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Learn Spanish (Latin America): avanzar - to move forward

Spanish (Latin America)
/Continuing actions (seguir + gerundio)
/avanzar

avanzar

Word

avanzar

Meaning

to move forward

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Continuing actions (seguir + gerundio)

Usages of avanzar

Seguimos avanzando en el proyecto.

We keep moving forward on the project.

Tú sigues avanzando para lograr el título.

You keep moving forward to achieve the degree.

Avanzamos hacia la parada.

We advance towards the stop.

¿Qué hizo la familia mientras el huracán estaba avanzando?

What did the family do while the hurricane was advancing?

Aunque el sendero es empinado, yo avanzo.

Although the path is steep, I advance.

Él avanza por ese carril sin mirar.

He moves down that lane without looking.

Aun tocando la bocina, los carros no avanzan.

Even honking the horn, the cars aren't moving forward.

El ganador avanza a la última casilla.

The winner advances to the last square.

Incluso si el camello está cansado, la caravana avanza.

Even if the camel is tired, the caravan advances.

El impulso habría avanzado despacito por la hilera.

The momentum would have advanced very slowly through the row.

Es que llevo veinte minutos sin avanzar en la fila esta; es agónico.

It's just that I haven't moved forward in this line for twenty minutes; it is agonizing.

La urgencia es intolerable y llevas mucho tiempo sin avanzar en la fila.

The urge is intolerable and you haven't moved forward in the line in a long time.

La tortura esta es malísima; ustedes llevan una hora sin avanzar.

This torture is really bad; you (plural) haven't moved forward in an hour.

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