avanzado
/abanˈθado/
The English word 'advanced' is translated into Spanish as avanzado.
avanzado is used to describe something involving greater complexity, such as a level of study or something that is more difficult and specialized. It can also be used to describe something that is far along or late in terms of progress or time, such as the advanced stage of a disease.
Meaning: involving greater complexity, more difficult, elaborate or specialized (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, avanzado must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use avanzada for feminine singular nouns, avanzados for masculine plural nouns and avanzadas for feminine plural nouns. Additionally, avanzado is the past participle of the verb avanzar and is used to form perfect tenses, such as ha avanzado (has advanced).
How do you pronounce it?
/abanˈθado/
Did you know?
- In some contexts, calling a person avanzado could be a subtle way of saying they are 'progressive' or 'liberal' in their political or social views.
- In Spanish, if you are 'advanced in age' (avanzado en edad), it is a common euphemism for being elderly.
- The root of avanzar links back to the Latin 'ab ante', which literally means 'from before', reflecting the idea of moving from what was in front of you.
Examples in context
- Ella enseña inglés a estudiantes avanzados.She teaches English to advanced students.This sentence shows how to describe students at an advanced level using avanzado.Tatoeba #5992628 by albrusgher, translation #1547671 by trieuho
- Él está haciendo un curso avanzado de esperanto.He is taking an advanced course in Esperanto.This sentence uses avanzado to describe a course level.Tatoeba #1654642 by hayastan, translation #1638395 by belgavox
- Mi equipo nunca ha avanzado de cuartos de final.My team has never advanced beyond the quarter-finals.This sentence uses the verb form of avanzado to describe moving forward in a competition.Tatoeba #3338575 by cueyayotl, translation #3338576 by _undertoad
- estudios avanzadosAdvanced studies
- habilidades avanzadasAdvanced skills
- niveles avanzadosAdvanced levels
- investigador experimentadoAdvanced researcher
- profesional experimentadoExperienced professional
- muy avanzadito en la materiaVery advanced in the subject
- jugador proPro gamer
- Soy todo un pro en matemáticas.I'm quite advanced in mathematics.
- Estoy estudiando en un nivel avanzado de español.I'm studying at an advanced level of Spanish.
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Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are discussing their university classes.
- Alejandro¿Vas a tomar el nivel avanzado de química?Are you going to take the advanced chemistry level?
- LucíaNo, ese curso es demasiado difícil para mí.No, that course is too difficult for me.
- AlejandroEs verdad, requiere mucho estudio.It's true, it requires a lot of study.
- LucíaPrefiero quedarme en el nivel intermedio.I prefer to stay in the intermediate level.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry avanzado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries avanzado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
