ahead [ə'hed]
▣ When ahead is an element in a phrasal verb, eg book ahead, draw ahead, fire ahead, go ahead, look up the verb.
adverb → synonyms
a [in space] ▶ en avant, ▶ devant
■ stay here, I'll go on ahead : restez ici, moi je vais en avant or devant
■ to get ahead (literal or figurative use) : prendre de l'avance
■ full speed ahead! ([on ship], also figurative use) : en avant toute !
b [in classification, sport etc] ▶ en tête
■ to be five points etc ahead : avoir une avance de cinq points etc
■ the goal put Scotland 2-1 ahead : grâce à ce but, l'Écosse menait 2 à 1
c [in time]; [book] ▶ à l'avance
■ ahead of time
[decide, announce] d'avance
[arrive, be ready] avant l'heure | en avance
■ the project's ahead of schedule : le projet est plus avancé que prévu
■ the project's two months ahead of schedule : le projet est en avance de deux mois sur le planning or sur le programme prévu
■ ahead of the meeting : avant la réunion
■ two hours ahead of the next car : avec deux heures d'avance sur la voiture suivante
■ he's two hours ahead of you : il a deux heures d'avance sur vous
■ clocks here are two hours ahead of clocks over there : les pendules d'ici ont deux heures d'avance sur celles de là-bas | il y a un décalage horaire de deux heures entre ici et là-bas
■ the months ahead : les mois à venir
■ there are difficult times ahead : l'avenir s'annonce difficile
■ to think or plan ahead : prévoir (à l'avance)
■ looking or thinking ahead five years, what… : essayez d'imaginer la situation dans cinq ans : qu'est-ce que…
■ to plan ahead : faire des projets
■ to be ahead of one's time : être en avance sur son temps
■ what is or lies ahead : ce que l'avenir nous réserve
■ what is or lies ahead for him/us : ce que l'avenir lui/nous réserve

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profile ['prəʊfaɪl] → synonyms
1 noun
a of head, building, hill etc ▶ profil m • also Architecture
figurative use “description”
of person ▶ portrait m
of situation etc ▶ profil m, ▶ esquisse f
■ in profile : de profil
■ genetic profile : profil m génétique
■ psychological profile : profil psychologique
■ he has the right profile for the job : il a le profil qui convient pour ce poste
◊ high profile
■ to maintain a high profile
[in media etc] garder la vedette
“be seen on streets etc” être très en évidence
■ troops have been maintaining a high profile in the capital : les troupes sont très en évidence dans la capitale
■ the foundation already has a high profile : la fondation est déjà très en vue
■ Egypt will be given a much higher profile in the upcoming peace talks : l'Égypte prendra une place bien plus importante dans les négociations de paix prochaines
■ football is a high profile business : le foot est un domaine très médiatisé
◊ low profile
■ to keep or take a low profile : essayer de ne pas (trop) se faire remarquer | adopter une attitude discrète
■ the party had a low profile in this constituency : le parti n'était pas très représenté dans cette circonscription
◊ to raise + profile
■ to raise one's profile : améliorer son image
■ his main task will be to raise the profile of the party : sa principale tâche sera d'améliorer l'image du parti
b “graph or table” ▶ profil m
2 transitive verb
a “show in profile” ▶ profiler also Architecture
b [in general]; “describe”
[+ person] ▶ brosser or dresser le portrait de
[+ situation] ▶ établir le profil de, ▶ tracer une esquisse de
/Police/; [+ suspect] ▶ établir le profil psychologique de

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http://www.wordreference.com/definition/ahead of profile :

ahead of
1 in front of; before: we have a long drive ahead of us.
2 in advance of.

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"ahead of profile": innombrables occurrences Internet, comme:

http://www.4-traders.com/news/Department-of-Finance-END-JUNE...

""Today's figures highlight that taxes continue to perform well and overall are just over €500 million or 3.1% ***ahead of profile*** for the year to date. Encouragingly, three of our "big four" sources of tax revenue - corporation tax, income tax and VAT - continue ***to perform ahead of profile***. The strong performance of income tax is especially noteworthy given that in Budget 2012 we introduced changes which removed over 333,000 low income earners from the universal social charge and income tax rates remained unchanged. The fact that VAT receipts are almost exactly *****in line with profile***** is evidence of the robustness of the estimate for the first half of the year."

"Tax Revenue

· Tax revenues in the period to end-June, at €17,014 million, are €507 million (3.1%) **ahead of profile** and an estimated 8.3% **ahead of the same period in 2011** on an underlying basis. Three of the "big four" sources of tax revenue are ahead of expectations at the half-way point in the year with the surplus compared to target being driven primarily by the performance of corporation tax and income tax.

· Corporation tax is €274 million (16.1%) **ahead of profile** in the period to end-June. The monthly corporation tax target in June is the second largest of the year and receipts in the month were €108 million **better than expected**. While acknowledging that November is the biggest month of the year for corporation tax collection, the surplus in the year to date represents a strong performance.

· Income tax is €215 million (3.1%) **ahead of profile at the half-way point in the year**. It is up an estimated 13½% year-on-year on an underlying basis. Income tax receipts have been consistently **ahead of monthly targets** this year. This is another positive development.

· At end-June, VAT receipts are €29 million (0.6%) **better than planned** and are €114 million (2.2%) up on the same period in 2011..

· Excises were almost exactly on target in June and are now just €35 million (1.6%) *****below profile***** cumulatively. They are up marginally (€10 million or 0.4%) on end-June 2011.

· Taken together, the four smaller tax-heads - stamps, CGT, CAT and customs - are exactly **in line with expectations at this point in the year** although the significant receipts from stamp duties, CGT and CAT are not profiled for collection until later in the year.

· All in all, the performance of tax revenues in the first half of the year is encouraging and the Department of Finance is of the view that the aggregate April 2012 SPU tax revenue estimate of €36,375 million is achievable.

Voted Expenditure

· Overall gross Departmental expenditure at end-June is less than €200 million **ahead of target**. However net voted expenditure is €386 million (1.8%) **ahead of profile**. Around half of this overspend is related to a shortfall in PRSI receipts.

· Net voted current expenditure, at €21,330 million at end-June, is 2.3% **ahead of profile** due largely to overspends in the Department of Social Protection (caused in part by the PRSI shortfall) and the Health Vote Group. While the net voted current expenditure of the majority of the other Vote Groups is in line with or below profile at end-June, the pressures in the Social Protection and Health.

· Net voted capital expenditure at end-June, at €1,092 million, is €88 million (7.4%) **below expectations** and €258 million (19.1%) **down year-on-year** with the main underspends on the Environment and Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Votes."


=> "in line with profile" et surtout "below profile" prouvent sans doute bien que "ahead of profile", ce n'est pas "plus tôt que prévu" mais "supérieur aux prévisions.

Autre argument, encore plus clair:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/1-robust-irish-tax-keeps-165955666.... :

"The rise in sales tax compared to an increase that was ***3.2 percent ahead of profile*** in March but Dublin's finance ministry said that as VAT is collected every second month, the monthly shortfall in the non-due month of April was not that surprising."

http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2012/07/exchequer-retu... :

"Today’s figures highlight that taxes continue to perform well and overall are just over €500 million or ***3.1% ahead of profile*** for the year to date. Encouragingly, three of our “big four” sources of tax revenue – corporation tax, income tax and VAT – continue to perform ahead of profile…."