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  • 21 before

    1. adv
    1) раніше, давніше; колись
    2) попереду

    ◊ the day before — напередодні

    ◊ long before — давно вже, задовго до

    2. prep
    1) перед, до; раніше
    2) попереду
    3) ніж

    death before dishonour — краще смерть, ніж ганьба

    I love him before myself — я люблю його більше, ніж себе

    ◊ the day before yesterday — позавчора

    ◊ before everything else — насамперед

    ◊ before long — незабаром

    ◊ before now — раніше

    ◊ before then — до того часу

    3. conj
    1) перш ніж; раніше, ніж; до того як; поки не

    he arrived before I expected him — він приїхав раніше, ніж я чекав його

    2) швидше, ніж, скоріше, ніж

    I would die before telling him — я скоріше умру, ніж скажу йому

    * * *
    I adv
    1) раніше, колись
    2) спереду; уперед
    3)

    a moment before — хвилину тому, щойно

    long before — задовго до, давно вже

    II prep
    2) у просторовому значенні вказує на знаходження або рух перед ким, чим-небудь перед
    3) указує на протікання процесу в чиїй-небудь. присутності перед, у присутності присутність у якій-небудь організації, у суді за викликом перед розгляд, обговорення питання ким-небудь на, в, у, перед; тж. передається орудн. вiдм.
    5) указує на перевагу, вищість в положенні, ранзі, здібностях перед, попереду
    7)
    III
    cj
    1) перш ніж, раніше ніж; поки не

    English-Ukrainian dictionary > before

  • 22 before

    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) antes de
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) à frente de
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) antes que
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) antes
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) antes de
    * * *
    be.fore
    [bif'ɔ:] prep 1 na frente de, diante de, perante. before the fire / perto do fogo. before the house / em frente da casa. I declare before God / juro perante Deus. 2 anterior. 3 antes que, de preferência a. 4 à frente de. 5 antes de, anteriormente. before dinner / antes do almoço. before long / em breve. 6 adiantado. 7 sob a jurisdição de. 8 aberto a, acessível a. • conj 1 antes do tempo que, antes que. he knew it before she did / ele o sabia antes dela. 2 de preferência a. • adv 1 na frente de, antes de, adiante. 2 anteriormente, mais cedo. I never saw such a thing before / nunca tinha visto uma coisa destas. 3 até então, dantes, no passado. before the mast como simples marinheiro. before the wind de vento em popa, a favor do vento. I would die before I would tell him prefiro morrer a contar-lhe. I would do anything before that preferia tudo a isto. run on before! corra na frente! the day before yesterday anteontem. the question before us a questão que se nos apresenta, a questão a ser decidida.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > before

  • 23 before

    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) pred
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) pred
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) nad
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) poprej
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) preden
    * * *
    I [bifɔ:]
    adverb
    prej, že nekoč, poprej; spredaj
    II [bifɔ:]
    preposition
    pred, v navzočnosti
    to be before one's time — priti prezgodaj; biti napreden za svoje čase
    to carry everything before o.s. — imeti v vsem uspeh
    before you can say Jack Robinson — takoj, kakor bi trenil
    to love before o.s. — ljubiti bolj kot samega sebe
    the question before us — vprašanje, ki ga je treba rešiti
    before s.o.'s eyes — v prisotnosti, vpričo koga
    III [bifɔ:]
    conjunction
    preden; rajši kot
    before you know where you are — naenkrat, hipoma

