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1 before

before ⇒ Usage note: before

A prep

1 ( earlier than) avant ; the day before yesterday avant-hier ; the day before the interview la veille de l'entretien ; I was there the week before last j'y étais il y a deux semaines ; they hadn't met since before the war ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis avant la guerre ; it should have been done before now ça aurait dû être fait avant ; phone if you need me before then téléphonez-moi si vous avez besoin de moi avant ; six weeks before then six semaines avant or auparavant ; she became a doctor, like her mother before her elle est devenue médecin comme sa mère ; before long it will be winter ce sera bientôt l'hiver ; before long, he was speaking Spanish fluently très vite, il parlait l'espagnol couramment ; not before time! ce n'est pas trop tôt! ; it was long before your time c'était bien avant ta naissance ;

2 (in order, sequence, hierarchy) avant ; G comes before H in the alphabet dans l'alphabet le G est avant le H ; your name comes before mine on the list sur la liste ton nom est avant le mien ; the page before this one la page précédente ;

3 (in importance, priority) avant ; to put quality before quantity placer la qualité avant la quantité ; for him, work comes before everything else pour lui le travail passe avant tout ; should we place our needs before theirs? devrions-nous accorder plus d'importance à nos besoins qu'aux leurs? ; ladies before gentlemen honneur aux dames ;

4 ( this side of) avant ; turn left before the crossroads tournez à gauche avant le carrefour ;

5 ⇒ The clock US ( in time expressions) ten before six six heures moins dix ;

6 ( in front of) devant ; she appeared before them elle est apparue devant eux ; the desert stretched out before them le désert s'étendait devant eux ; before our very eyes sous nos propres yeux ; they fled before the invader ils ont fui devant l'envahisseur ;

7 ( in the presence of) devant ; he was brought before the king on l'a amené devant le roi ; to appear before a court comparaître devant un tribunal ; to put proposals before a committee présenter des projets à une commission ; to bring a bill before parliament présenter un projet de loi au parlement ;

8 ( confronting) face à ; they were powerless before such resistance ils étaient impuissants face à une telle résistance ; these are the alternatives before us voici les choix qui s'offrent à nous ; the task before us la tâche qui nous attend.

B adj précédent ; the day before la veille ; the week/the year before la semaine/l'année précédente ; this page and the one before cette page et la précédente.

C adv ( at an earlier time) avant ; as before comme avant ; before and after avant et après ; he had been there two months before il y était allé deux mois auparavant ; have you been to India before? est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Inde? ; I've never been there before je n'y suis jamais allé ; haven't we met before? on s'est déjà rencontré, il me semble? ; I've never seen him before in my life c'est la première fois que je le vois ; it's never happened before c'est la première fois que ça arrive ; long before bien avant.

D conj

1 ( in time) before I go, I would like to say that avant de partir, je voudrais dire que ; before he goes, I must remind him that avant qu'il parte, il faut que je lui rappelle que ; it was some time before she was able to walk again il lui a fallu un certain temps pour pouvoir marcher de nouveau ; before I had time to realize what was happening, he… avant que j'aie eu le temps de comprendre ce qui se passait, il… ; it will be years before I earn that much money! je ne gagnerai pas autant d'argent avant des années! ; oh, before I forget, did you remember to post that letter? avant que j'oublie, est-ce que tu as pensé à envoyer cette lettre? ;

2 ( rather than) plutôt que ; he would die before betraying that secret il mourrait plutôt que de révéler ce secret ;

3 (otherwise, or else) get out of here before I call the police! sortez d'ici ou j'appelle la police! ;

4 ( as necessary condition) pour que (+ subj) ; you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in il faut que tu montres ton ticket pour qu'ils te laissent entrer.

Idioms

before you could say Jack Robinson en moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour le dire, en moins de deux ○ ; before you know where you are… on n'a pas le temps de dire ouf que…

Big English-French dictionary > before
2 before

before [bɪˈfɔ:^r]

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1. preposition

   a. (time) avant

• I got there before you je suis arrivé avant vous

• the day before yesterday avant-hier m

• he came the year before last il est venu il y a deux ans

• the day before their departure la veille de leur départ

• you should have done it before now vous devriez l'avoir déjà fait

• before long d'ici peu

• before doing sth avant de faire qch

   b. (place, position) devant

• he stood before me il était devant moi

• before my (very) eyes sous mes (propres) yeux

• the task before him la tâche qui l'attend

• to appear before a court/a judge comparaître devant un tribunal/un juge

2. adverb

   a. (time) avant

• he should have told me before il aurait dû me le dire avant

• the day before la veille

• the evening before la veille au soir

• the week before la semaine d'avant

• two days before deux jours plus tôt

• I had read it before je l'avais déjà lu

• I said before that... j'ai déjà dit que...

• it has never happened before c'est la première fois que cela arrive

• long before longtemps auparavant

• to continue as before faire comme par le passé

   b. (order) avant

• that chapter and the one before ce chapitre et celui d'avant

3. conjunction

(time) avant de + infin, avant que (+ ne) + subj

• I did it before going out je l'ai fait avant de sortir

• go and see him before he goes allez le voir avant qu'il (ne) parte

• I'd finished before he arrived j'avais fini avant qu'il n'arrive

• before I come/go/return avant mon arrivée/mon départ/mon retour

• it will be a long time before he comes again il ne reviendra pas de sitôt

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[bɪ'fɔː(r)] 1.
preposition

1) ( earlier than) avant

the day before yesterday — avant-hier

the day before the exam — la veille de l'examen

I was there the week before last — j'y étais il y a deux semaines

six weeks before then — six semaines avant or auparavant

before long it will be winter — ce sera bientôt l'hiver

not before time! — ce n'est pas trop tôt!

2) (in order, sequence) avant

G comes before H in the alphabet — dans l'alphabet le G est avant le H

the page before this one — la page précédente

3) (in importance, priority) avant

for him, work comes before everything else — pour lui le travail passe avant tout

4) ( this side of) avant

turn left before the crossroads — tournez à gauche avant le carrefour

5) US ( in time expressions)

ten before six — six heures moins dix

6) ( in front of) devant

she appeared before them — elle est apparue devant eux

before our very eyes — sous nos propres yeux

to appear before a court — comparaître devant un tribunal

to bring a bill before parliament — présenter un projet de loi au parlement

7) ( confronting) face à

these are the alternatives before us — voici les choix qui s'offrent à nous

the task before us — la tâche qui nous attend
2.
adjective précédent

the day before — la veille

the week/year before — la semaine/l'année précédente
3.
adverb ( at an earlier time) avant

long before — bien avant

two months before — deux mois auparavant

have you been to India before? — est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Inde?

I've never been there before — je n'y suis jamais allé

I've never seen him before in my life — c'est la première fois que je le vois
4.
conjunction

1) ( in time)

before I go, I would like to say that — avant de partir, je voudrais dire que

before he goes, I must remind him that — avant qu'il parte, il faut que je lui rappelle que

it was some time before she was able to walk again — il lui a fallu un certain temps pour pouvoir marcher de nouveau

oh, before I forget... — avant que j'oublie...

2) ( rather than) plutôt que

he would die before betraying that secret — il mourrait plutôt que de révéler ce secret

3) ( or else)

get out of here before I call the police! — sortez d'ici ou j'appelle la police!

4) ( as necessary condition) pour que (+ subj)

you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in — il faut que tu montres ton ticket pour qu'ils te laissent entrer

••

before you could say Jack Robinson — en moins de deux (colloq)

before you know where you are... — on n'a pas le temps de dire ouf que...

English-French dictionary > before
3 before

I [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
preposizione

1) (earlier than) prima (di)

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!

2) (in order, sequence, priority) prima di, davanti a

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

3) (this side of) prima di

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

4) AE (in time expressions)

ten before six — le sei meno dieci

5) (in front of) davanti a

he appeared before them — è comparso davanti a loro

before our very eyes — proprio davanti ai nostri occhi

6) (in the presence of) davanti a, dinanzi a

to appear before a court — comparire dinanzi a un tribunale

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

7) (confronting) di fronte a

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

the task before us — il compito che abbiamo di fronte
II [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
aggettivo prima, precedente

the day, the year before — il giorno, l'anno prima
III [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
avverbio (at an earlier time) 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
IV [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
congiunzione

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 che

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

3) (or else)

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

4) (as necessary condition) perché, affinché

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

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[bi'fo:] 1. preposition
1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) prima, davanti

2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) davanti

3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) prima di
2. adverb
(earlier: I've seen you before.) prima, già
3. conjunction
(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) prima di

- beforehand

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I [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
preposizione

1) (earlier than) prima (di)

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!

