- anticipar
- v.1 to anticipate.Ella anticipa el suceso She anticipates the event.2 to bring forward.3 to pay in advance.4 to advance, to anticipate, to give as an advance.Ella anticipa dinero She advances money.Ella anticipó el fin del proyecto She moved up the end of the project.Ella anticipa el suceso She anticipates the event.5 to anticipate to, to expect to.Ella anticipó jugar en la final She anticipated to play in the finals.* * *anticipar► verbo transitivo1 to anticipate, advance, bring forward2 (dinero) to advance► verbo pronominal anticiparse1 (llegar antes) to come early2 (adelantarse) to beat to it■ él se me anticipó he beat me to it* * *verb1) to anticipate2) foresee3) pay in advance•* * *1. VT1) [+ fecha, acontecimiento] to bring forward
anticiparon las vacaciones — they took their holiday early
no anticipemos los acontecimientos — let's not cross our bridges before we come to them, let's not get ahead of ourselves
2) [+ factura etc] to pay in advance; [+ dinero] to advance, lend, loan3)anticipar algo con placer — (=esperar) to look forward to sth
anticipar las gracias a algn — (=adelantar) to thank sb in advance
4) (=prever) to anticipate, foreseeanticipar que ... — to anticipate that ...
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <viaje/elecciones> to move up (AmE), to bring forward (BrE)b) <dinero/sueldo> to advancec) <información>¿nos podría anticipar de qué se trata? — could you give us an idea of what it is about?
te puedo anticipar que ... — I can tell you that ...
d) (indicar)esto anticipa un incremento de la población — because of this the population is expected to increase
2.estas nubes anticipan tormenta — these clouds are a sign that a storm is coming
anticiparse v prona) verano/lluvias to be o come earlyb) (adelantarse)anticiparse a algo: se anticipó a su tiempo he was ahead of his time; no nos anticipemos a los acontecimientos let's not jump the gun; (+ me/te/le etc) se nos anticiparon — they anticipated us (frml)
* * *= anticipate, look + ahead, bring forward.Ex. The information that most modern indexes must organise concerns much more complex subjects than Cutter could have anticipated.Ex. The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.Ex. Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.----* anticipándose a = in anticipation of.* anticipar Algo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* anticipar el futuro = anticipate + the future.* anticiparse a = quicken to, outguess, second-guess [secondguess], forestall.* anticiparse a Alguien = steal + a march on.* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <viaje/elecciones> to move up (AmE), to bring forward (BrE)b) <dinero/sueldo> to advancec) <información>¿nos podría anticipar de qué se trata? — could you give us an idea of what it is about?
te puedo anticipar que ... — I can tell you that ...
d) (indicar)esto anticipa un incremento de la población — because of this the population is expected to increase
2.estas nubes anticipan tormenta — these clouds are a sign that a storm is coming
anticiparse v prona) verano/lluvias to be o come earlyb) (adelantarse)anticiparse a algo: se anticipó a su tiempo he was ahead of his time; no nos anticipemos a los acontecimientos let's not jump the gun; (+ me/te/le etc) se nos anticiparon — they anticipated us (frml)
* * *= anticipate, look + ahead, bring forward.Ex: The information that most modern indexes must organise concerns much more complex subjects than Cutter could have anticipated.
Ex: The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.Ex: Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.* anticipándose a = in anticipation of.* anticipar Algo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* anticipar el futuro = anticipate + the future.* anticiparse a = quicken to, outguess, second-guess [secondguess], forestall.* anticiparse a Alguien = steal + a march on.* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.* * *anticipar [A1 ]vt1 ‹fecha/viaje/elecciones› to move up (AmE), to bring forward (BrE)2 ‹dinero/sueldo› to advanceanticiparon dos meses de alquiler they paid two months' rent in advance3 ‹información›¿nos podría anticipar de qué se trata? could you tell us o give us an idea of what it is about?te puedo ir anticipando que … I can tell you now that …4(indicar, hacer prever): esto anticipa un incremento de la población escolar because of this the number of school-age children is expected to riseestas nubes anticipan tormenta these clouds are a sign that a storm is coming■ anticiparsev pron1 «verano/lluvias» to be o come early2 (adelantarse) anticiparse A algo:el enemigo se había anticipado a nuestros movimientos the enemy had anticipated our movementsse anticipó a su tiempo he was ahead of his timeno nos anticipemos a los acontecimientos let's not get ahead of ourselves(+ me/te/le etc): te le anticipaste you beat him to it, you got in before him (colloq)se nos anticiparon publicando antes su versión they got in before us o (frml) they anticipated us by publishing their version first* * *
anticipar (conjugate anticipar) verbo transitivoa) ‹viaje/elecciones› to move up (AmE), to bring forward (BrE)b) ‹dinero/sueldo› to advance;◊ ¿nos podría anticipar de qué se trata? could you give us an idea of what it is about?
anticiparse verbo pronominala) [verano/lluvias] to be o come earlyb) (adelantarse):◊ se anticipó a su tiempo he was ahead of his time;
no nos anticipemos a los acontecimientos let's not jump the gun
anticipar verbo transitivo
1 (adelantar un suceso) to bring forward: no anticipemos acontecimientos, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it
2 (adelantar un pago) to pay in advance
'anticipar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prever
English:
advance
- expect
* * *anticipar♦ vt1. [prever] to anticipate;él ya había anticipado la crisis económica he had already anticipated the recession2. [adelantar] to bring forward;el presidente anticipó las elecciones the president brought forward the elections3. [pago] to pay in advance;me anticiparon dos semanas de sueldo they gave me an advance of two weeks' salary4. [información] to tell in advance;no te puedo anticipar nada I can't tell you anything just now♦ See also the pronominal verb anticiparse* * *anticiparv/t1 sueldo advance2 fecha, viaje move up, Brbring forward3 información, noticias give a preview of* * *anticipar vt1) : to anticipate, to forestall, to deal with in advance2) : to pay in advance♦ See also the reflexive verb anticiparse* * *anticipar vb1. (fecha) to bring forward [pt. & pp. brought]voy a anticipar mis vacaciones I'm going to bring my holidays forward2. (dinero) to pay in advance [pt. & pp. paid] / to advancele anticiparon parte del sueldo they paid her part of her salary in advance
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.