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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. anticiper [ɑ̃tisipe] VB trans

1. anticiper (prévoir):

anticiper réaction, coup, victoire, changement
to anticipate
anticiper invention
to foresee
anticiper qc de plusieurs années/trois mois
to anticipate sth by several years/three months
n'anticipons pas!
let's not get ahead of ourselves!

2. anticiper (effectuer à l'avance):

anticiper paiement, remboursement, construction
to bring [sth] forward
ils ont anticipé la construction du pont d'un an
they brought the building of the bridge forward by a year

II. anticiper sur VB trans

anticiper sur trans obj indir événements, évolution, mouvement:

anticiper sur
to anticipate
vous anticipez sur le récit en révélant ce détail
by mentioning that detail you are anticipating the next part of the story

III. anticiper [ɑ̃tisipe] VB intr

anticiper GAMES, SPORTS (au tennis, aux échecs)
to think ahead
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second-guess
anticiper
to second-guess sb
anticiper les actions de qn
pre-empt question, decision, move
anticiper
anticipate sb's needs, movements, wishes, reaction, result
anticiper
anticipate
anticiper
in tennis it is essential to think ahead
au tennis il est essentiel d'anticiper
to jump the gun fig
anticiper

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. anticiper [ɑ̃tisipe] VB intr

1. anticiper (devancer les faits):

anticiper
to look too far ahead

2. anticiper:

anticiper (se représenter à l'avance)
to think ahead
anticiper (prévoir)
to plan

II. anticiper [ɑ̃tisipe] VB trans

1. anticiper (prévoir):

anticiper avenir, événement
to predict

2. anticiper FIN, SPORTS:

anticiper
to anticipate
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forestall
anticiper
pre-empt action, choice
anticiper
anticipate
anticiper
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. anticiper [ɑ͂tisipe] VB intr

1. anticiper (devancer les faits):

anticiper
to look too far ahead

2. anticiper:

anticiper (se représenter à l'avance)
to think ahead
anticiper (prévoir)
to plan

II. anticiper [ɑ͂tisipe] VB trans

1. anticiper (prévoir):

anticiper avenir, événement
to predict

2. anticiper FIN, SPORTS:

anticiper
to anticipate
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forestall
anticiper
preempt action, choice
anticiper
anticipate
anticiper
Présent
j'anticipe
tuanticipes
il/elle/onanticipe
nousanticipons
vousanticipez
ils/ellesanticipent
Imparfait
j'anticipais
tuanticipais
il/elle/onanticipait
nousanticipions
vousanticipiez
ils/ellesanticipaient
Passé simple
j'anticipai
tuanticipas
il/elle/onanticipa
nousanticipâmes
vousanticipâtes
ils/ellesanticipèrent
Futur simple
j'anticiperai
tuanticiperas
il/elle/onanticipera
nousanticiperons
vousanticiperez
ils/ellesanticiperont
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