il avança

moved forward, advanced, brought forward, moved up

a . v ɑ̃ . s a → avancer
avanç to move forward, to advance + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #34,668
moved forward, advanced This is a literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Elle avança vers la porte.
EN: She moved toward the door.
brought forward, moved up This is a literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Il avança la date du rendez-vous.
EN: He brought the appointment date forward.
Conjugation of avancer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third avança —

L'armée avança vers l'ennemi.

The army advanced toward the enemy.

Toute la compagnie s'avança en masse.

The whole company advanced en masse.

Soudain, un homme s'avança au devant d'eux.

Suddenly, a man stepped forward to meet them.

Il avança son départ de deux jours.

He brought his departure forward by two days.

Elle descendit cependant et avança de plusieurs pas dans la pièce.

She descended anyway and took several steps into the room.

Elle s'avança vers lui et l'embrassa.

She walked up to him and kissed him.

L'armée avança sur la colline.

The army advanced up the hill.

Le Parsi ne s'avança pas plus loin.

The Parsi didn’t go any farther.

Varin avança la main.

Varin reached out his hand.

Elle s'avança.

She stepped forward.

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