'en avance' is the French for in advance.
Tu es / vous êtes six heures en avance sur nous.
The opposite of arriver in French is en face de l'arrivant.
The cast of Avance Producido en Hollywood - 2012 includes: Susana Ballesteros as herself Joemy Blanco as Herself - Host (2012-2013)
Unless I'm mistaken, you have both the foreign language and its English translation in the same line. The language is French. "Joyeux anniversaire en avance." means "Happy Birthday in advance."
"juste en face" means "just opposite" in French. Ex: La boulangerie est juste en face de la mairie: The bakery is (located) just opposite the town hall.
how do these phrases contribute to the tone the author develops in the article
il était en avance sur son temps pour son sens de la mode, pour sa façon de s'habiller
"En face de" in French means "opposite" or "across from". It is used to describe a location or direction of something in relation to another object or place.
The cast of Avance - 2012 includes: Paloma Barranco Cacharro
Danielle Ouellet has written: 'Adrien Pouliot, un homme en avance sur son temps' -- subject(s): Mathematicians, Biography
The opposite is together, in a group, or en masse.