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adelantar

to advance, to move forward

verb ah-deh-lahn-TAHR Less Common

Also means

to overtake (a vehicle)

Usage Note

Adelantar covers moving something forward in time (adelantar una reunión — 'to bring a meeting forward') and physically overtaking a vehicle (adelantar a un coche — 'to overtake a car'). The phrase adelantar dinero means 'to advance money'. The opposite is atrasar ('to delay/put back'). The reflexive adelantarse means 'to get ahead' or 'to arrive early'.

Examples

"Está prohibido adelantar en esta curva."

Natural Translation

Overtaking is forbidden on this bend.

Literal Translation

Is forbidden to-overtake in this curve.

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