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avansa
to advance /a.van.ˈsa/
verb#3292 most common
Also: to progress, to get promoted, to advance (money)
Example sentences
El vrea să avanseze la muncă.
He wants to get promoted at work.
Armata a avansat spre oraș.
The army advanced toward the city.
Ea a avansat repede în carieră.
She advanced quickly in her career.
Firma mi-a avansat banii pentru cheltuielile de călătorie.
The company advanced me the money for travel expenses.
Negocierile avansează greu din cauza neînțelegerilor dintre părți.
The negotiations are progressing slowly because of disagreements between the parties.
Dacă avansăm prea repede fără o strategie clară, riscăm să compromitem întregul proiect.
If we advance too quickly without a clear strategy, we risk compromising the whole project.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | avansez | avansai | voi avansa |
| 2sg | avansezi | avansași | vei avansa |
| 3sg | avansează | avansă | va avansa |
| 1pl | avansăm | avansarăm | vom avansa |
| 2pl | avansați | avansarăți | veți avansa |
| 3pl | avansează | avansară | vor avansa |
Word family
avansadvance, down payment, head start
avansareadvancement, promotion
avansatadvanced
avansatăadvanced (feminine form)
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "avansa" from French "avancer" in the 19th century, during the period when Romanian intellectuals reshaped the language with Western Romance vocabulary. The French verb traces to Vulgar Latin, built on the Latin adverb "ante", meaning before or in front. The core sense, to move something forward in space, time, or rank, has stayed stable across all three languages.
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