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advanced [ədˈvɑːnst] adj
1. being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc. advanced studies 2. having reached a comparatively late stage a man of advanced age 3. ahead of the times advanced views on religion ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
advanced adjective 1. sophisticated, foremost, modern, revolutionary, up-to-date, higher, leading, recent, prime, forward, ahead, supreme, extreme, principal, progressive, paramount, state-of-the-art, avant-garde, precocious, pre-eminent, up-to-the-minute, ahead of the times the most advanced optical telescope in the world sophisticated late, behind, backward, retarded, underdeveloped, undeveloped 2. high-level, higher, tertiary, post-graduate The lab has been updated to allow for more advanced courses. Translations advanced [ədˈvɑːnst] A. ADJ 1. (= developed) [civilization, society] → avanzado 2. (= not elementary) [course, level, studies] → avanzado, superior; [student] → (de nivel)avanzado advanced mathematics → matemáticas fpl avanzadas or superiores 3. (= precocious) → adelantado her youngest child is very advanced for his age → su hijo menor es muy adelantado para su edad 4. (= modern) [ideas] → avanzado 5. (in time) [stage] → avanzado; [disease] → de grado avanzado the talks are at an advanced stage → las negociaciones están muy avanzadas women in advanced stages of pregnancy → mujeres fpl en los últimos meses del embarazo the research is well advanced → la investigación está muy adelantada patients with advanced cancer → los pacientes con cáncer de grado avanzado she became a mother at the advanced age of 44 → tuvo su primer hijo a la avanzada edad de 44 años a man of advanced years → un hombre entrado en años, un hombre de edad avanzada to be advanced in years → estar entrado en años B. CPD advanced gas-cooled reactor N → reactor m avanzado refrigerado por gas Advanced Level N (Brit) (Scol) (frm) → bachillerato m she has an Advanced level in chemistry → tiene un título de Advanced Level en química A LEVELS advanced [ədˈvɑːnst] adj [equipment] → perfectionné(e) [country] → avancé(e) [studies, course, mathematics] → supérieur(e); [student] → avancé(e) to be at an advanced level [student] → être à un niveau supérieur to reach an advanced level [student] → atteindre un niveau supérieur [disease] → avancé(e) advanced adj student, level, age, technology → fortgeschritten; studies, mathematics etc → höher; ideas → fortschrittlich; version, model → anspruchsvoll, weiterentwickelt; level of civilization → hoch; position, observation post etc → vorgeschoben; society, country, economy → hoch entwickelt; advanced work → anspruchsvolle Arbeit; he is very advanced for his age → er ist für sein Alter sehr weit (= developed) plan, programme → ausgefeilt; in the advanced stages of the disease → im fortgeschrittenen Stadium der Krankheit (form: = mature) advanced in years → in fortgeschrittenem Alter; she is more/less advanced in years than … → sie ist älter/jünger als … (form) the summer was well advanced → der Sommer war schon weit vorangeschritten advanced [ədˈvɑːnst] adj (ideas, civilization) → progredito/a, avanzato/a (Scol) (studies) → superiore; (class) → avanzato/a; (student) → di livello più avanzato of advanced years → avanti negli anni How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The first savage that advanced received the contents of the rifle in his breast, and fell dead upon the spot; but before Vanderburgh could draw a pistol, a blow from a tomahawk laid him prostrate, and he was dispatched by repeated wounds. And for the same reason, those that are advanced by degrees, are less envied than those that are advanced suddenly and per saltum. He had advanced at first, but stopped at the sight of this display of force. |
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