ahead

[ə'hed]

avverbio

1) (spatially) [go on, run] (in) avanti

to send sb. on ahead — mandare avanti qcn.

a few kilometres ahead — qualche chilometro avanti, a qualche chilometro

to go straight ahead — andare sempre dritto

to look straight ahead — guardare dritto davanti a sé

2) (in time)

in the months ahead — nei mesi futuri o a venire

at least a year ahead — almeno un anno prima

who knows what lies ahead? — chissà cosa ci riserva il futuro?

3) fig. (in leading position)

to be ahead in the polls — essere in testa nei sondaggi

to be 30 points, 3% ahead — avere 30 punti di vantaggio, essere in vantaggio del 3%

4) fig. (more advanced)

to be ahead in — [pupil, set] essere avanti in [school subject]

5) ahead of (in front of) davanti a [person, vehicle]

to be three metres ahead of sb. — essere avanti di tre metri rispetto a qcn.

to be three seconds ahead of sb. — avere tre secondi di vantaggio su qcn.

ahead of time — in anticipo

to arrive ahead of sb. — arrivare prima di qcn.; (leading)

to be ahead of sb. — (in polls, ratings) essere in vantaggio su o rispetto a qcn.; (more advanced)

to be (way) ahead of the others — [pupil] essere (molto) avanti rispetto agli altri

to be ahead of the field — [business] essere leader del settore

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Note:

Ahead is often used after verbs in English (go ahead, plan ahead, think ahead etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (go, plan, think etc.). - For other uses, see the entry below

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[ə'hed]

adverb

(often with of) in front; in advance: He went on ahead of me; We are well ahead (of our rivals). davanti a, avanti

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[ə'hed]

avverbio

1) (spatially) [go on, run] (in) avanti

to send sb. on ahead — mandare avanti qcn.

a few kilometres ahead — qualche chilometro avanti, a qualche chilometro

to go straight ahead — andare sempre dritto

to look straight ahead — guardare dritto davanti a sé

2) (in time)

in the months ahead — nei mesi futuri o a venire

at least a year ahead — almeno un anno prima

who knows what lies ahead? — chissà cosa ci riserva il futuro?

3) fig. (in leading position)

to be ahead in the polls — essere in testa nei sondaggi

to be 30 points, 3% ahead — avere 30 punti di vantaggio, essere in vantaggio del 3%

4) fig. (more advanced)

to be ahead in — [pupil, set] essere avanti in [school subject]

5) ahead of (in front of) davanti a [person, vehicle]

to be three metres ahead of sb. — essere avanti di tre metri rispetto a qcn.

to be three seconds ahead of sb. — avere tre secondi di vantaggio su qcn.

ahead of time — in anticipo

to arrive ahead of sb. — arrivare prima di qcn.; (leading)

to be ahead of sb. — (in polls, ratings) essere in vantaggio su o rispetto a qcn.; (more advanced)

to be (way) ahead of the others — [pupil] essere (molto) avanti rispetto agli altri

to be ahead of the field — [business] essere leader del settore

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Note:

Ahead is often used after verbs in English (go ahead, plan ahead, think ahead etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (go, plan, think etc.). - For other uses, see the entry below