not earlier than

I can't come any earlier — no puedo venir antes

I saw him earlier — le vi antes

a month earlier — un mes antes

she left earlier than us — se marchó antes que nosotros

I know you better than he [she] - я знаю вас лучше, чем он [она]

have you something better than this? - есть ли у вас что-нибудь получше?

we arrived earlier than usual - мы приехали раньше обычного

easier said than done - легче сказать, чем сделать

he deceived us worse than if he had told us an outright lie - он бы не так жестоко обманул нас, если бы просто солгал

he has more than doubled his output - он увеличил выработку больше чем вдвое

he is more than twenty - ему больше двадцати

any person other than himself - любой, кроме него

he could not have behaved otherwise than he did - он не мог вести себя иначе

no(ne) other than - не кто иной, как

he was no other than your brother - он оказался не кем иным, как вашим братом

anywhere else than at home - где угодно, только не дома

this is due to nothing else than his obstinacy - это объясняется не чем иным, как его упрямством /исключительно его упрямством/

he knows better than to start a quarrel - он не так глуп, чтобы затеять ссору

no sooner had he left the boat than it sank - не успел он покинуть лодку, как она пошла ко дну

a writer than whom there is no finer - писатель, лучше которого нет

a man than whom no one was more respected - человек, которого уважали больше всех; самый уважаемый человек

rather than - скорее чем

this is grey rather than blue - это скорее серое, чем голубое

would rather /sooner/... than - лучше /скорее/... чем

I'd rather stay at home than go with you - я предпочитаю остаться дома /лучше остаться дома/, чем идти с вами

he would die rather than yield - он скорее умрёт, чем сдастся

you'd better speak to him than write - лучше поговорите с ним, чем писать

more than once - не раз

we arrived earlier than usual — ми прибули раніше, ніж звичайно

she is more than seventeen — їй більше як сімнадцять

he is taller than you are — він вищий від вас

anywhere else than at home — де завгодно, тільки не вдома

rather than — швидше ніж

you'd better speak to him than write — краще поговоріть з ним, ніж писати

more than once — не раз

a teacher than whom there is no finer — учитель, кращого за якого немає

I know you better than he [she] — я знаю вас краще, ніж він [вона]

easier said than done — легше сказати, ніж зробити

he is more than twenty — йому більше двадцяти

any person other than himself — кожний, крім нього

he could not have behaved otherwise than he did — він не міг поводитися інакше

he knows better than to start a quarrel — він не так дурний, щоб затіяти сварку

she is taller than me — вона вище за мене

a writer than whom there is no finer — письменник, краще якого немає

would rather /sooner/... than — краще /скоріше/... ніж

I'd rather stay at home than go with you — я волію залишитися у будинку /краще залишитися вдома/, ніж іти з вами

had better... than — вказує на бажаність, доцільність краще... ніж

you'd better speak to him than write — краще поговоріть з ним, ніж писати

церемония открытия
Начальная церемония Олимпийских игр. Проводится на Олимпийском стадионе не ранее, чем за день до начала соревнований Олимпийских летних или зимних игр в соответствии с протоколом МОК. Церемония призвана отражать гуманистические идеалы Олимпизма и содействовать их популяризации. (См. Правила 56, 57 Олимпийской хартии)
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

EN

opening ceremony
Ceremony which opens the Olympic Games. The ceremony takes place in the Olympic stadium not earlier than one day before the competitions of the Games of the Olympiad and of the Olympic Winter Games. The ceremony is held in accordance with the protocol decided by the IOC. It should reflect and portray the humanistic principles of Olympism and contribute to the spread of these ideals. (See Olympic Charter Rules 56, 57)
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

Тематики

• спорт (церемонии и культурные программы)

EN

• opening ceremony

before dinner — antes de la cena

before long — dentro de poco

they arrived before us — llegaron antes que nosotros

before going in — antes de entrar

ten minutes before the end of the match — diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido

the day before her departure — el día anterior a su partida

she puts her work before her family — antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else — la seguridad (está) ante todo

before it gets dark — antes de que anochezca

he died before he was 30 — murió antes de cumplir los 30 años

she would die before... — prefería morir antes que...

this has never happened before — esto no había sucedido nunca antes

the day/year before — el día/año anterior

have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?

not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior

before Christ — antes de Cristo

the week before last — hace dos semanas

before going, would you... — antes de marcharte, quieres...

they were married before a judge — se casaron en presencia de un juez

the problem before us is... — el problema que se nos plantea es...