    English-Slovenian dictionary > before

  • 24 before

    adv. van tevoren; eerder, tevoren
    --------
    conj. voordat
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    prep. voor
    before1
    [ biffo:] 〈 bijwoord〉
    1  voorop ⇒ vooraan, ervoor
    2  vroeger ⇒ eerder, vooraf
    3  in de toekomst ⇒ op komst, voor (ons) liggend
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   look before • voor zich kijken
    2   three weeks before • drie weken geleden/ervoor
         I've been there before • ik ben daar nog geweest; 〈informeel; figuurlijk〉 ik ken dat al
    3   what lies before? • wat staat ons te wachten?
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    before2
    〈 voorzetsel〉
    1 〈 tijd〉 vóór ⇒ vroeger/eerder dan, alvorens
    2 〈plaats; ook figuurlijk〉 voor ⇒ voor … uit, tegenover
    3 〈 relatieve waarde of belangrijkheid〉voor … op ⇒ gesteld voor, hoger dan
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   before Christmas • voor Kerstmis
         before long • binnenkort
    2   run before the enemy • voor de vijand uit vluchten
         a crime before the law • een misdaad volgens de wet
         put a bill before parliament • een wetsontwerp bij het parlement indienen
         put the problem before the public • het publiek met het probleem confronteren
         〈 scheepvaart〉 sail before the wind • voor de wind zeilen
         what lies before us • wat de tijd ons brengen zal
    3   put friendship before love • vriendschap hoger achten dan liefde
         someone before his time • iemand die zijn tijd voor is/was
         before all else • bovenal
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    before3
    〈 voegwoord〉
    1  alvorens ⇒ voor, eer
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   she will die before she will consent/before consenting • ze zal eerder sterven dan toe te geven/toegeven

    English-Dutch dictionary > before

  • 25 before

    [bɪ'fɔː] 1. нареч.
    1) впереди; вперёд
    Syn:
    2) прежде, раньше, сначала

    I knew her from before. — Я знал ее до этого.

    Syn:
    2. предл.

    before long — скоро, вскоре

    the day before yesterday — позавчера, третьего дня

    She regularly goes for a run before breakfast. — Она регулярно делает пробежки перед завтраком.

    He would die before lying. — Он предпочтёт смерть лжи. Он скорее умрёт, чем солжёт.

    2) перед (указывает на нахождение или движение перед кем-л. / чем-л. в пространстве)

    I think you were before me in the queue. — Мне кажется, вы стояли передо мной в очереди.

    3) перед лицом, в присутствии

    the case before the court — дело, рассматриваемое судом

    4) впереди, перед (указывает на что-л. предстоящее)

    Your whole life is before you. — У тебя вся жизнь впереди.

    5) перед, впереди, выше, с преимуществом по сравнению с
    3. союз
    1) прежде чем, до того как

    Call me before you go. — Позвони мне, прежде чем уедешь.

    I'll be done before you know it. — Со мной разделаются прежде, чем ты узнаешь об этом.

    Get out of there before you get dirty. — Вылезай оттуда, пока ты не вымазался.

    Get out of here before I call a cop. — Убирайся отсюда, пока я не позвал полицейского.

    2) нежели; скорее..., чем …

    He would starve before he'd steal. — Он скорее умрёт с голоду, чем украдёт.

    Англо-русский современный словарь > before

  • 26 before

    [bi'fo:] prep., adv.,conj. -prep 1. përpara; para; the year before last parvjet; in 52 BC (before Christ) në vitin 52 p.e. sonë; before then më përpara; before long së shpejti; since before the winter që para dimrit. 2. më përpara (në radhë); ladies before gentlemen zonjat të parat! 3. përpara, përballë; he was brought before the judge atë e çuan përpara gjykatësit; before everyone përpara gjithë botës, në sy të të gjithëve. 4. më mirë sesa, përpara; death before dishonor më mirë vdekja se humbja e nderit/ vdekjen përpara çnderimit
    - adv 1. përpara, më pare; it had been fine the day before një ditë më pare kishte qenë kohë e bukur; that happened long before kjo ndodhi shumë kohë më pare. 2. (vend) (më) përpara; we went before to see if the road was safe ne dolëm përpara për të parë nëse rruga ishte e sigurt.
    -conj 1. para se; before I go home para se të shkoj në shtëpi. 2. sesa, më mirë se, para se të; I'll give up the trip before I'll go with them më mire heq dorë nga udhëtimi sesa të shkoj me ta.
    ● carry all before you më ecën, ia dal mbanë gjithmonë
    * * *
    para

