ahead

devant, en avant

Devant l'endroit où tu te trouves, ou dans la direction où tu regardes ou avances.

En anglais simple : In front of where you are, or toward the place you are facing or moving.

• Look straight ahead.
• A bridge appeared up ahead.
• She walked ahead while we followed slowly.

Synonymes : in front, forward

Contraires : behind

Expressions courantes : straight ahead, look ahead, up ahead, go ahead

en tête, en avance

Plus avancé ou ayant plus de réussite qu'une autre personne ou un autre groupe.

En anglais simple : Further forward or more successful than another person or group.

• Our team is three points ahead.
• She finished ahead of all her rivals.
• Hard work helped him get ahead.

Comment l'utiliser : ahead of someone/something (Our team is ahead of the others.)

Synonymes : in the lead

Contraires : behind

Expressions courantes : far ahead, ahead of someone, get ahead, two points ahead

devant

Avec « of », indique ce qui est devant quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou ce qui reste à venir.

En anglais simple : In front of someone or something, or later than the present time; used with “of.”

• The road ahead of us was empty.
• A busy week lies ahead of you.
• There are difficult choices ahead of the team.

Comment l'utiliser : ahead of someone/something (A long journey lies ahead of us.)

Expressions courantes : ahead of someone, ahead of something