2) (in order, sequence, priority) prima di, davanti a

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

3) (this side of) prima di

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

4) AE (in time expressions)

ten before six — le sei meno dieci

5) (in front of) davanti a

he appeared before them — è comparso davanti a loro

before our very eyes — proprio davanti ai nostri occhi

6) (in the presence of) davanti a, dinanzi a

to appear before a court — comparire dinanzi a un tribunale

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

7) (confronting) di fronte a

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

the task before us — il compito che abbiamo di fronte
II [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
aggettivo prima, precedente

the day, the year before — il giorno, l'anno prima
III [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
avverbio (at an earlier time) 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
IV [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
congiunzione

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 che

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

3) (or else)

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

4) (as necessary condition) perché, affinché

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

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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

English-Italian dictionary > before
4 there

there [ðeə(r), unstressed ðə(r)]

là ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) y ⇒ 1 (a) il y a ⇒ 2

1 adverb

(a) (in or to a particular place) là, y;

∎ they aren't there ils ne sont pas là, ils n'y sont pas;

∎ we never go there nous n'y allons jamais;

∎ we're there! nous voilà arrivés!;

∎ who's there? qui est là?;

∎ is Margot there? est-ce que Margot est là?;

∎ see that woman there? that's Marlene tu vois cette femme là-bas? c'est Marlene;

∎ so there we were/I was donc, on était/j'étais là;

∎ she got there in the end (reached a place) elle a fini par arriver; (completed a task) elle a fini par y arriver;

∎ put it there mets-le là; (shake my hand) serre-moi la main;

∎ it's there on the desk c'est là sur le bureau;

∎ she just sat/stood there elle était assise/debout là;

∎ move along there, please! circulez, s'il vous plaît;

∎ we go to Paris and from there to Rome nous allons à Paris et de là à Rome;

∎ here and there çà et là;

∎ there it is le voilà;

∎ it's around there somewhere c'est quelque part par là;

∎ back there là-bas;

∎ in there là-dedans;

∎ on there là-dessus;

∎ over there là-bas;

∎ under there là-dessous;

∎ that car there cette voiture-là;

∎ those cars there ces voitures-là;

∎ your friend there votre ami;

∎ familiar figurative I've been there je suis passé par là, j'ai connu ça;

∎ familiar I've been there before non merci, j'ai déjà donné;

∎ familiar been there, done that (got the T-shirt) non merci, j'ai déjà donné

(b) (available) là;

∎ it's there if you need it c'est là si tu en as besoin;

∎ she's always been there for me elle a toujours été là quand j'avais besoin d'elle

(c) (in existence) là;

∎ I couldn't believe he was really there je n'arrivais pas à croire qu'il était vraiment là;

∎ the central problem is still there le principal problème est toujours là

(d) (on or at a particular point) là;

∎ we disagree there, there we disagree nous ne sommes pas d'accord là-dessus;

∎ there's or there lies the difficulty voilà le problème, le problème est là;

∎ there you're wrong là vous vous trompez;

∎ you're right there là vous avez raison;

∎ let's leave it there restons-en là;

∎ we'll have to stop there for today nous nous arrêterons là pour aujourd'hui;

∎ could I just stop you there? puis-je vous interrompre ici?;

∎ as for the food, I've no complaints there pour ce qui est de la nourriture, là je n'ai pas à me plaindre;

∎ familiar you've got me there! là, je ne sais pas quoi vous répondre ou dire!^□

(e) (drawing attention to someone or something)

∎ hello or hi there! salut!;

∎ hey there! hep, vous là-bas!;

∎ there they are! les voilà!;

∎ there they come les voilà (qui arrivent);

∎ there you go again! ça y est, vous recommencez!;

∎ there she goes, complaining again! voilà qu'elle recommence à se plaindre!;

∎ there's the bell, I must be going tiens ça sonne, je dois partir;

∎ ironic there's gratitude for you c'est beau la reconnaissance!;

∎ now finish your homework, there's a good boy maintenant sois un grand garçon et finis tes devoirs

(f) (idiom)

∎ he's not all or not quite there (stupid) il n'a pas toute sa tête; (senile) il n'a plus toute sa tête

2 pronoun

∎ there is (used before singular noun) il y a;

∎ there are (used before plural noun) il y a;

∎ there was/were il y avait;

∎ there will be il y aura;

∎ there is or there's a book on the table il y a un livre sur la table;

∎ there are some books on the table il y a des livres sur la table;

∎ there isn't any il n'y en a pas;

∎ there's a bus coming il y a un bus qui arrive;

∎ well, there's that girl I was telling you about before… il y a bien cette fille dont je t'ai déjà parlé…;

∎ what happens if there's a change of plan? qu'est-ce qui se passe si on change d'idée?;

∎ there must have been a mistake il a dû y avoir une erreur;

∎ there was once a king il était ou il y avait une fois un roi;

∎ there was singing and dancing on a chanté et dansé;

∎ there were some pieces missing il manquait des pièces;

∎ there weren't any more, were there? il n'en restait pas, si?;

∎ there's one slice left il reste une tranche;

∎ there are or familiar there's two slices left il reste deux tranches;

∎ there's nothing we can do to help them on ne peut rien faire pour les aider;

∎ there's no stopping her rien ne peut l'arrêter;

∎ there's no knowing what he'll do next il est impossible de prévoir ce qu'il fera ensuite;

∎ there was no denying it c'était indéniable;

∎ there now follows a party political broadcast = formule annonçant la diffusion télévisée des messages électoraux des différents partis;

∎ there comes a time when you have to slow down il arrive un moment où il faut ralentir le rythme;

∎ there still remain several points to be resolved il reste encore plusieurs problèmes à résoudre;

∎ there arose a murmur of disapproval un murmure de désapprobation s'éleva

3 exclamation

(a) (soothing)

∎ there now, don't cry! allons ou là! ne pleure pas!;

∎ there, that wasn't so bad, was it? voilà, ça n'était pas si terrible que ça, si?;

∎ there, there! allez!

(b) (aggressive)

∎ there (now), what did I say? voilà, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit?;

∎ there, now you've made me lose count! et voilà, tu m'as fait perdre le compte!

(c) (finishing task)

∎ there (now), that's done! là! voilà qui est fait!

(d) (after all)

∎ but, there, it's not surprising mais enfin, ce n'est pas surprenant

4 so there exclamation

voilà!

5 there again adverb

après tout;

∎ but there again, no one really knows mais après tout, personne ne sait vraiment

6 there and back adverb

∎ we did the trip there and back in three hours nous avons fait l'aller retour en trois heures;

∎ it will take you about an hour/cost you about £50 there and back l'aller retour vous prendra à peu près une heure/vous coûtera environ 50 livres

7 there and then, then and there adverb

sur-le-champ;

∎ I decided there and then to have no more to do with him j'ai tout de suite décidé de ne plus avoir affaire à lui

8 there you are, there you go adverb

(a) (never mind)

∎ it wasn't the ideal solution, but there you are or go ce n'était pas l'idéal, mais enfin ou mais qu'est-ce que vous voulez

(b) (it's done)

∎ just press the button and there you are or go! vous n'avez qu'à appuyer sur le bouton et ça y est!

(c) (I told you so) voilà, ça y est

(d) (here you are) tenez, voilà

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > there
5 never

never ['nevə(r)]

1 adverb

(a) (not ever) jamais;

∎ I've never been there je n'y suis jamais allé;

∎ I never saw her again je ne l'ai plus jamais ou jamais plus revue;

∎ never in (all) my life, never in all my born days jamais de la vie;

∎ you never know on ne sait jamais;

∎ never before (until that moment) jamais auparavant ou avant ou jusque-là; (until now) jamais jusqu'ici ou jusqu'à présent;

∎ he's never yet been wrong jusqu'ici ou jusqu'à présent, il ne s'est jamais trompé;

∎ I'll never ever speak to him again plus jamais de ma vie je ne lui adresserai la parole;

∎ never ever do that again! ne refais jamais cela!;

∎ Darren, never one to complain, said nothing Darren, qui ne se plaint jamais, n'a rien dit;

∎ never again did he make the same mistake il n'a plus jamais fait la même erreur;

∎ never again! plus jamais ça!

