Usage examples of "coup en avant" in French with translation to English

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Il a fait un pas en avant. He took a step forward.
Il nous remit juste une carte et courut en avant. Nous qui étions laissés en arrière, dûmes poursuivre avec juste la carte sur laquelle nous reposer. He just gave us a map and sprinted ahead. We who were left behind had to go on with just the map to rely on.
Pliez les genoux, et regardez en avant. Bend your knees and look in front of you.
Allons en avant et mangeons. Let's go ahead and eat.
J'irai en avant. I will go on ahead.
Son idée a été mise en avant lors de la réunion. His idea got a boost at the meeting.
Il fit un pas en avant. He took a step forward.
Il mit en avant l'idée d'un gouvernement mondial. He promoted the idea of world government.
L'accroissement des vols amateurs perpétrés par la classe moyenne met en avant l'effondrement des principes moraux chez les plus aisés. The increase in amateur stealing on the part of middle-class youth indicates a break-down in the morality of the affluent.
Continue en avant. Go on ahead.
Le soudain coup de vent gonfla les voiles et poussa le bateau en avant dans une embardée. The sudden gust of wind filled the sails and lurched the boat forward.
Cela vaut-il le coup d'aller à l'université ? Is college worth it?
Les Français sont vraiment un peuple bizarre : parmi ceux qui lisent cette phrase, un sur deux va vérifier si l'espace avant le double point est bien fine et insécable. The French are a really strange people: every other person who reads this sentence will check if the space before the colon is really thin and non-breaking.
Tom ne fit que jeter un coup d’œil aux gros titres. Tom only glanced at the headlines.
Le candidat lâcha la bonne réponse juste avant que le temps ne soit écoulé. The contestant blurted out the right answer just before the time ran out.
Il m'a collé un coup de pied dans les roubignoles. He kicked me in the balls.
Vous ne pouvez pas analyser les données efficacement avant d'avoir tracé un graphique. You cannot analyse the data efficiently unless you draw a plot.
Tu viens de me faire manquer le coup parfait quand tu as crié. You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
J'ai peur qu'il ne soit pas là avant 13 heures. I'm afraid he won't be here until 1:00.
Tout à coup, il m'a demandée en mariage. All of a sudden, he proposed to me.
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