    English-Albanian dictionary > before

  • 27 before

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    [English Word] as before
    [Swahili Word] vivyo
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] vivyo hivyo
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    [English Word] before
    [Swahili Word] kabla ya
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [English Example] We will read many books <b>before</b> our literature exam.
    [Swahili Example] Tutavisoma vitabu vingi <b>kabla ya</b> mtihani wetu wa fasihi.
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    [English Word] before
    [Swahili Word] kadamu
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Word] kadamisha, kadamnasi, kidamu, takadamu
    [Swahili Example] (=mbele)
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] before
    [Swahili Word] mbele
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] waliletwa mbele ya baba yao [Kez]
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    [English Word] before
    [Swahili Word] ubele
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] alifika ubele ya watu wote
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    [English Word] before
    [Swahili Word] umbele
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] before
    [Swahili Word] zamani
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] before
    [Swahili Word] kabla
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -kabili
    [English Example] before he will come
    [Swahili Example] kabla hajaja (bado)
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    [English Word] before
    [Swahili Word] zama
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] before
    [Swahili Word] kabla ya
    [Part of Speech] preposition
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -kabili
    [English Example] before using the Edit Engine, you must first register as a Kamusi contributor
    [Swahili Example] kabla ya kutumia Zana ya Uhariri, itabidi ujiandikishe kama mchangiaji wa Kamusi
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    [English Word] cause to go before
    [Swahili Word] -tanguliza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] go before
    [Swahili Word] -tangulia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] Now, you go before with that box
    [Swahili Example] sasa nyie tangulieni na hilo boksi [Muk], mpaka hapa, mshamba huyu kanitangulia kwa kunichuja [Abd]
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    English-Swahili dictionary > before

  • 28 before

    до предлог:
    в присутствии (before, afore)
    скорее... чем (before, afore)
    союз:
    прежде чем (before, ere, afore)
    наречие:

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > before

  • 29 before

    /bi'fɔ:/ * phó từ - trước, đằng trước =to go before+ đi trước =before and behind+ đằng trước và đằng sau - trước đây, ngày trước =I have seen this before+ trước đây tôi đã thấy cái này rồi =long before+ trước đây đã lâu =before now+ trước đây !before long - ngay bây giờ, chẳng bao lâu nữa =I'll be back before long+ tôi sẽ trở về ngay bây giờ * giới từ - trước, trước mắt, trước mặt =before Christ+ trước công lịch =the question before us is a very difficult one+ vấn đề trước mắt chúng ta là một vấn đề rất khó - hơn (về chức vị, khả năng...) =he is before the other boys in his class+ nó khá hơn các học sinh khác trong lớp - thà... còn hơn...; =death before dishonour+ thà chết còn hơn chịu nhục !to carry all before one - (xem) carry !to have a whole life before one - đời còn dài !to sail before the mast - (xem) mast * liên từ - trước khi =I must funish my work before I go home+ tôi phải làm xong việc trước khi về nhà - thà... chứ không... =he said he would die before he would betray the Party+ anh ấy nói thà chết chứ không phản bội đảng

    English-Vietnamese dictionary > before

  • 30 before

    bi'fo: 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) før, tidligere; om ikke lenge
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) foran
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) før, heller enn
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) før, tidligere
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) før (enn), innen
    før
    I
    adv. \/bɪˈfɔː\/
    før, tidligere, før i tiden
    at no time before or after verken før eller siden
    II
    prep. \/bɪˈfɔː\/
    1) før, innen
    2) foran, fremfor, for
    3) ( om preferanse) fremfor, heller
    be\/sail before the mast ( sjøfart) seile som vanlig sjømann, seile foran masten
    before long innen kort tid
    before the wind ( sjøfart) for vinden
    III
    konj. \/bɪˈfɔː\/
    snarere enn, heller enn

