ahead

delante, adelante

En la parte que está frente a ti, o hacia donde miras o avanzas.

En inglés sencillo: In front of where you are, or toward the place you are facing or moving.

• Look straight ahead.
• A bridge appeared up ahead.
• She walked ahead while we followed slowly.

Sinónimos: in front, forward

Antónimos: behind

Expresiones frecuentes: straight ahead, look ahead, up ahead, go ahead

por delante, en cabeza

Más avanzado o con mejores resultados que otra persona o grupo.

En inglés sencillo: Further forward or more successful than another person or group.

• Our team is three points ahead.
• She finished ahead of all her rivals.
• Hard work helped him get ahead.

Cómo se usa: ahead of someone/something (Our team is ahead of the others.)

Sinónimos: in the lead

Antónimos: behind

Expresiones frecuentes: far ahead, ahead of someone, get ahead, two points ahead

delante de, por delante de

Con «of», indica una posición delante de alguien o algo, o un tiempo que aún está por llegar.

En inglés sencillo: In front of someone or something, or later than the present time; used with “of.”

• The road ahead of us was empty.
• A busy week lies ahead of you.
• There are difficult choices ahead of the team.

Cómo se usa: ahead of someone/something (A long journey lies ahead of us.)

Expresiones frecuentes: ahead of someone, ahead of something