EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
advance1, s. 1 a Dul m chun tosaigh; gluaiseacht f chun tosaigh. To make an advance, dul chun cinn. Adm: Advance in seniority, ardú m de réir sinsearachta. Mil: Advance-guard, túsgharda m. Advance party, slua m tosaigh. b In advance, (i) ar tosach; (ii) roimh ré. To arrive in advance of the others, teacht roimh an gcuid eile. To pay in advance, íoc roimh ré. To book a seat in advance, suíochán a chur in áirithe roimh ré. Advance payment, réamhíoc m. c I.C.E: Advance of the ignition, luathú na hadhainte. 2 Dul m chun cinn, forás m, forbairt f -artha; fás m (léinn, eolais). 3 To make advances to s.o., a chur chun tosaigh ar dhuine; dul chun cainte le duine (faoi chúis, etc.). 4 Com: Fin: a Réamhíoc m -a. Advance on security, réamhíoc ar bhannaí. b Daoirsiú m; ardú m.
advance2 I v.tr. 1 a Cuirim chun tosaigh (mo chos). b Luathaím (an lá, etc.). I.C.E: To advance the ignition, an adhaint a luathú. c Cuirim chun tosaigh, nochtaim (tuairim). 2 a Cuirim (eolas, etc.) ar aghaidh, chun cinn; brúim (teorainneacha) siar. b Tugaim ardú céime do (dhuine). 3 Méadaím, ardaím (luach). 4 To advance s.o. money, airgead a thabhairt ar airleacan do dhuine. II ► advance, v.i. 1 (Of troops) Téann chun tosaigh. He advanced on me (threateningly), rinne sé anall (anuas, etc.) orm. 2 a Advancing in age, ag dul anonn in aois. Advancing in studies, ag dul ar aghaidh sa léann. The work is advancing, tá an obair ag dul chun tosaigh. S.a. YEAR. b (Of officers, etc.) Faighim ardú céime. 3 Ardaíonn (an luach).
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Advanced guard, garda tosaigh.
Advanced studies, ardléann m.
He holds very advanced ideas, tá sé i bhfad chun tosaigh ina dhearcadh.
Advanced Latin, ard-Laidin.
Advanced students, scoláirí atá oilte go maith.
The night is advanced, tá sé domhain san oíche.
The season is advanced, tá sé amach i ndeireadh an tséasúir.
Advanced cost, costas m ardaithe.
To advance by leaps and bounds, dul ar aghaidh go han-sciobtha.
The night was far advanced, far spent, bhí an oíche thar droim.
Advanced guard, garda tosaigh.
(Of troops, etc.) They advanced by infiltration, shíothlaíodar chun tosaigh de réir a chéile.
With the advance of knowledge, de réir mar atáthar ag fáil eolais; le dul chun cinn na heolaíochta.
To advance by leaps and bounds, dul chun cinn i mbarr na bhfáscaí.
To advance like one man, dul ar aghaidh bonn ar aon.
The advance party, meitheal thosaigh.
To pay in advance, íoc roimh ré.
Advanced post, post tosaigh.
(Of goods) To advance, rise, in price, ardú, daoirsiú.
To advance the spark, an spréach a luathú.
Unchecked advance, dul ar aghaidh gan chosc.
They advanced up to the walls of the city, tháinig siad aníos go, go dtí, ballaí na cathrach.
It is usual to pay in advance, is iondúil go n-íoctar roimh ré.
Advanced in years, tonn-aosta, cnag-aosta.