    English-Norwegian dictionary > before

  • 31 before

    1. adverb
    1) впереди; вперед
    2) раньше, прежде, уже; I have heard it before я это уже слышал; long before задолго до
    2. preposition
    1) перед; he stood before us он стоял перед нами
    2) перед лицом, в присутствии; to appear before the Court предстать перед судом
    3) до; the day before yesterday позавчера, третьего дня; Chaucer lived before Shakespeare Чосер жил до Шекспира; before long скоро, вскоре; before now раньше, до сих пор
    4) впереди; your whole life is before you у вас вся жизнь впереди
    5) выше; больше; to be before others in class быть (по успехам) впереди своих одноклассников; I love him before myself я люблю его больше самого себя
    6) скорее... чем; he would die before lying он скорее умрет, чем солжет
    3. conjunction
    прежде чем; he arrived before I expected him он приехал раньше, чем я ожидал
    * * *
    1 (0) до; перед тем; перед тем как
    2 (2) перед тем как
    3 (d) ранее; раньше
    4 (p) до; перед; передо
    * * *
    1) перед, до 2) впереди, раньше; прежде чем
    * * *
    [be·fore || bɪfɔː] adv. раньше, прежде чем, впереди, вперед, выше conj. до, прежде чем prep. до, перед, в присутствии, впереди, перед лицом, выше, больше, скорее... чем
    * * *
    айда-ко
    альфа-к
    беги-ко
    бегите-ко
    вице-пред
    возьми-ко
    впереди
    гай-до
    гляди-ко
    глянь-ко
    давай-ко
    давайте-ко
    дай-ко
    да-к
    до
    до-до
    ешь-ко
    здравствуй-ко
    иди-ко
    к
    карате-до
    к-к
    ко
    кос-до
    лет-до
    надень-ко
    на-до
    найди-ко
    на-ко
    ну-к
    ну-ко
    нут-ко
    о-к
    перед
    переломись-ко
    погляди-ко
    погоди-ко
    поди-ко
    подумай-ко
    поиграй-ко
    пойдем-ко
    пойду-ко
    пораньше
    постой-ко
    пред
    прими-ко
    пусть-ко
    ранее
    раньше
    смотри-ко
    тишь-ко
    толь-ко
    трип-ко
    янус-к
    * * *
    1. нареч. 1) впереди 2) вначале, прежде 2. предл. 1) перед 2) перед, в присутствии 3) до, раньше 4) впереди, перед 3. союз 1) прежде чем, до того как 2) скорее чем

    Новый англо-русский словарь > before

  • 32 before

    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) inden
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) foran; før
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) før
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) før
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) inden
    * * *
    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) inden
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) foran; før
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) før
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) før
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) inden

    English-Danish dictionary > before

  • 33 before

    [bɪ'fɔː(r)] 1. prep
    ( of time) przed +instr; ( of space) przed +instr, naprzeciwko +gen
    2. conj 3. adv
    ( time) (już) kiedyś, poprzednio

    the week before — tydzień wcześniej, w poprzednim tygodniu

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    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) przed
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) przed
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) nad
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) poprzednio
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) zanim

    English-Polish dictionary > before

  • 34 before

    пред да, пред, веќе, во присуство на, во минатото
    * * *
    1. adv порано; before long наскоро;
    2. prep пред, до; before the war пред (до) војната; don't leave before seeing me немој да се заминеш пред да ме видиш;
    3. prep пред; before the court пред суд; shortly before the war пред војната; *before his time пред своето време;
    4. conj пред да; he interrupted me before I said anything тој ме прекина пред да било што да му реков; he finished the problem before I did тој ја заврши задачата пред мене; adv. напред, однапред;
    2. порано, пред, веќе; before long - наскоро; long before - многу одамна; pren.. однапред, пред;
    2. напред conj. пред да;
    2. порадо отколку; пред; порано

    English-Macedonian dictionary > before

  • 35 before

    I adv
    1) раніше, колись
    2) спереду; уперед
    3)

    a moment before — хвилину тому, щойно

    long before — задовго до, давно вже

    II prep
    2) у просторовому значенні вказує на знаходження або рух перед ким, чим-небудь перед
    3) указує на протікання процесу в чиїй-небудь. присутності перед, у присутності присутність у якій-небудь організації, у суді за викликом перед розгляд, обговорення питання ким-небудь на, в, у, перед; тж. передається орудн. вiдм.
    5) указує на перевагу, вищість в положенні, ранзі, здібностях перед, попереду
    7)
    III
    cj
    1) перш ніж, раніше ніж; поки не

