English–French

“progress” in French

Pronunciation

IPA/avɑ̃se/

Example

C'est une avancée pour nous.

This is progress for us.

Illustration for avancée (progress)

How to say “progress” in French

“Progress” in French is avancée.

A step forward that opens a little more ground or brings a project closer to its goal.

Full entry for avancée: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with avancée

Cette découverte représente une avancée majeure.

This discovery represents a major advance.

Tips for using avancée

  • As a noun, avancée is feminine even for an abstract achievement, so it takes une and cette, as in une avancée and cette avancée.

Other French words for “progress”

Tu as fait des progrès.

You've made progress.

Nous suivons l'avancement du projet chaque semaine.

We track the project's progress every week.

Il progresse vite grâce aux cours.

He is making rapid progress thanks to the lessons.

La progression du projet est rapide.

The project is making rapid progress.

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