No. 4,465 in Spanish
adelantan
"Adelantan" means "they advance" or "they bring forward."
In a sentence
Los corredores adelantan a los ciclistas en la competencia.
The runners overtake the cyclists in the competition.
In this sentence, 'adelantan' is used to describe the act of overtaking someone, showing movement and surpassing in a physical context.
Las reuniones se adelantan para permitir salir temprano del trabajo.
The meetings are moved forward to allow leaving work early.
Here, 'adelantan' refers to rescheduling something to an earlier time, used in a temporal context.
Ellos siempre se adelantan en sus tareas por ser muy organizados.
They always get ahead with their tasks because they are very organized.
In this case, 'adelantan' means progressing or making progress in tasks ahead of schedule, used in an anticipatory or preparatory context.
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