Grammatical class
Verb
avancer
(intransitive) to advance, to go forward
Details
Syllables
a-van-cer
Phonetics
a.vɑ̃.se
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
1760
Freq. (movies)
1978
Freq. (news)
2285
Sentences
On doit avancer.
We need to move ahead.
Continue d'avancer.
Keep moving.
Il te faut avancer.
You need to move on.
Continue à avancer !
Just keep moving.
Tu saurais m’avancer cinq euros ? Je te rembourse ça dans dix minutes.
You couldn't lend me five euros, could you? I'll pay you back in ten minutes.
C'est ce qui me pousse à avancer.
This is what keeps me going.
La publicité est ce qui fait avancer les affaires.
Advertising is what drives business.
Le général leur a ordonné d'avancer.
The general commanded them to move on.
Il se contorsionne pour avancer et grandir.
He contorts himself to advance and grow.
Il flatte les autres pour avancer dans sa carrière.
He flatters others in order to advance in his career.
Disposes-tu de suffisamment d'information pour avancer ?
Do you have enough information to go on?
Je dois avancer ma montre de deux minutes.
I must put my watch forward two minutes.