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I [bɪ'fɔː(r)]1) (earlier than) prima (di)2) (in order, sequence, priority) prima di, davanti afor him, work comes before everything else — per lui il lavoro viene prima di tutto
3) (this side of) prima di4) AE (in time expressions)5) (in front of) davanti a6) (in the presence of) davanti a, dinanzi a7) (confronting) di fronte aII [bɪ'fɔː(r)]aggettivo prima, precedenteIII [bɪ'fɔː(r)]the day, the year before — il giorno, l'anno prima
avverbio (at an earlier time) primaIV [bɪ'fɔː(r)]1) (in time)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
2) (rather than) piuttosto che3) (or else)4) (as necessary condition) perché, affinchéyou have to show your ticket before they'll let you in — devi mostrare il biglietto perché ti facciano entrare
••before you know where you are — in quattro e quattr'otto, in men che non si dica
* * *[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) prima, davanti2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) davanti3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) prima di2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) prima, già3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) prima di* * *I [bɪ'fɔː(r)]1) (earlier than) prima (di)2) (in order, sequence, priority) prima di, davanti afor him, work comes before everything else — per lui il lavoro viene prima di tutto
3) (this side of) prima di4) AE (in time expressions)5) (in front of) davanti a6) (in the presence of) davanti a, dinanzi a7) (confronting) di fronte aII [bɪ'fɔː(r)]aggettivo prima, precedenteIII [bɪ'fɔː(r)]the day, the year before — il giorno, l'anno prima
avverbio (at an earlier time) primaIV [bɪ'fɔː(r)]1) (in time)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
2) (rather than) piuttosto che3) (or else)4) (as necessary condition) perché, affinchéyou have to show your ticket before they'll let you in — devi mostrare il biglietto perché ti facciano entrare
••before you know where you are — in quattro e quattr'otto, in men che non si dica
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