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avancer

to move forward, to advance

verb ah-vahn-SEH Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to put forward (a clock, an idea)

Usage Note

Avancer means both physical forward movement and figurative progress (les travaux avancent – 'the work is progressing'). It also means to move a clock or meeting forward in time (avancer une réunion). Ça n'avance à rien ('that's getting us nowhere') is a common expression of frustration.

Examples

"Le projet avance bien."

Natural Translation

The project is moving along well.

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