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el avance

advance, progress, breakthrough, proceed, move forward

a ˈb a n θ e
avanc move forward + e present subjunctive (yo/él/ella/usted)
noun · masculine Uncommon #22,961
advance, progress, breakthrough In the sense of progress or a breakthrough, it is often used with an adjective, as in «avance científico».
SP: La investigación logró un gran avance.
EN: The research made a major breakthrough.
Declension of avance
avanceavances

Eso fue un enorme avance.

That was a huge step forward.

El programa Apolo dio un gran avance a nuestro conocimiento del espacio.

The Apollo program gave a great leap forward to our knowledge of space.

El puente ha sido volado y el avance ruso detenido.

The bridge has been blown up and the Russian advance halted.

— Die Fälscher (2007)

El avance en la favela era un arte.

Progress in the favela was an art.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

Ya es un avance.

That's already progress.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Yo tampoco me alegro, noble César, del avance de las obras.

I, too, noble Caesar, am not pleased by the progress of the works.

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Señor Raven, esto no supone ningún avance en su caso.

Mr. Raven, this does not represent any progress in your case.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Avance.

Advance.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Es un pequeño avance, pero la patente es mía.

It's a small step forward, but the patent is mine.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Tan pronto como logramos un avance científico lo ponemos al servicio del mal.

As soon as we make a scientific breakthrough, we put it to work for evil.

— El sacrificio (1986)

Yo construyo satélites para ayudar al avance tecnológico.

I build satellites to help advance technology.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Él está contento por el avance que ha hecho en el último tiempo.

He is happy with the progress he has made recently.

Un gran avance por el este.

A major advance in the east.

— Die Blechtrommel (1979)

Apenas logramos un avance, todo vuelve a cero.

We barely make any progress, then everything goes back to square one.

Ella recibió un gran pago en avance por su siguiente novela.

She received a large advance payment for her next novel.

Avance lento.

Slow progress.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

El avance del estudiante es satisfactorio.

The student's progress is satisfactory.

verb · 3rd-person singular Rare #49,076
advance, proceed, move forward Used as a formal command; it can also be a subjunctive form.
SP: Avance hasta la puerta, por favor.
EN: Please proceed to the door.
Conjugation of avanzar
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — avancemos
Second avanza —
Third avance avancen

Avance libremente, Sra. Sully.

Please go ahead, Mrs. Sully.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

Avance en paz y le explicaré el futuro.

Go forward in peace and I will explain the future to you.

¡Comisario, avance!

Commissioner, move forward!

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

Espera a que avance.

Wait for it to move forward.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Ahora, avance rápido a hoy.

Now, fast forward to today.