No. 6,280 in Spanish
avanzar
To move forward or make progress.
In a sentence
El estudiante quiere avanzar rápido en sus estudios.
The student wants to advance quickly in their studies.
In this sentence, 'avanzar' refers to progressing or making progress in studies.
A medida que avanzaba la película, la trama se volvía más interesante.
As the movie progressed, the plot became more interesting.
Here, 'avanzaba' (imperfect form of 'avanzar') signifies the passage of time or development within the movie.
El equipo logró avanzar a la siguiente ronda del torneo.
The team managed to advance to the next round of the tournament.
In this context, 'avanzar' means achieving qualification or moving forward to a subsequent stage of a competition.
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