(b) (used instead of "did not")

∎ she never turned up elle n'est pas venue;

∎ they never said a word about it ils n'en ont jamais dit mot;

∎ I never knew you cared je ne savais pas que tu m'aimais

(c) (as intensifier)

∎ never a one pas même un seul;

∎ I never even asked if you wanted something to drink je ne vous ai même pas offert (quelque chose) à boire;

∎ he never so much as blinked il n'a même pas cillé;

∎ never fear ne craignez rien, n'ayez crainte;

∎ that will never do! (it is unacceptable) c'est inadmissible!; (it is insufficient) ça ne va pas!;

∎ literary he answered never a word il ne répondit pas un (seul) mot

(d) (in surprise, disbelief)

∎ you never did! vous n'avez pas fait ça!;

∎ you never asked him to dinner! vous ne l'avez quand même pas ou tout de même pas invité à dîner!;

∎ you've never lost your purse again! ne me dis pas que tu as encore perdu ton porte-monnaie!;

∎ she's never fifty! ce n'est pas possible, elle ne peut pas avoir cinquante ans!;

∎ British familiar well I never (did)! ça alors!, par exemple!;

∎ well I never, look who's coming! ça alors ou par exemple, regarde qui arrive!

2 exclamation

(ce n'est) pas possible!

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > never
6 never

'nevə
adverb

(not ever; at no time: I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry.) nunca

- nevermore
- nevertheless

never adv nunca / jamás

I've never been to New York nunca he estado en Nueva York

I'll never forget you te olvidaré jamás

never

tr['nevə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adverb

1 nunca, jamás

■ I have never been there jamás he estado allí

■ we never go there any more ya no vamos allí nunca

■ never have I heard such rubbish en mi vida he oído tales tonterías

■ he never so much as thanked me ni siquiera me dio las gracias

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

never again nunca más

never mind! ¡no importa!

well, I never (did)! ¡no me digas!

never ['nɛvər] adv

1) : nunca, jamás

he never studies: nunca estudia

2)

never again : nunca más, nunca jamás

3)

never mind : no importa

never

adv.

• de modo adv.

• jamás adv.

• ni siquiera adv.

• nunca adv.

'nevər, 'nevə(r)
adverb

1) ( at no time) nunca; ( more emphatic) jamás

he never helps — nunca ayuda, no ayuda nunca

never in all my life have I been so insulted — en mi vida me habían insultado de ese modo

never again — nunca más

never before had she experienced such pain — nunca había sentido tanto dolor

as never before — como nunca, más que nunca

2)

a) (used for emphasis)

she said she'd call but she never did — dijo que llamaría pero no llamó

really? I never knew that — ¿ah sí? no sabía

they never once thanked me — no me dieron las gracias ni una vez

this will never do! — esto no puede ser!

b) ( expressing incredulity) (colloq) (in interj phrases)

I walked all the way - never! — hice todo el camino a pie - no me digas!

well, I never! — pues, vaya!

['nevǝ(r)]
ADV
1) (=not ever) nunca

"have you ever been to Argentina?" "no, never" — -¿has estado alguna vez en Argentina? -no, nunca

never leave valuables in your car — no dejen nunca objetos de valor en el coche

you never saw anything like it — nunca se ha visto nada parecido

I never believed him — nunca le creí

never! — ¡jamás!

never in all my life have I been so embarrassed — en mi vida or jamás en la vida he pasado tanta vergüenza

• never again! — ¡nunca más!

• scenes never before shown on TV — imágenes fpl nunca vistas con anterioridad en televisión

it had never been tried before — no se había intentado antes

• never, ever do that again! — ¡no vuelvas a hacer eso nunca jamás!

it's a lesson he'll never, ever forget — es una lección que nunca jamás olvidará

• I've never yet known him to fail — no lo he visto nunca fracasar

2) (emphatic negative)

never! * — ¿en serio?, ¡no puede ser!

I had a free ticket but I never went — tenía una entrada gratis pero no llegué a ir

I never expected to see him again — no contaba con volverlo a ver

surely you never bought it? — ¿pero lo has comprado de verdad?

• you never did! * — ¿en serio?, ¡no puede ser!

• never mind — no importa, no te preocupes

• never a one — ni uno siquiera

• well I never! * — ¡no me digas!, ¡no me lo puedo creer!

• never a word did he say — no dijo ni una sola palabra

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['nevər, 'nevə(r)]
adverb

1) ( at no time) nunca; ( more emphatic) jamás

he never helps — nunca ayuda, no ayuda nunca

never in all my life have I been so insulted — en mi vida me habían insultado de ese modo

never again — nunca más

never before had she experienced such pain — nunca había sentido tanto dolor

as never before — como nunca, más que nunca

2)

a) (used for emphasis)

she said she'd call but she never did — dijo que llamaría pero no llamó

really? I never knew that — ¿ah sí? no sabía

they never once thanked me — no me dieron las gracias ni una vez

this will never do! — esto no puede ser!

b) ( expressing incredulity) (colloq) (in interj phrases)

I walked all the way - never! — hice todo el camino a pie - no me digas!

well, I never! — pues, vaya!

English-spanish dictionary > never
7 there

1. adverb
1) (in/at that place) da; dort; (fairly close) da

somebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid

there or thereabouts — so ungefähr

be down/in/up there — da unten/drin/oben sein

there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....

are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?

there and then — auf der Stelle

2) (calling attention)

hello or hi there! — hallo!

you there! — Sie da!

move along there! — weitergehen!

there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]

3) (in that respect) da

so there — und damit basta (ugs.)

there you are wrong — da irrst du dich

there, it is a loose wire — da haben wir's - ein loser Draht

there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen

there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))

4) (to that place) dahin, dorthin [gehen, gelangen, fahren, rücken, stellen]

we got there and back in two hours — wir brauchten für Hin- und Rückweg [nur] zwei Stunden

down/in/up there — dort hinunter/hinein/hinauf

get there first — jemandem/den anderen zuvorkommen

get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

5) as introductory function-word da

was there anything in it? — war da irgendetwas drin? (ugs.)

there is enough food — es gibt genug zu essen

there are many kinds of... — es gibt viele Arten von...

there were four of them — sie waren zu viert

there was once an old woman who... — es war einmal eine alte Frau, die...

there was no beer left — es gab kein Bier mehr

there appears to be some error — da scheint ein Irrtum unterlaufen zu sein

there's no time for that now — dafür haben wir/habe ich jetzt keine Zeit

... if ever there was one —... wie er/sie/es im Buche steht

what is there for supper? — was gibt's zum Abendessen?
2. interjection
1) (to soothe child etc.)

there, there — na, na (ugs.)

2) (expr. triumph or dismay)

there [you are]! — da, siehst du! (see also 1. 3))

there, you've dropped it! — da, jetzt hast du es doch fallen lassen!
3. noun
da, dort

near there — da od. dort in der Nähe

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there

[ðeəʳ, ðəʳ, AM ðer, ðɚ]

I. adv inv

1. (in, at that place) dort, da

where are my glasses? — right \there beside you! wo ist meine Brille? — gleich dort neben dir!

\there's that book you were looking for hier ist das Buch, das du gesucht hast

here and \there hier und da

\there and then [or then and \there] auf der Stelle, sofort

to be \there to do sth dazu da sein, etw zu tun

▶ to be \there for sb für jdn da sein

\there or thereabouts (at or near place) in der Gegend dort, dort irgendwo fam; (approximately) so ungefähr

forty years, \there or thereabouts, had elapsed so ungefähr vierzig Jahre waren vergangen

2. (at the place indicated) dort, da

I've left the boxes under \there ich habe die Schachteln dort unten hingestellt

if anyone wants out, \there's the door! wenn jemand gehen möchte, dort ist die Tür!

that girl \there has it das Mädchen dort hat es

in \there da drin[nen]

out \there da draußen

over \there da [o dort] drüben

up \there dort oben

3. (to a place) dahin, dorthin

put the chair \there stell den Stuhl dahin

the museum was closed today — we'll go \there tomorrow das Museum ist heute zu — wir gehen morgen hin

to get \there (arrive) hinkommen; ( fig: succeed) es schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

we'll never get \there in time wir kommen niemals rechtzeitig hin

try again, you'll get \there in the end versuch es nochmal, du schaffst es schon

you'll get \there if you think about it hard enough du verstehst es schon, wenn du lange genug darüber nachdenkst

\there and back hin und zurück

in \there dort hinein

4. (in speech or text) an dieser Stelle; (on that subject) in diesem Punkt

read out the rest of the letter, don't stop \there! lies' den Brief fertig, hör' nicht hier auf

I'd have to disagree with you \there in diesem Punkt [o da] muss ich Ihnen leider widersprechen

5. (to introduce sentences)

\there's Linda coming da kommt Linda

\there's a good boy/girl/dog braver Junge/braves Mädchen/braver Hund

tie your shoelaces, \there's a good girl binde dir die Schnürsenkel zu, sei ein liebes Mädchen

\there once was [or lived] ... ( liter) einst lebte..., es war einmal...

\there appears [or seems] to be... anscheinend gibt es...

