| Principales traductions |
| avoir [dix minutes/...] d'avance loc v | (temps : être plus avancé) | have a [X-minute] lead on [sb] v expr |
| | | be ahead of [sb/sth] by [X minutes]; be [X minutes] ahead of [sb] v expr |
| | (clock, watch) | be fast [X minutes] fast, be running [X minutes] fast v expr |
| | Le marathonien éthiopien avait dix minutes d'avance sur son premier poursuivant. Ma montre a cinq minutes d'avance : il faudrait que je la remette à l'heure. |
| | The Ethiopian marathon runner had a ten-minute lead on his first pursuer. |
| | The Ethiopian marathon runner was 10 minutes ahead of his first pursuer. |
| | My watch is five minutes fast; I'll have to reset it. |
| avoir [dix mètres/...] d'avance loc v | (distance : être devant) | have a [x-metre] lead on [sb], have a lead of [x metres] on [sb], lead [sb] by [x metres] v expr |
| | | be ahead of [sb] by [x metres], be [x metres] ahead of [sb], be [x metres] in front of [sb] v expr |
| | Le coureur n'avait que quelques mètres d'avance sur moi mais je n'ai jamais réussi à le rattraper. |
| | The runner had just a few metres' lead on me, but I never managed to catch him up. |
| avoir [qch] d'avance loc v | (quantité : avoir en plus) | have [sth] on hand v expr |
| | | have [sth] in reserve v expr |
| | | have extra [sth], have a stock of [sth], have supply of [sth] v expr |
| | | have [sth] in case you need it v expr |
| | J'aime toujours avoir des timbres d'avance parce qu'on en a toujours besoin. |