delante
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delante(
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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
1. (in a forward position)
a. in front
A la izquierda verán las ruinas del templo inca y delante el valle sagrado.To the left, you will see the ruins of the Incan temple and, in front, the sacred valley.
b. ahead
Puedes ir delante, señora. Todavía no sé lo que voy a pedir.You can go ahead, ma'am. I still don't know what I'm going to order.
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delante
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
1. (en primer lugar, en la parte delantera)
a. in front
ve tú delante, yo me sentaré detrásyou go in the front, I'll sit at the back
el de delantethe one in front
el asiento de delantethe seat in front
delante de mí/tiin front of me/you
lo tienes delante de las naricesit's in front of your nose
2. (enfrente)
a. opposite
delante hay una fábricathere's a factory opposite
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delante
adverb
1 in front
no hay ningún edificio delante there are no buildings in front; en el coche me gusta sentarme delante I like to sit in the front of the car; when I'm in a car I like to sit in the front; los más bajos que se pongan delante can the shorter ones come to the front?
en la manifestación yo iba delante
no hables de Antonio con mis amigos delante don't talk about Antonio in front of my friends; no tengo el documento delante I don't have the document in front of me; entró al puerto (con) la popa delante it entered the harbour stern first
de delante
la parte de delante the front part; siempre se sentaba en el banco de delante she always sat on the front bench; el coche de delante the car in front
hacia delante
hizo un movimiento hacia delante he moved forward(s)
por delante
yo iba por delante con la linterna I went in front with the torch; un vestido que se abre por delante a dress that opens at the front
el vestido lleva una cremallera (por) delante una casa con un jardín por delante
tenemos todavía cuatro horas por delante we still have four hours in front of us; todavía tiene mucha vida por delante she still has her whole life ahead of her
ponerse (por) [delante]
destruye al que se le pone por delante he destroys anyone who gets in his way; resuelve todos los problemas que se le pongan por delante he solves any problem you put in front of him
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2
delante de in front of
se colocó delante de mí he stood in front of me
no digas nada delante de mis amigos
había un camión delante del cine there was a lorry in front of the cinema; te espero delante del cine I'll meet you outside the cinema
3 especialmente (S. Cone)
delante mío/tuyo in front of me/you; en tu delante in front of you
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