\there appeared to be some difficulty in fixing a date for the meeting es scheint Schwierigkeiten zu geben, einen Termin für die Sitzung zu finden

\there comes a point where... ( form) es kommt der Punkt, an dem...

6. (to express existence)

▪ \there is es gibt

\there's someone on the phone for you [da ist jemand am] Telefon für dich

\there's no doubt as to who is the best candidate es besteht kein Zweifel, wer der beste Kandidat/die beste Kandidatin ist

\there are lives at stake es stehen Leben auf dem Spiel

is \there any food left? ist noch etwas zu essen da?

\there isn't any milk, is \there? — yes. \there is es gibt keine Milch, oder? — doch

\there being no other possibility,... da es keine andere Möglichkeit gab,...

I don't want \there to be any problems ich will nicht, dass es irgendwelche Probleme gibt

7. (said to attract attention)

hello \there! hallo!

\there goes the phone das ist das Telefon

8.

▶ to be all \there [up top] ( fam) geistig voll da sein fam

▶ to not be all \there ( fam: mentally lacking) nicht ganz da sein fam; (no longer mentally fit) nicht mehr ganz auf der Höhe sein fam

▶ \there you are [or go] ( fam: what you wanted) hier bitte; (expressing confirmation, triumph or resignation) aber bitte

\there you are — that'll be £3.80 please hier bitte — das macht 3,80 Pfund

you press the button and \there you are du drückst auf den Knopf, das ist alles

we didn't win the competition, but \there you go — we can always try again next year wir haben den Wettkampf zwar nicht gewonnen, aber bitte — wir können es nächstes Jahr noch einmal versuchen

\there you are! I knew you'd forget if you didn't write it down da haben wir's! ich wusste, dass du es vergessen würdest, wenn du es dir nicht aufschreibst

sometimes it is embarrassing, but \there you go manchmal ist es peinlich, aber so ist es nun mal

▶ to have been \there before ( fam) alles schon wissen fam

at the end of the day we are \there to make money schließlich sind wir dazu da, Geld zu verdienen

▶ been \there, done that ( fam) kalter Kaffee sl

best friends are [always] \there for each other in times of trouble gute Freunde sind in schweren Zeiten [immer] füreinander an

▶ \there you go again das übliche Spiel

\there she goes again — she never knows when to stop es ist immer dasselbe — sie weiß nie, wann es genug ist

▶ \there goes sth etw geht gerade den Bach runter fam

\there goes my career das war's wohl mit meiner Karriere! fam

▶ \there you have it na siehst du

simply turn the handle three times and \there you have it drehe einfach dreimal den Griff und schon geht's

▶ to be neither here nor \there keine Rolle spielen

▶ \there it is was soll's

pretty ridiculous, I know, but \there it is ziemlich lächerlich, ich weiß, aber was soll's

▶ to not be \there yet noch nicht bereit sein

II. interj

1. (expressing sympathy) da!, schau!

\there, \there! [or \there now!] ganz ruhig!, schon gut!

\there, \there, don't cry, it won't hurt for long schon gut, weine nicht, es wird nicht lang weh tun

2. (expressing satisfaction) na bitte!, siehst du!

\there, I've made it work at last na also, ich hab's wieder repariert

\there, I told you she wouldn't mind! siehst du, ich habe dir gesagt, dass es ihr nichts ausmacht

3. (annoyance) also bitte

\there, now you've broken it! da, jetzt hast du es kaputt gemacht! fam

4. ( fam)

so \there! und damit basta!

you can't share, so \there! du kannst nicht teilen, und damit basta!

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[ðɛə(r)]
1. adv

1) dort, da; (with movement) dorthin, dahin

look, there's Joe/there's Joe coming — guck mal, da ist/kommt Joe

it's under/over/in there — es liegt dort or da drunter/drüben/drin

put it under/over/in/on there — stellen Sie es dort or da drunter/rüber or hinüber/rein or hinein/drauf or hinauf

let's stop there — hören wir doch da auf; (travelling) halten wir doch da or dort an

there and back — hin und zurück

so there we were — da waren wir nun also

is Gordon there please? (on telephone) — ist Gordon da?

2) (fig: on this point) da

there you are wrong — da irren Sie sich

you've got me there —

I've got you there — da or jetzt habe ich Sie

3)

(in phrases) there is/are — es or da ist/sind

there were three of us — wir waren zu dritt

there is a mouse in the room — es ist eine Maus im Zimmer

there was once a castle here — hier war or stand einmal eine Burg

there is a chair in the corner — in der Ecke steht ein Stuhl

there is dancing afterwards — danach ist Tanz, danach wird getanzt

is there any beer? — ist Bier da?

there's a book I want to read — da ist ein Buch, das ich lesen möchte

afterwards there was coffee — anschließend gab es Kaffee

is there any wine left? – well, there was — ist noch Wein da? – gerade war noch welcher da

there isn't any food/time/point, is there? – yes there is — es gibt wohl nichts zu essen/dazu haben wir wohl keine Zeit/das hat wohl keinen Sinn, oder? – doch!

there seems to be no-one at home —

there appears to be a flaw in your argument — da scheint ein Fehler in Ihrer Beweisführung zu sein

how many mistakes were there? — wie viele Fehler waren es?

there is a page missing — es or da fehlt eine Seite

there comes a time when... — es kommt eine Zeit, wo...

there being no alternative solution —

there will be an opportunity for shopping God said: let there be light, and there was light — es wird Gelegenheit zum Einkaufen geben und Gott sprach: es werde Licht! und es ward Licht

hi there! — hallo!

there you go again (inf) — jetzt gehts schon wieder los

now there's a real woman — das ist eine richtige Frau

there's gratitude for you! (iro) — da haben Sie Ihren Dank!

now there's a good idea! — (das ist) eine gute Idee!

so there! — ätsch!

there you are (giving sb sth) — hier(, bitte)!; (on finding sb) da sind Sie ja!

there you or we are, you see, I knew he'd say that — na, sehen Sie, ich habe es ja gewusst, dass er das sagen würde

wait, I'll help you... there you are! — warten Sie, ich helfe Ihnen,... so(, das wärs)!

you press the switch and there you are! — Sie brauchen nur den Schalter zu drücken, das ist alles

I can't dance, but there again, I never could — ich kann nicht tanzen, aber das habe ich eigentlich noch nie gekonnt

2. interj

there! there! — na, na!

stop crying now, there's a good boy —

drop it, there's a good dog — lass das fallen, komm, sei brav

now there's a good boy, don't tease your sister — komm, sei ein braver Junge und ärgere deine Schwester nicht

hey, you there! (inf) — he, Sie da!

hurry up there (inf) — Beeilung!, Tempo, Tempo!

make way there — Platz da!, machen Sie mal Platz!

there, take this to your mother —

but there, what's the good of talking about it? — was solls, es hat doch keinen Zweck, darüber zu reden

there! I knew it would break! — da! ich habs ja gewusst, dass es kaputtgehen würde!

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there [ðeə(r)]

A adv

1. da, dort:

down (up, over, in) there da oder dort unten (oben, drüben, drinnen);

the authorities there die dortigen Behörden;

are you still there? TEL hören Sie?;

I have been there before umg das weiß ich alles schon, ich weiß (genau) Bescheid;

there and then

a) hier und jetzt,

b) auf der Stelle, sofort;

there it is

a) da ist es,

b) fig so steht es, so stehen die Dinge;

there you are

a) (da,) bitte schön,

b) siehst du, da hast du’s;

there you go umg da kann man nichts machen;

you there! (Anruf) du da!, he!; → academic.ru/1723/all">all Bes Redew

2. (da-, dort)hin:

down (up, over, in) there (da oder dort) hinunter (hinauf, hinüber, hinein);

there and back hin und zurück;

get there

a) hingelangen, -kommen,

b) fig umg es schaffen;

go there hingehen

3. darin, in dieser Sache oder Hinsicht:

there I agree with you darin stimme ich mit dir überein

4. fig da, hier, an dieser Stelle (in einer Rede etc)

5. es:

there is, pl there are es gibt oder ist oder sind:

there is a God;

there was once a king es war einmal ein König;

there was dancing es wurde getanzt;

there is sth between these two die beiden haben etwas miteinander;

there is sth in that da ist etwas dran;

there arises the question es erhebt sich die Frage;

there are friends and there are friends unter den Freunden gibt es solche und solche;

there was considerable confusion es herrschte beträchtliche Verwirrung;

I thought there would be tears ich dachte, es würde Tränen geben;

there’s a good boy sei schön brav!

B int

1. da!, schau (her)!, na!:

there, there! (tröstend) na, komm!;

there now! na, bitte!