the task before us — la tarea que tenemos por delante

we still have two hours before us — tenemos todavía dos horas por delante

a new life lay before him — una vida nueva se abría ante él

I should choose this one before that — yo escogería este antes que aquel

death before dishonour! — ¡antes la muerte que el deshonor!

a moment before — un momento antes

the day before — el día anterior

before, it used to be different — antes, todo era distinto

on this occasion and the one before — en esta ocasión y la anterior

before and behind — por delante y por detrás

that chapter and the one before — ese capítulo y el anterior

before dinner — antes de la cena

before long — dentro de poco

they arrived before us — llegaron antes que nosotros

before going in — antes de entrar

ten minutes before the end of the match — diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido

the day before her departure — el día anterior a su partida

she puts her work before her family — antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else — la seguridad (está) ante todo

before it gets dark — antes de que anochezca

he died before he was 30 — murió antes de cumplir los 30 años

she would die before... — prefería morir antes que...

this has never happened before — esto no había sucedido nunca antes

the day/year before — el día/año anterior

have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?

not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior

not long before — kurz vorher

the noise continued as before — der Lärm ging nach wie vor weiter

I've heard that before — das habe ich schon einmal gehört

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the year before last — vorletztes Jahr

the year before that — das Jahr davor

before now — vorher; früher

before Christ — vor Christus; vor Christi Geburt

before then — vorher

before long — bald

before leaving, he phoned/I will phone — bevor er wegging, rief er an/bevor ich weggehe, rufe ich an

before my very eyes — vor meinen Augen

go before a court of law — vor ein Gericht kommen

the year before last/this — vorletztes/letztes Jahr, das vorletzte/letzte Jahr

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the day/time before that — der Tag/die Zeit davor

I got/was here before you — ich war vor dir da

that was before my time — das war vor meiner Zeit

he died before his time — er ist früh gestorben

to be before sb/sth — vor jdm/etw liegen

before then — vorher

before now — früher, eher, vorher

you should have done it before now — das hättest du schon (eher) gemacht haben sollen

before long — bald

before everything else — zuallererst

to come before sb/sth — vor jdm/etw kommen

before everything — die Ehre geht mir über alles, für mich ist die Ehre das Wichtigste

before my (very) eyes — vor meinen Augen

he said it before us all — er sagte das vor uns allen

before God/a lawyer — vor Gott/einem Anwalt

to appear before a court/judge — vor Gericht/einem Richter erscheinen

(= rather than) death before surrender — eher or lieber tot als sich ergeben

he would die before betraying his country — er würde eher sterben als sein Land verraten

have you been to Scotland before? — waren Sie schon einmal in Schottland?

I have seen/read etc this before — ich habe das schon einmal gesehen/gelesen etc

never before — noch nie

two hours before — zwei Stunden vorher

two days before — zwei Tage davor or zuvor

things continued as before — alles war wie gehabt

life went on as before — das Leben ging seinen gewohnten Gang

(= ahead) to march on before — vorausmarschieren

you can't go before this is done — du kannst erst gehen, wenn das gemacht ist

it will be six weeks before the boat comes again — das Boot wird erst in sechs Wochen wiederkommen

it will be a long time before he comes back — es wird lange dauern, bis er zurückkommt

(= rather than) he will die before he surrenders — eher will er sterben als sich geschlagen geben

the day before — am Tag zuvor

not long before — kurz vorher

the noise continued as before — der Lärm ging nach wie vor weiter

I've seen that film before — ich habe den Film schon [einmal] gesehen

I've heard that before — das habe ich schon einmal gehört

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the year before last — vorletztes Jahr

the year before that — das Jahr davor

it was [well] before my time — das war [lange] vor meiner Zeit

since before the war — schon vor dem Krieg

before now — vorher; früher

before Christ — vor Christus; vor Christi Geburt

he got there before me — er war vor mir da

before then — vorher

before long — bald

before leaving, he phoned/I will phone — bevor er wegging, rief er an/bevor ich weggehe, rufe ich an

before my very eyes — vor meinen Augen

go before a court of law — vor ein Gericht kommen

he puts work before everything — die Arbeit ist ihm wichtiger als alles andere

it'll be ages before I finish this — es wird eine Ewigkeit dauern, bis ich damit fertig bin

the day before yesterday — l'altro ieri

the day before the exam — il giorno prima dell'esame

I was there the week before last — ero là due settimane fa

six weeks before then — sei settimane prima

before long it will be winter — presto sarà inverno

not before time! — non è ancora ora!

