put forward

proposer, avancer

Présenter une idée, un projet ou une personne pour que les autres l’examinent.

En anglais simple : To offer an idea, plan, or person for others to consider.

• Please put forward your ideas.
• They put forward a new plan to reduce waste.
• Who put her forward for the position?

Comment l'utiliser : put someone/something forward (The committee put her name forward.); put someone forward for something (They put him forward for the award.); put something forward as something (She put the theory forward as a possible explanation.)

Synonymes : propose, suggest, nominate

Contraires : withdraw

Expressions courantes : put forward an idea, put forward a proposal, put forward someone

avancer les horloges

Régler les horloges pour qu’elles indiquent une heure plus avancée.

En anglais simple : To change clocks so they show a later time.

• Remember to put the clocks forward.
• We put our clocks forward an hour last night.
• When do we put the clocks forward this year?

Comment l'utiliser : put the clocks forward by something (We put the clocks forward by one hour in spring.)

Synonymes : advance

Expressions courantes : put clocks forward, put forward the clocks