2. (wenn etwas beendet ist) so!

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1. adverb
1) (in/at that place) da; dort; (fairly close) da

somebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid

there or thereabouts — so ungefähr

be down/in/up there — da unten/drin/oben sein

there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....

are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?

there and then — auf der Stelle

2) (calling attention)

hello or hi there! — hallo!

you there! — Sie da!

move along there! — weitergehen!

there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]

3) (in that respect) da

so there — und damit basta (ugs.)

there you are wrong — da irrst du dich

there, it is a loose wire — da haben wir's - ein loser Draht

there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen

there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))

4) (to that place) dahin, dorthin [gehen, gelangen, fahren, rücken, stellen]

we got there and back in two hours — wir brauchten für Hin- und Rückweg [nur] zwei Stunden

down/in/up there — dort hinunter/hinein/hinauf

get there first — jemandem/den anderen zuvorkommen

get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

5) as introductory function-word da

was there anything in it? — war da irgendetwas drin? (ugs.)

there is enough food — es gibt genug zu essen

there are many kinds of... — es gibt viele Arten von...

there were four of them — sie waren zu viert

there was once an old woman who... — es war einmal eine alte Frau, die...

there was no beer left — es gab kein Bier mehr

there appears to be some error — da scheint ein Irrtum unterlaufen zu sein

there's no time for that now — dafür haben wir/habe ich jetzt keine Zeit

... if ever there was one —... wie er/sie/es im Buche steht

what is there for supper? — was gibt's zum Abendessen?
2. interjection
1) (to soothe child etc.)

there, there — na, na (ugs.)

2) (expr. triumph or dismay)

there [you are]! — da, siehst du! (see also 1. 3))

there, you've dropped it! — da, jetzt hast du es doch fallen lassen!
3. noun
da, dort

near there — da od. dort in der Nähe

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adv.

da adv.

dort adv.

dorthin adv.

English-german dictionary > there
8 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.) delante (de), antes (de/que)

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 que)

- beforehand

before¹ adv

1. anterior

the day before el día anterior

2. antes

I have never been here before nunca había estado aquí

you should have said so before debiste decírmelo antes

has this ever happened before? ¿es la primera vez que pasa esto?

3. ya

I've seen this film before ya he visto esta película

before² conj antes de que / antes de

let's go before it rains vámonos antes de que llueva

have a drink before you go toma una copa antes de irte

before³ prep

1. antes de

wash your hands before dinner lávate las manos antes de la cena

we have to leave the room before 12 o'clock debemos dejar la habitación antes de las doce

the day before yesterday anteayer / antes de ayer

2. delante de

you're before me in the queue vas delante de mí en la cola

before

tr[bɪ'fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (earlier) antes de

■ spring comes before summer la primavera viene antes del verano

■ they arrived the night before the party llegaron la noche antes de la fiesta

2 (in front of) delante de; (in the presence of) ante; (for the attention of) ante

■ he's before me in the queue va delante de mi en la cola

■ he appeared before the judge compareció ante el juez

■ he presented the project before the committee presentó el proyecto ante el comité

3 (rather than) antes que

■ death before dishonour la muerte antes que la deshonra

4 (ahead) por delante

■ he's got all his life before him tiene toda su vida por delante

5 (first) primero

■ ladies before gentlemen las señoras primero

conjunction

1 (earlier than) antes de + inf, antes de que + subj

■ don't forget to say goodbye before you go no te olvides de despedirte antes de irte

■ he left before we arrived se fue antes de que llegásemos nosotros

2 (rather than) antes de + inf

■ he would starve before he asked them for money preferiría morir de hambre antes de pedirles dinero

adverb

1 (earlier) antes

■ he had arrived two hours before había llegado dos horas antes

2 (previous) anterior

■ the day before el día anterior

3 (already) ya

■ we've seen it before ya lo hemos visto

4 (position) delante, por delante

■ they were attacked before and behind les atacaron por delante y por detrás

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as never before como nunca

Before Christ antes de Cristo

before God ante Dios

before long dentro de poco

long before mucho antes de

not long before poco antes de

pride comes before a fall un exceso de orgullo conduce a la caída

to put the cart before the horse empezar la casa por el tejado

the one before el anterior, la anterior

before [bɪ'for] adv

1) : antes

before and after: antes y después

2) : anterior

the month before: el mes anterior

before conj

: antes que

he would die before surrendering: moriría antes que rendirse

before prep

1) : antes de

before eating: antes de comer

2) : delante de, ante

I stood before the house: estaba parada delante de la casa

before the judge: ante el juez

before

adv.

• antes adv.

• delante adv.

conj.

• antes de que conj.

prep.

• ante prep.

• antes de prep.

• delante de prep.

I bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)
preposition

1) ( preceding in time) antes de

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

2)

a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)

b) (in rank, priority)

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

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

II

conjunction

a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)

before it gets dark — antes de que anochezca

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

b) ( rather than) antes que

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

III

adverb ( preceding) antes

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

[bɪ'fɔː(r)] When before is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come before, go before, look up the verb.
1. PREP

1) (in time, order, rank) antes de

before Christ — antes de Cristo

the week before last — hace dos semanas

before long — (in future) antes de poco; (in past) poco después

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

income before tax — renta f bruta or antes de impuestos

profits before tax — beneficios mpl preimpositivos

2) (in place) delante de; (=in the presence of) ante, delante de, en presencia de

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

3) (=facing)

the question before us — (in meeting) el asunto que tenemos que discutir

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

4) (=rather than)

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

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

2. ADV

1) (time) antes

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

2) (place, order) delante, adelante

before and behind — por delante y por detrás

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

3.

CONJ (time) antes de que; (rather than) antes que
BEFORE
Time
Adverb ► When bef ore is an {adverb}, you can usually translate it using antes:
Why didn't you say so before? ¿Por qué no lo has dicho antes?
I had spoken to her before Había hablado con ella antes ► But the bef ore in never before and ever before is often not translated:
I've never been to Spain before Nunca he estado en España
I had never been to a police station before Nunca había estado (antes) en una comisaría
It's not true that the working class is earning more money than ever before No es cierto que la clase obrera gane más dinero que nunca ► The day/night/ week {etc} before should usually be translated using el día/la noche/ la semana {etc} anterior:
The night before, he had gone to a rock concert La noche anterior había ido a un concierto de rock ► In more formal contexts, where bef ore could be substituted by previously, anteriormente is another option:
As I said before... Como he dicho antes or anteriormente... ► When bef ore is equivalent to already, translate using ya ( antes) or, in questions about whether someone has done what they are doing now before, using ¿es la primera vez que...?:
"How about watching this film?" - "Actually, I've seen it before" -¿Vemos esa película? -Es que ya la he visto
I had been to Glasgow a couple of times before Ya había estado (antes) en Glasgow un par de veces
Have you been to Spain before? ¿Has estado ya en España? or ¿Es la primera vez que vienes a España? ► Translate ((period of time)) + bef ore using hacía + ((period of time)):
They had married nearly 40 years before Se habían casado hacía casi 40 años NOTE: H acía i s invariable in this sense.
Preposition ► When bef ore is a {preposition}, you can usually translate it using antes de:
Please ring before seven Por favor, llama antes de las siete
Shall we go for a walk before dinner? ¿Nos vamos a dar un paseo antes de cenar? ► But use ant es que with names of people and personal pronouns when they stand in for a verb:
If you get there before me or before I do, wait for me in the bar Si llegas antes que yo, espérame en el bar ► Translate bef ore + ((-ing)) using antes de + ((infinitive)):
He said goodbye to the children before leaving Se despidió de los niños antes de irse
Conjunction ► When bef ore is a {conjunction}, you can usually translate it using antes de que + ((subjunctive)):
I'll ask Peter about it before he goes away on holiday Se lo preguntaré a Peter antes de que se vaya de vacaciones
We reached home before the storm broke Llegamos a casa antes de que empezara la tormenta ► If the subject of both clauses is the same, ant es de + ((infinitive)) is usually used rather than antes de que:
Give me a ring before you leave the office Llámame antes de salir de la oficina This construction is also sometimes used in colloquial Spanish when the subjects are different:
Before you arrived she was very depressed Antes de llegar tú, estaba muy deprimida For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)]
preposition

1) ( preceding in time) antes de

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

2)

a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)

b) (in rank, priority)

