ahead

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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
a. adelante
Where are the others? - They've gone ahead, and we're going to meet up with them at the peak.¿Dónde están los demás? - Fueron adelante, y vamos a encontrarlos en la cima.
a. adelante
Take your time. I'll wait for you ahead.Sigue a tu ritmo. Te espero adelante.
a. adelante
The runner was ahead for the whole race.El corredor estuvo adelante durante toda la carrera.
b. por delante
It was revealed that she was ahead of the other candidate by seven points.Se supo que iba por delante del otro candidato por siete puntos.
c. en la delantera
He was ahead for most of the race before he lost at the very end.Estuvo en la delantera durante la mayor parte de la carrera antes de que perdiera justo al final.
d. a la delantera
It's hard to stay ahead for a whole marathon.Es difícil permanecer a la delantera durante un maratón entero.
e.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
At the end of the third period, we were ahead by ten points.Al final del tercer período, íbamos ganando por diez puntos.
She's three points ahead in the competition.Lleva una ventaja de tres puntos en el concurso.
a. por delante
My daughter is a very good student. She's way ahead of the other kids in her class.Mi hija es muy buena estudiante. Va muy por delante de los demás niños de su clase.
a. con antelación
Do I need to call ahead to reserve a table?¿Tengo que llamar con antelación para reservar una mesa?
a. antes
The train arrived five minutes ahead of schedule.El tren llegó cinco minutos antes de lo previsto.
a. venidero
In the years ahead, we'll have more difficulties.En los años venideros, tendremos más dificultades.
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