avant

BrE /ˈævənt/ AmE /ˈævənt/

adjective en → es

1 ART [attributive / predicative] C1

relating to avant-garde art, music, or literature; experimental and new

vanguardista, de vanguardia

  • avant-garde art/music/literature

Collocations avant-garde movement · avant-garde artist

  • The exhibition featured avant-garde paintings from the 1920s.

    La exposición presentó pinturas vanguardistas de los años veinte.

2 HIST [preposition] B1

(before the main event or period) in historical dates; before (a specified date)

antes de, antedato

  • avant + year

Collocations avant 1492 · avant la Révolution française

  • The castle was built avant 1300.

    El castillo fue construido antes de 1300.