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

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

II

conjunction

a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)

before it gets dark — antes de que anochezca

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

b) ( rather than) antes que

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

III

adverb ( preceding) antes

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

English-spanish dictionary > before
9 before

{bi'fɔ:}
I. 1. напред, от пред, предварително
2. преди това, по-рано, вече
I had never seen him BEFORE никога преди това не бях го виждал
have you met BEFORE? познавате ли се
3. някога, по-рано, преди, досега
long BEFORE много преди това
II. 1. пред
she put the cup BEFORE me тя сложи чашата пред мен
2. пред, в присъствието на
the offender was brought BEFORE the magistrate нарушителят бе изправен пред съдията
3. пред, по-горе от (по ранг, чин и пр.)
a colonel comes BEFORE a major полковникът e по-горе по чин от майора
4. преди. по-рано от
I got up BEFORE sunrise станах преди изгрев слънце
she got there BEFORE you тя стигна там преди/по-рано от теб
5. предпочитание над, пред, по-скоро..., отколкото
death BEFORE disgrace по-скоро смърт, отколкото позор
I put quality BEFORE quantity предпочитам качеството пред количеството
to be born BEFORE one's time прен. изпреварил съм времето/епохата си
to carry all BEFORE one преодолявам всичко, преуспявам във всичко, което върша
BEFORE long скоро, не след дълго. before сj преди да, по-скоро/по-рано, отколкото
he came BEFORE we expected him той дойде по-рано, отколкото го очаквахме
look BEFORE you jump прен. не върши нищо прибързано
he would starve BEFORE he stole той по-скоро би умрял от глад, отколкото да открадне

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{bi'fъ:} adv 1. напред; от пред; предварително; 2. преди това,(2) prep 1. пред; she put the cup before me тя сложи чашата пред

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отпред; пред; преди; преди; досега; някога;

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1. 1 had never seen him before никога преди това не бях го виждал 2. a colonel comes before a major полковникът e по-горе по чин от майора 3. before long скоро, не след дълго. before сj преди да, по-скоро/по-рано, отколкото 4. death before disgrace по-скоро смърт, отколкото позор 5. have you met before? познавате ли се 6. he came before we expected him той дойде по-рано, отколкото го очаквахме 7. he would starve before he stole той по-скоро би умрял от глад, отколкото да открадне 8. i got up before sunrise станах преди изгрев слънце 9. i put quality before quantity предпочитам качеството пред количеството 10. i. напред, от пред, предварително 11. ii. пред 12. long before много преди това 13. look before you jump прен. не върши нищо прибързано 14. she got there before you тя стигна там преди/по-рано от теб 15. she put the cup before me тя сложи чашата пред мен 16. the offender was brought before the magistrate нарушителят бе изправен пред съдията 17. to be born before one's time прен. изпреварил съм времето/епохата си 18. to carry all before one преодолявам всичко, преуспявам във всичко, което върша 19. някога, по-рано, преди, досега 20. пред, в присъствието на 21. пред, по-горе от (по ранг, чин и пр.) 22. преди това, по-рано, вече 23. преди. по-рано от 24. предпочитание над, пред, по-скоро..., отколкото
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before[bi´fɔ:] I. prep 1. преди; \before o.'s time преждевременно, преди срока; \before Christ (B.C.) преди новата ера, преди Христа; \before day до зори, преди зората; \before long скоро, бързо; веднага, спешно; неотдавна; не след много време; \before now и преди, и друг път; \before said гореспоменат; 2. пред; he walks \before me той върви пред мене; \before o.'s nose право пред себе си; 3. пред, в присъствието на; to appear \before the Court явявам се пред съда; the subject is \before the House въпросът се разисква от Парламента; • \before the mast като обикновен моряк; \before s.o. eyes пред очите му; II. adv 1. отпред, напред; he ran on \before той избяга напред; 2. преди, по-рано; прен. по-горе; \before meals преди ядене; as I said \before както казах преди; 3. досега, по-рано, някога; I have been there \before знам си го; I had met him \before бях го срещал по-рано (преди това); III. cj 1. преди да; think \before you answer мисли, преди да отговориш; 2. по-скоро, отколкото да; нежели да; I would die \before I gave in по-скоро бих умрял, отколкото да се предам.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > before
10 never ***** nev·er adv

['nɛvə(r)]
1) non... mai

they never go out — non escono mai

I have never read it — non l'ho mai letto

have you been to Rome? — never — è mai stato a Roma? — no, mai

never before had he been so bored — non si era mai annoiato tanto

she's never been here before — non è mai venuta qui prima

never again! — mai più!

I'll never go there again — non ci andrò mai più

never in my life — mai in vita mia

2)

(emphatic negative) I never slept a wink all night — non ho chiuso occhio per tutta la notte

he never so much as smiled — non ha nemmeno accennato un sorriso

I told the boss what I thought of him — never! or you never did! — ho detto al capo quel che pensavo di lui — no, non mi dire! or non ci credo!

well I never! — chi l'avrebbe (mai) detto!, ma guarda un po'!

never mind — non fa niente

English-Italian dictionary > never ***** nev·er adv
11 there

[ðeəʳ, ðəʳ, Am ðer, ðɚ] adv

inv

1) (in, at that place) dort;

where are my glasses? - right \there beside you! wo ist meine Brille? - gleich dort neben dir!;

\there's that book you were looking for hier ist das Buch, das du gesucht hast;

the opportunity is right \there in front of you die Möglichkeit liegt unmittelbar vor dir;

\there or thereabouts ( at or near place) in der Gegend dort, dort irgendwo ( fam) ( approximately) so ungefähr;

forty years, \there or thereabouts, had elapsed so ungefähr vierzig Jahre waren vergangen;

here and \there hier und da;

\there and then [or then and \there] ( immediately) auf der Stelle, sofort

2) ( at the place indicated) dort;

I've left the boxes under \there ich habe die Schachteln dort unten hingestellt;

if anyone wants out, \there's the door! wenn jemand gehen möchte, dort ist die Tür!;

in \there da drin[nen];

out \there da draußen;

over \there da [o dort] drüben;

up \there dort oben

3) ( to a place) dahin, dorthin;

put the chair \there stell den Stuhl dahin;

the museum was closed today - we'll go \there tomorrow das Museum ist heute zu - wir gehen morgen hin;

to get \there ( arrive) hinkommen;

we'll never get \there in time wir kommen sicher nicht pünktlich;

(fig: succeed) es schaffen;

try again, you'll get \there in the end versuch es nochmal, du schaffst es schon;

( understand) es verstehen;

you'll get \there if you think about it hard enough du verstehst es schon, wenn du lange genug darüber nachdenkst;

\there and back hin und zurück;

it was 20 miles \there and back hin und zurück waren es 20 Meilen;

in \there dort hinein;

I'm not going in \there - it's freezing ich gehe dort hinein - es ist bitterkalt

4) ( in speech or text) an dieser Stelle;

read out the rest of the letter, don't stop \there! lies' den Brief fertig, hör' nicht hier auf;

( on that subject) in diesem Punkt;

I'd have to disagree with you \there in dieser Hinsicht [o da] muss ich Ihnen leider widersprechen;

I don't agree with you \there in diesem Punkt stimme ich Ihnen nicht zu

5) ( used to introduce sentences)

\there's someone on the phone for you Telefon für dich;

\there's no doubt as to who is the best candidate es besteht kein Zweifel, wer der beste Kandidat/die beste Kandidatin ist;

\there are lives at stake es stehen Leben auf dem Spiel;

\there's a good boy/ girl/ dog ( used to show approval or encouragement) braver Junge/braves Mädchen/braver Hund;

\there once was/lived... (liter: in fairytales) einst lebte..., es war einmal...;

\there appears [or seems] to be... es scheint...;

\there appeared/ seemed to be some difficulty in fixing a date for the meeting es scheint Schwierigkeiten zu geben, einen Termin für die Sitzung zu finden;

\there comes a point where... ( form) es kommt der Punkt, an dem...