    English-Ukrainian dictionary > before

  • 36 before

    [bi΄fɔ:]
    1. adv առաջ. before long շուտով. long before շատ առաջ, վաղուց ի վեր.
    2. prep առաջ, նախքան, մինչև before my own eyes իմ սեփա կան աչքերի առջև. the day before yesterday երեկ չէ ա ռաջի օրը. appear before the judge դատավորի ա ռաջ հայտնվել. before now մինչև հիմա, նախ կի նում. before dinner/war ճա շից/պատերազմից ա ռաջ.
    3. cnj նախքան, քանի դեռ, մինչև. He gave me a ring before leaving Նախքան մեկնելը նա ինձ զանգեց. before you forget քանի դեռ չես մոռացել

    English-Armenian dictionary > before

  • 37 Before

    prep.
    Of place: P. and V. πρό (gen.), πρόσθεν (gen.), ἐπίπροσθεν (gen.), Ar. and P. ἔμπροσθεν (gen.), V. πάρος (gen.), πάροιθε (gen.), πάροιθεν (gen.), πρόσθε (gen.).
    Of time: P. and V. πρό (gen.), P. ἔμπροσθεν (gen.), V. πρόσθεν (gen.) (also Xen. but rare P.), πρόσθε (gen.), πάρος (gen.), πάροιθεν (gen.), πάροιθε (gen.).
    Of preference or superiority: P. and V. πρό (gen.), ἐπίπροσθεν (gen.), V. πάρος (gen.), πρόσθε (gen.), πάροιθεν (gen.), πάροιθε (gen.), P. ἔμπροσθεν (gen.).
    In the presence of: P. and V. ἐναντίον (gen.), V. ἀντίον (gen.).
    Into the presence of: P. and V. παρά (acc.), ὡς (acc.).
    Appear before (a judge, etc.): P. and V. εἰσέρχεσθαι εἰς or πρός (acc.).
    (Speak, plead) before: P. and V. ἐν (dat.).
    Leochares is the cause of my speaking before you: P. αἴτιος μέν ἐστι Λεωχαρὴς τοῦ... ἐμὲ λέγειν ἐν ὑμῖν (Dem. 1080).
    The citizens will become beller with this as an example before them: P. τούτῳ παραδείγματι χρώμενοι βελτίους ἔσονται οἱ πολῖται (Lys. 140).
    The day before: P. τῇ προτεραίᾳ (gen. or absol.).
    On the day before the trial: P..τῇ προτεραίᾳ τῆς δίκης (Plat., Phaedo, 58A).
    Before heaven ( in adjurations): P. and V. πρὸς θεῶν.
    ——————
    adv.
    Of place: P. and V. πρόσθεν, ἐπίπροσθεν, P. ἔμπροσθεν.
    Of time: P. and V. πρόσθεν, πρίν, τὸ πρίν, πρὸ τοῦ, πρότερον, P. ἔμπροσθεν, Ar. and V. πάρος, V. πάροιθεν τὸν πρὸ τοῦ χρόνον.
    Formerly, long ago: P. and V. πάλαι, πάλαι ποτέ; see Formerly.
    Already: P. and V. ἤδη.
    Hitherto: P. and V. εἰς τὸ νῦν, P. μέχρι τοῦ νῦν; see Hitherto.
    ——————
    conj.
    P. and V. πρίν, Ar. and P. πρότερον ἤ, πρότερον πρίν.
    The day before he set sail: P. τῇ προτεραίᾳ ἢ ἀνήγετο (Lys. 153).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Before

  • 38 before

    перед, до
    - before a judge
    - before-mentioned
    - before tax
    - before-the-fact circumstances
    - before the law

    English-Ukrainian law dictionary > before

  • 39 before

    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) fyrir, áður
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) á undan
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) á undan, fremur en
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) áður
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) áður en

    English-Icelandic dictionary > before

  • 40 before

    megelőzőleg, korábban, azelőtt, inkább minthogy
    * * *
    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) előbb, előtt (időben)
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) előtt (térben)
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) inkább minthogy, előbb
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) korábban
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) mielőtt

    English-Hungarian dictionary > before

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