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ahead

Pronunciation: /əˈhed/

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Spanish translation of ahead

adv

  • 1 a (indicating movement) go straight ahead = siga todo recto I'll go on ahead = yo iré delante 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 d (in time) the months ahead = los meses venideros, los próximos meses
  • 2ahead of a (in front of) delante de b (in race, competition) por delante de the Japanese are way ahead of us in this field = los japoneses nos llevan mucha ventaja en este campo c (before) she got there an hour ahead of him = llegó una hora antes que él

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