6) ( said to attract attention)

hello \there! hallo!;

\there goes the phone das ist das Telefon

PHRASES:

\there you go again[, doing sth] ( used to criticize sb for behaving in a way typical of them) das übliche Spiel;

\there she goes again - she never knows when to stop das übliche Spiel - sie weiß nie, wann es genug ist;

to have been \there before ( fam) alles schon wissen ( fam)

to be neither here nor \there keine Rolle spielen;

\there you are [or go] (fam: what you wanted) hier bitte;

\there you are - that'll be £3.80 please hier bitte - das macht £3.80;

(expressing confirmation, triumph or resignation) aber bitte;

we didn't win the competition, but \there you go - we can always try again next year wir haben den Wettkampf zwar nicht gewonnen, aber bitte - wir können es nächstes Jahr nochmals versuchen;

\there you are! I told you the problem was a political one ich wusste es! ich sagte dir, das wäre ein politisches Problem;

sometimes it is embarrassing, but \there you go manchmal ist es peinlich, aber so ist es nun mal;

to not be \there yet noch nicht bereit sein;

to be \there to do sth dazu da sein, etw zu tun;

at the end of the day we are \there to make money schließlich sind wir dazu da, Geld zu verdienen;

to be \there for sb für jdn da sein;

best friends are [always] \there for each other in times of trouble gute Freunde sind in schweren Zeiten [immer] füreinander an;

been \there, done that ( fam) kalter Kaffee ( fam)

\there goes sth etw ist im Begriff, den Bach runter zu gehen ( fam)

\there goes my career das war's wohl mit meiner Karriere! ( fam)

\there you have it na siehst du;

simply turn the handle three times and \there you have it drehe einfach dreimal den Griff und schon geht's;

\there it is was soll's;

pretty ridiculous, I know, but \there it is ziemlich lächerlich, ich weiß, aber was soll's;

to be all \there [up top] ( fam) geistig voll da sein ( fam)

to not be all \there (fam: mentally lacking) nicht ganz da sein ( fam) ( no longer mentally fit) nicht mehr ganz auf der Höhe sein interj

1) ( expressing sympathy) da!, schau!;

\there, \there! [or \there now!] ganz ruhig!, schon gut!;

\there, \there [or \there now] , don't cry, it won't hurt for long schon gut, weine nicht, es wird nicht lang wehtun

2) ( expressing satisfaction) na bitte!, siehst du!;

\there, I've made it work at last na also, ich hab's wieder repariert;

\there, I told you she wouldn't mind! siehst du, ich habe dir gesagt, dass es ihr nichts ausmacht

3) ( annoyance) also bitte;

\there, now you've broken it! da, jetzt hast du es kaputtgemacht! ( fam)

4) ( fam);

so \there! und damit basta!;

you can't share, so \there! du kannst nicht teilen, und damit basta!

English-German students dictionary > there
12 there

[ðʌ/ə]
1.

adverb

tam, tamkaj; tu, tukaj; figuratively takoj, précej; tja; v tem (pogledu)

there and back — tja in nazaj

there and then — takoj, précej, na mestu

down there — tam doli

here and there — tu in tam

here, there and everywhere — vsepovsod

in there — tam notri

neither here nor there — ne tu ne tam, figuratively nepomemben

out there — tam zunaj

over there — tam preko

from there — od tam, od tod

up there — tam gori

there it is! — v tem je težava! to je tisto! tako je s stvarjo!

there is the rub — tu je (tiči) težava

there you are! — (vidiš) kaj sem ti rekel! zdaj pa imaš!

I have been there before slang to že vse vem

to have been there — slang dobro se spoznati

all there — colloquially pameten, preudaren, priseben

he is not all there — on ni čisto pri pravi (pameti)

there I agree with you — v tem (pogledu) se strinjam z vami

we had him there — v tem smo ga prelisičili

to get there — slang doseči kaj, uspeti

put it there! — postavi (daj) to tja!; figuratively udari(te) v roko! (v znak sporazuma);

2.

(oslabljeno) tam, tu (se ne prevaja: pred neprehodnimi glagoli često brezosebno)

there is — je, se nahaja

there are — so, se nahajajo

there was a king — bil je (nekoč) kralj

there is no saying — ne da se reči

there arises the question... — nastaja vprašanje...

there comes a time when... — pride čas, ko...

will there be any lecture? — ali bo (kako) predavanje?

what is there to do? — kaj naj storimo?

never was there such a man — nikoli ni bilo takega človeka

there's a man at the door — nekdo je pri vratih

there were many cases of influenza — bilo je mnogo primerov gripe;

3.

interjection

glej! no! na!; pomiri se!

there! — no, no, pomiri se! bodi no dober (priden, spodoben)!

don't cry! — no, no, ne jokaj!

there now! — glej ga no

so there! — zdaj pa imal! zdaj pa je dovolj!

well there — čuj!

there, didn't I tell you? — na, ali vam nisem rekel?

there, it is done! — na, pa je narejeno!

there's a good girl! — bodi dobra, pridna deklica (in podaj mi knjigo)!; dobra deklica si, tako je prav (ker si mi podala knjigo)!

English-Slovenian dictionary > there
13 never

never [ˈnevə^r]

1. adverb

a. ne... jamais

• I never eat strawberries je ne mange jamais de fraises

• I have never seen him je ne l'ai jamais vu

• I've never seen him before je ne l'ai jamais vu

• he will never come back il ne reviendra jamais

• never in all my life jamais de ma vie

• I never heard such a thing! je n'ai jamais entendu une chose pareille !

► never... again (ne...) plus jamais

• never say that again ne répète jamais ça

• we'll never see her again on ne la reverra (plus) jamais

• never again! plus jamais !► never before

• never before had there been such a disaster jamais on n'avait connu tel désastre► never yet

• I have never yet been able to find... je n'ai encore jamais pu trouver...

b. (emphatic) that will never do! c'est inadmissible !

• I never slept a wink je n'ai pas fermé l'œil

• he never so much as smiled il n'a pas même souri

• he never said a word il n'a pas pipé mot

• never was a child more loved jamais enfant ne fut plus aimé

• I've left it behind! -- never! je l'ai oublié ! -- c'est pas vrai ! (inf)

• you must never ever come here again il n'est pas question que tu remettes les pieds ici

• well I never! (inf) ça alors ! (inf)

• never mind! ça ne fait rien !

2. compounds

► never-ending adjective interminable

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['nevə(r)]
Note: When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him) it is translated ne...jamais in French; ne comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and jamais comes after the verb or auxiliary: elle ne porte jamais de chapeau, je ne l'ai jamais vu

When never is used without a verb, it is translated by jamais alone: ‘admit it!’ - ‘never!’ = ‘avoue-le!’ - ‘jamais’

For examples and particular usages, see the entry below

adverb

1) ( not ever)

I never go to London — je ne vais jamais à Londres

she never says anything — elle ne dit jamais rien

I've never known him to be late — ce n'est pas le genre à être en retard

never have I seen such poverty — je n'ai jamais vu une telle pauvreté

it's now or never — c'est le moment ou jamais

never again — plus jamais

he never ever drinks alcohol — il ne boit absolument jamais d'alcool

never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed — il a accepté parce qu'il ne dit jamais non à un repas gratuit

never a day passes but he phones me — pas un jour ne passe sans qu'il me téléphone

2) ( as an emphatic negative)

he never said a word — il n'a rien dit

I never knew that — je ne le savais pas

he never so much as apologized — il ne s'est même pas excusé

she mustn't catch you crying! that would never do — il ne faut surtout pas qu'elle te voie pleurer

3) (expressing surprise, shock)

you're never 40! — GB ce n'est pas possible, tu n'as pas 40 ans!

you've never gone and broken it have you! — (colloq) GB ne me dis pas que tu l'as cassé!

never! — pas possible!

well I never (did)! — ça par exemple!

English-French dictionary > never
14 never

adverb

1) nie

the rain seemed as if it would never stop — der Regen schien gar nicht mehr aufhören zu wollen

he never so much as apologized — er hat sich nicht einmal entschuldigt

never, never — nie, nie; niemals

he was never one to do something — es war nicht seine Art, etwas zu tun

never a — (not one) kein einziger/keine einzige/kein einziges

never-satisfied — unersättlich

never-ending — endlos

never-failing — unfehlbar; unerschöpflich [Quelle]

2) (coll.) (expr. surprise)

you never believed that, did you? — du hast das doch wohl nicht geglaubt?

well, I never [did]! — [na od. nein od. also] so was!

He ate the whole turkey. - Never! — Er hat den ganzen Truthahn aufgegessen. - Nein!

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['nevə]
adverb

(not ever; at no time: I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry.) nie

- academic.ru/49677/nevermore">nevermore
- nevertheless
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nev·er

[ˈnevəʳ, AM -ɚ]

adv inv

1. (not ever) nie, niemals

\never again! nie wieder!

do you know a guy called Antony Edwards? — \never heard of him kennst du einen Antony Edwards? — nie gehört

I \never forget a face ich vergesse nie ein Gesicht

he'll \never forgive you for that er wird dir das niemals verzeihen

there will \never be another Charlie Chaplin es wird nie einen zweiten Charlie Chaplin geben

to \never cross sb's mind jdm nie in den Sinn kommen

\never fear! [nur] keine Angst! [o BRD Bange!] fam

\never in all my life [or days] noch nie in meinem Leben

it's \never too late to do sth es ist nie zu spät, um etw akk zu tun

\never before noch nie [zuvor]

\never before had I had so much money ich hatte noch nie so viel Geld

as \never before wie noch nie

\never ever nie im Leben, niemals

\never mind! mach' dir nichts draus! fam

\never mind him! mach' dir nichts aus ihm!, kümmere dich nicht um ihn!

