| Principal Translations |
| anticipar⇒ vtr | (adelantar una acción) (day, hour) | move [sth] ahead, move [sth] forward vi + adv |
| | (US, Canada) | move up vi + adv |
| | | bring forward vtr phrasal sep |
| | Como va a llover el domingo, vamos a anticipar la feria al sábado. |
| | Since it's going to rain on Sunday, we need to move the fair ahead (or forward) to Saturday. |
| anticipar vtr | (prever algo) | foresee⇒, anticipate⇒ vtr |
| | Es necesario anticipar todos los problemas. |
| | We must foresee (or: anticipate) all of the problems. |
| anticipar vtr | (pagar por adelantado) | pay in advance v expr |
| | | advance⇒ vtr |
| | Como Luis tenía dificultades económicas, la empresa le anticipó la mitad de su sueldo. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. It is not possible to pay the compensation amount in advance. |
| anticiparse a v prnl + prep | (adelantarse a algo) (an event) | anticipate⇒ vtr |
| | (another person) | beat [sb] to it v expr |
| | Es importante anticiparse a todos los problemas. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No one could have anticipated the success of the hit single. |
| anticiparse⇒ v prnl | (ocurrir antes de tiempo) | arrive early, come early vi + adv |
| | | be early v aux + adv |
| | La tormenta se ha anticipado y no estábamos preparados. |
| | The storm arrived early (or: came early), and we were not prepared. |
| anticiparse v prnl | (actuar antes de tiempo) (act too soon) | get ahead of yourself v expr |
| | (be forward-thinking) | be ahead of your time v expr |
| | Lo importante es no anticiparse y actuar en el momento adecuado. |
| | The important thing is not to get ahead of yourself. Act when the moment is right. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No one understood the brilliant scientist's theories; he was ahead of his time. |