What does Oh! Vous vous avancez beaucoup! mean?

Question

Oh ! Vous vous avancez beaucoup !

You advanced a great deal?

Answer 1

Hi Sandy!

Yes, you're absolutely right! It sounds like you have a French teacher who is very impressed with your progress. "Oh! Vous vous avancez beaucoup!" means "Oh! You've advanced a great deal!" or "Oh! You're progressing a lot/very well!" :)

Answer 2

Bonjour,

''Vous vous avancez '' : this is the reflexive verb ''s'avancer'', so in this case 3 meanings are possible :

or :

1. to move, come forward. : L'étudiant s'est avancé pour recevoir son diplôme ( the student came forward to receive his diploma)
2. to make progress in the meaning of getting ahead : Je me suis avancé dans mes devoirs
3. to get ahead of oneself : Je pense qu'il s'avance un peu. (I think he is getting a bit ahead of himself

Answer 3

Hey Sandy! Your French teacher must be impressed with your work. This phrase essentially translates to "Wow! You've progressed a lot!". This is only a rough translation, however, it could directly translate to "Oh! You've advanced/progressed/moved on a lot!"

"avancez" can be both a verb (advanced) or a noun (progressed). Be careful and pay attention to context.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 4

You progressed a lot!

Answer 5

Hello Sandy, be careful not to confuse the verb to go forward with to go forward, which can have a completely different meaning, especially in your sentence.

1°) Your translation is correct if you write it like this with a comma: "Vous, vous avancez beaucoup." It is therefore a positive remark, and it is the verb ADVANCE, the way you are progressing in a field.

2°) If you write it without a comma, " Vous vous avancez beaucoup", it is the pronominal verb S'AVANCER, which can have two other meanings:

A) Je m'avance (physiquement d'un pas) ex: " Vous vous avancez beaucoup trop du ravin!" s' avancer = get closer

B) Another less positive meaning, ex:

-You say: "Moi je suis capable de monter le mont Blanc en seulement une journée! = "I am able to climb the Mont Blanc in only one day!

-The other person answers: "Oh, vous vous avancez beaucoup!

In this sense, the first person who speaks is expressing uncertain ideas, he or she is taking chances, which is the dictionary definition of this meaning. The second person responds by questioning the ability of the first person to climb Mount Blanc in one day. This person wants to point out that you are putting a lot of emphasis on what you are saying, that you are overdoing it, that you are throwing flowers at yourself ( ahah idiomatic turn of phrase : "se jeter des fleurs!") . As a result, the remark "you're putting yourself forward a lot" is no longer positive and can challenge you!

In general, in France, there are two ways to respond to this sentence:

"C'est la vérité je vous assure!" --> It's the truth, I assure you!

or " Vous voulez que je vous montre?" "You want me to show you?"