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Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiànɡ qián
"请向前走。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Forward, ahead, or further on in a physical or temporal direction.
"Sigan adelante para encontrar la entrada principal."
- 1
Come in, go ahead, or proceed; an expression of encouragement or permission.
"—¿Puedo pasar? —¡Adelante!"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Spanish, compounding the preposition 'a' (to) and 'delante' (in front of, from Latin 'de in abante'). It evolved through the medieval period to indicate forward movement or encouragement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adelante" is said worldwide
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en avant
Transliteration: ãn äˈvänt
"Allez de l'avant avec votre projet."
vorwärts
Transliteration: ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡s
"Gehen Sie einfach vorwärts."
avanti
Transliteration: aˈvanti
"Prego, entrate, avanti!"
adelante
Transliteration: a.ðeˈlan.te
"Sigue adelante y alcanza tus sueños."
em frente
Transliteration: ẽj ˈfɾẽ.tʃi
"Siga em frente para chegar ao destino."
आगे
Transliteration: aage
Script: आगे बढ़ो
"जीवन में हमेशा आगे बढ़ो।"
向前
Transliteration: xiànɡ qián
"请向前走。"
앞으로
Transliteration: ap-euro
Script: 앞으로 가세요
"자, 앞으로 가십시오."
前へ
Transliteration: mae e
Script: 前へ進む
"さあ、前へ進みましょう。"
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