G comes before H in the alphabet — la G viene prima della H nell'alfabeto

the page before this one — la pagina precedente

for him, work comes before everything else — per lui il lavoro viene prima di tutto

turn left before the crossroads — prima dell'incrocio giri a sinistra

ten before six — le sei meno dieci

he appeared before them — è comparso davanti a loro

before our very eyes — proprio davanti ai nostri occhi

to appear before a court — comparire dinanzi a un tribunale

to bring a bill before parliament — portare una proposta di legge in parlamento

these are the alternatives before us — queste sono le alternative che abbiamo di fronte

the task before us — il compito che abbiamo di fronte

the day, the year before — il giorno, l'anno prima

two months before — due mesi prima

have you been to India before? — sei già stato in India?

I've never been there before — non ci sono mai stato prima

it's never happened before — non era mai successo prima d'ora

long before — molto prima

before I go, I would like to say that — prima di andare, vorrei dire che

before he goes, I must remind him that — prima che vada, devo ricordargli che

it was some time before he was able to walk again — ci volle un po' di tempo prima che riuscisse di nuovo a camminare

oh, before I forget... — ah, prima che mi dimentichi

he would die before betraying that secret — preferirebbe morire piuttosto che rivelare quel segreto

get out of here before I call the police! — uscite di qui prima che chiami la polizia!

you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in — devi mostrare il biglietto perché ti facciano entrare

before you could say Jack Robinson — in men che non si dica

before you know where you are — in quattro e quattr'otto, in men che non si dica

the day before yesterday — l'altro ieri

the day before the exam — il giorno prima dell'esame

I was there the week before last — ero là due settimane fa

six weeks before then — sei settimane prima

before long it will be winter — presto sarà inverno

not before time! — non è ancora ora!

G comes before H in the alphabet — la G viene prima della H nell'alfabeto

the page before this one — la pagina precedente

for him, work comes before everything else — per lui il lavoro viene prima di tutto

turn left before the crossroads — prima dell'incrocio giri a sinistra

ten before six — le sei meno dieci

he appeared before them — è comparso davanti a loro

before our very eyes — proprio davanti ai nostri occhi

to appear before a court — comparire dinanzi a un tribunale

to bring a bill before parliament — portare una proposta di legge in parlamento

these are the alternatives before us — queste sono le alternative che abbiamo di fronte

the task before us — il compito che abbiamo di fronte

the day, the year before — il giorno, l'anno prima

two months before — due mesi prima

have you been to India before? — sei già stato in India?

I've never been there before — non ci sono mai stato prima

it's never happened before — non era mai successo prima d'ora

long before — molto prima

before I go, I would like to say that — prima di andare, vorrei dire che

before he goes, I must remind him that — prima che vada, devo ricordargli che

it was some time before he was able to walk again — ci volle un po' di tempo prima che riuscisse di nuovo a camminare

oh, before I forget... — ah, prima che mi dimentichi

he would die before betraying that secret — preferirebbe morire piuttosto che rivelare quel segreto

get out of here before I call the police! — uscite di qui prima che chiami la polizia!

you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in — devi mostrare il biglietto perché ti facciano entrare

before you could say Jack Robinson — in men che non si dica

before you know where you are — in quattro e quattr'otto, in men che non si dica

you'll only make matters worse — lo único que vas a lograr es empeorar las cosas

I was only joking! — te lo decía en broma!

staff only — sólo personal autorizado

only last week the very same problem came up — la semana pasada, sin ir más lejos, surgió el mismo problema

she's an only child — es hija única

my only regret is that... — lo único que siento es que...

"I'm tired" - "you're not the only one!" — -estoy cansado -¡no eres el único!

I'm only the porter — no soy más que el portero

I'm only a porter — soy un simple portero

I only touched it — no hice más que tocarlo

it's only to be expected — cabe de esperar

he raced onto the platform only to find the train pulling out — llegó corriendo al andén para encontrarse con que el tren estaba saliendo

a ticket for one person only — un billete para una persona solo

members only — solo socios

I've only recently met him — hace poco que lo conocí

it seems like only yesterday that... — parece que fue ayer cuando...

I've only just arrived — acabo de llegar ahora mismo, no he hecho más que llegar

it fits him, but only just — le cabe pero le queda muy justo

a machine that is not only efficient but looks good as well — una máquina que no solo es eficaz sino también atractiva

I knew only too well what would happen — sabía demasiado bien lo que iba a pasar

you'll only make matters worse — lo único que vas a lograr es empeorar las cosas

I was only joking! — te lo decía en broma!

staff only — sólo personal autorizado

only last week the very same problem came up — la semana pasada, sin ir más lejos, surgió el mismo problema

she's an only child — es hija única

my only regret is that... — lo único que siento es que...