avant-faire-droit, n.m., (—) preventive injunction.
avant-fossé, n.m., (—-—s) (fortif.) advance-fosse.
avant-garde, n.f., (—-—s) vanguard; (nav.) van.
avant-goût, n.m., (—-—s) foretaste, earnest, anticipation.
avant-hier (-ti-ère), adv., the day before yesterday.
avant-jour, n.m., (n.p.) morning-twilight.
avant-main, n.m., (—-—s) (man.) fore-hand of a horse; (tennis) fore-hand stroke; (at cards) lead.
☉avant-midi, n.m., (—) forenoon.
avant-mur, n.m., (—-—s) outward wall, screen-wall.
avant-pêche, n.f., (—-—s) early peach.