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avancée — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • advance verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
  • breakthrough noun A sudden, important advance or discovery that overcomes a major obstacle.
  • drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.

Senses

avancée is used for these senses in English:

  • advance A forward move; improvement or progression.
  • breakthrough Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
  • drive (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
  • inroad (figuratively, usually, in the plural) Often followed by in, into, or on: initial progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem.

advance — full definition

  1. verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
  2. verb To give money before it is normally due.
  3. noun Forward movement or progress, or money paid before it is due.
  4. adj Happening or done ahead of time.

breakthrough — full definition

  1. noun A sudden, important advance or discovery that overcomes a major obstacle.
  2. adj Describing a case of illness occurring despite protection, such as after vaccination.

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