also go, think ahead

2) ahead of
a) (in front of) delante de
b) (in race, competition) por delante de
c) (before)

she got there an hour ahead of him — llegó una hora antes que él

Athens is two hours ahead of London — Atenas va dos horas por delante de Londres


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