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adelantar (conjugate adelantar) verbo transitivo 1a) ‹fecha/viaje› to bring forwardb) ‹pieza/ficha› to move … forward2 (sobrepasar) to overtake, pass 3a) ‹reloj› to put … forwardb) ‹balón› to pass … forwardc) ‹trabajo› to get on with4 (conseguir) to gain;◊ con llorar no adelantas nada crying won't get you anywhereverbo intransitivo 1a) (avanzar) to make progressb) [reloj] to gain2 (Auto) to pass, overtake (BrE) adelantarse verbo pronominal 1a) (avanzar) to move forwardb) (ir delante) to go ahead;◊ se adelantó para comprar las entradas she went (on) ahead to buy the tickets2a) [cosecha] to be early;[verano/frío] to arrive earlyb) [reloj] to gain3 (anticiparse):◊ se adelantó a su época he was ahead of his time;adelantarse a los acontecimientos to jump the gun; yo iba a pagar, pero él se me adelantó I was going to pay, but he beat me to it
adelantar
I verbo transitivo
1 to move o bring forward (un reloj) to put forward figurado to advance: no adelantas nada ocultándoselo, you won't get anything by concealing it from him
2 (sobrepasar a un coche, a alguien) to overtake
3 (una fecha, una convocatoria) to bring forward fig (hacer predicciones) adelantar acontecimientos, to get ahead of oneself
no adelantemos acontecimientos, let's not cross the bridge before we come to it
II verbo intransitivo
1 to advance
2 (progresar) to make progress: hemos adelantado mucho en una hora, we've made a lot of progress in one hour
3 (reloj) to be fast 'adelantar' also found in these entries: Spanish: anticipar - guión - pasar English: advance - bring forward - overtake - pass - pull out - bring - gain - get - hasten - over - progress - put - somewhere
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.