avance
Danish
Etymology
From French avance (“advance”), from avancer (“to advance, go forward”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /avanɡsə/, [aˈvɑŋsə]
Noun
avance c (singular definite avancen, plural indefinite avancer)
- profit
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | avance | avancen | avancer | avancerne |
genitive | avances | avancens | avancers | avancernes |
Related terms
- avancement (“advancement, promotion”)
- avancere (“to advance, be promoted”)
- avanceret (“advanced, sophisticated”)
Further reading
avance on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Avance (økonomi) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French avance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈvɑn.sə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: avan‧ce
Noun
avance m or f (plural avances)
- (chiefly plural) overture, approach, advance (act of accosting)
- Synonym: toenadering
- (dated) progress
- Synonyms: voortgang, vooruitgang
- (dated) stock appreciation
- (obsolete) profit
- Synonym: winst
- (dated) advantage, benefit
- Synonym: voordeel
Related terms
- avanceren
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.vɑ̃s/
- Homophones: avancent, avances
audio (file)
Etymology 1
From the verb avancer.
Noun
avance f (plural avances)
- early
- Nous avons cinq minutes d’avance. ― We are five minutes early
- Nous sommes en avance. ― We are early
- Antonym: retard
- (in the plural) (romantic) advances
Derived terms
- à l'avance
- couru d'avance
- en avance
- faire des avances
- prendre de l'avance
Descendants
- → Danish: avance
- → Dutch: avance
- → Italian: avance
- → Norwegian Bokmål: avance
- → Romanian: avans
- → Russian: ава́нс (aváns)
- → Turkish: avans
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
avance
- first-person singular present indicative of avancer
Further reading
- “avance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- encava
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French avance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈvans/[1][2]
- Rhymes: -ans
Noun
avance f (plural avances)
- advance
- fare un'avance ― to make an advance
- Synonyms: approccio, proposta, profferta
References
- avance in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- avances in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
- cavane, cenava
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French avance (“advance”), from the verb avancer (“to advance, go forward”), from Middle French advancer (“to advance”), from Old French avancer, avancier (“to advance; continue”), from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front”), from both ab (“of, from, by”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from ante (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti, from *h₂énts (“forehead, front”), from *h₂ent- (“face, front”), from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) and *-s (derives nouns from roots). Doublet of avanse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈʋaŋs/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aŋs
- Hyphenation: a‧vance
- Homophones: A, a, avanse
Noun
avance m (definite singular avancen, indefinite plural avancer, definite plural avancene)
- (horology) side in the clockwork to which the adjustment indicator must be set to make the clock go faster
- Synonyms: A, a
Antonyms
- retard (“the slower side of the clock”)
References
- “avance” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Anagrams
- cavaen
Portuguese
Verb
avance
- inflection of avançar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈbanθe/ [aˈβ̞ãn̟.θe]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aˈbanse/ [aˈβ̞ãn.se]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -anθe
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -anse
- Syllabification: a‧van‧ce
Etymology 1
From avanzar.
Noun
avance m (plural avances)
- advance
- progress
- advance payment
- Synonym: adelanto
- preview, trailer
- Synonym: tráiler
Derived terms
- avance rápido (“fast forward”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
avance
- inflection of avanzar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “avance”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014