\never mind the price! kümmere dich nicht um den Preis!

\never mind that... ohne zu berücksichtigen, dass...

he's \never 61 — he looks much younger er ist nie im Leben 61 — er sieht viel jünger aus

2. (not at all) überhaupt [o gar] nicht

3.

▶ \never the twain shall meet BRIT die Zwei werden nie[mals] zueinanderfinden

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['nevə(r)]
adv

1) (= not ever) nie, niemals (geh)

I never eat it — das esse ich nie

I have never seen him — ich habe ihn (noch) nie gesehen

never again — nie wieder

never do that again — mach das bloß nie wieder or nicht noch einmal

never say never —

I'll never try that again never again will I see my own country — das werde ich nie wieder or nicht noch einmal versuchen ich werde meine Heimat nie wiedersehen

never before — noch nie

I had never seen him before today — ich hatte ihn (vor heute) noch nie gesehen

never before have men climbed this peak — nie zuvor haben Menschen diesen Gipfel erklommen

never before had there been such a disaster — eine solche Katastrophe hatte es noch nie (zuvor) gegeben

never even — nicht einmal

never ever — absolut or garantiert nie

I have never ever been so insulted —

I have never yet been able to find... — ich habe... bisher noch nicht finden können

I never heard such a thing! — so etwas ist mir noch nie zu Ohren gekommen!

2) (emph

= not) that will never do! — das geht ganz und gar nicht!

I never slept a wink (inf) — ich habe kein Auge zugetan

he never so much as smiled —

he said never a word — er hat kein einziges Wort gesagt

you've never left it behind! (inf) — du hast es doch wohl nicht etwa liegen lassen! (inf)

you've never done that! — hast du das wirklich gemacht?

would you do it again? – never! — würdest du das noch einmal machen? – bestimmt nicht

Spurs were beaten – never! (inf) — Spurs ist geschlagen worden – das ist doch nicht möglich! or nein! or nein wirklich? (iro)

well I never (did)! (inf) — nein, so was!

never fear — keine Angst

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never [ˈnevə(r)] adv

1. nie, niemals, nimmer(mehr):

never before noch nie(mals);

never do that again! tu das nie wieder!

2. durchaus nicht, (ganz und gar) nicht, nicht im Geringsten

3. umg doch nicht, (doch) wohl nicht:

you never mean to tell me thatBesondere Redewendungen: never fear nur keine Bange!, keine Sorge!;

never say never man soll nie „nie“ sagen;

well, I never (did)! umg nein, so was!, das ist ja unerhört!;

never so auch noch so, so sehr auch;

were he never so bad mag er auch noch so schlecht sein;

never so much noch so sehr oder viel;

never so much as nicht einmal, sogar nicht;

he never so much as answered er hat noch nicht einmal geantwortet;

never ever garantiert nie, nie und nimmer;

never ever have I felt so ashamed ich habe mich noch nie so geschämt; → die¹ A 1, mind C 1, C 2

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adverb

1) nie

the rain seemed as if it would never stop — der Regen schien gar nicht mehr aufhören zu wollen

he never so much as apologized — er hat sich nicht einmal entschuldigt

never, never — nie, nie; niemals

he was never one to do something — es war nicht seine Art, etwas zu tun

never a — (not one) kein einziger/keine einzige/kein einziges

never-satisfied — unersättlich

never-ending — endlos

never-failing — unfehlbar; unerschöpflich [Quelle]

2) (coll.) (expr. surprise)

you never believed that, did you? — du hast das doch wohl nicht geglaubt?

well, I never [did]! — [na od. nein od. also] so was!

He ate the whole turkey. - Never! — Er hat den ganzen Truthahn aufgegessen. - Nein!

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adv.

durchaus nicht adv.

nie adv.

niemals adv.

English-german dictionary > never
15 before

1. adverb
1) (of time) vorher; zuvor

the day before — am Tag zuvor

long before — lange vorher od. zuvor

not long before — kurz vorher

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

you should have told me so before — das hättest du mir vorher od. früher od. eher sagen sollen

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

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

2) (ahead in position) vor[aus]

3) (in front) voran
2. preposition
1) (of time) vor (+ Dat.)

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 tax — brutto; vor [Abzug (Dat.) der] Steuern

2) (position) vor (+ Dat.); (direction) vor (+ Akk.)

before my very eyes — vor meinen Augen

go before a court of law — vor ein Gericht kommen

appear before the judge — vor dem Richter erscheinen; see also academic.ru/11106/carry">carry 1. 1)

3) (awaiting)

have one's life before one — sein Leben noch vor sich (Dat.) haben; (confronting)

the matter before us — das uns (Dat.) vorliegende Thema

the task before us — die Aufgabe, die vor uns (Dat.) liegt

4) (more important than) vor (+ Dat.)

he puts work before everything — die Arbeit ist ihm wichtiger als alles andere
3. conjunction
bevor

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

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[bi'fo:] 1. preposition
1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) (be-)vor

2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) vor

3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) vor
2. adverb
(earlier: I've seen you before.) vorher
3. conjunction
(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) bevor

- beforehand

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be·fore

[bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, AM -ˈfɔ:r]

I. prep

1. (at previous time to) vor + dat

I need to go \before 2 pm ich muss vor 2 Uhr gehen

wash your hands \before the meal wasch dir vor dem Essen die Hände

\before leaving he said goodbye to each of them vor seiner Abfahrt verabschiedete er sich von jedem Einzelnen

\before everything else zuallererst

\before long in Kürze

\before now schon früher

\before the time zu früh

\before one's time vorzeitig

she has grown old \before her time sie ist vorzeitig gealtert

to be \before one's time seiner Zeit voraus sein

the day \before yesterday vorgestern

the year \before last/this vorletztes/letztes Jahr

just \before sth kurz vor etw dat

she always buys her Christmas presents just \before Christmas sie kauft ihre Weihnachtsgeschenke immer erst kurz vor Weihnachten

2. (in front of) vor + dat; with verbs of motion vor + akk; (encountered first) vor + dat

the letter K comes \before L der Buchstabe K kommt vor dem L

the patterns swam \before her eyes die Zeichen verschwammen vor ihren Augen

there is a large sign \before the house vor dem Haus ist ein großes Schild

the bus stop is just \before the school die Bushaltestelle befindet sich direkt vor der Schule

3. (higher ranking) vor + dat

many mothers put their children's needs \before their own viele Mütter stellen die Bedürfnisse ihrer Kinder über ihre eigenen

I'd go to prison \before asking her for money ich würde eher ins Gefängnis gehen, als sie um Geld zu bitten

for me family is \before everything die Familie geht mir über alles

4. (in presence of) vor + dat

he stood up \before the audience er stand vor dem Publikum auf

it happened \before her very eyes es geschah vor ihren Augen

5. (for examination, consideration) vor + dat

our case is coming \before the court this week unser Fall kommt diese Woche vor Gericht

6. (in future) vor + dat

the task \before us die Aufgabe, vor der wir stehen

to lie \before one vor jdm liegen

to have sth \before one etw vor sich dat haben

you have your whole future \before you du hast noch deine ganze Zukunft vor dir

II. conj

1. (at previous time) bevor

\before you criticize me,... bevor du mich kritisierst,...

she was waiting long \before it was time sie wartete schon lange, bevor es soweit war

right [or just] \before... kurz bevor...

just \before she left the house,... als sie gerade das Haus verlassen wollte,...

but \before I knew it, she was gone doch ehe ich mich versah, war sie schon verschwunden

2. (rather than) bevor, ehe

\before they testified against their friends, they said they'd go to jail sie würden eher ins Gefängnis gehen, als gegen ihre Freunde auszusagen, meinten sie

they would die \before they would cooperate with each other sie würden lieber sterben als miteinander zusammenzuarbeiten

3. (until) bis

it was an hour \before the police arrived es dauerte eine Stunde, bis die Polizei eintraf

\before we got the test results back, a month had gone by wir warteten einen Monat auf die Testergebnisse

it will be two weeks \before he arrives er wird erst in zwei Wochen eintreffen

▪ not \before erst wenn, nicht eher als bis

you can't go \before you've finished du kannst erst gehen, wenn du fertig bist

4. (so that) damit

you must say the password at the door \before they'll let you in du musst an der Tür das Kennwort sagen, damit sie dich hineinlassen

III. adv inv

1. (earlier, previously) zuvor, vorher

I have never seen that \before das habe ich noch nie gesehen

have you been to Cologne \before? waren Sie schon einmal in Köln?

haven't we met \before? haben wir uns nicht schon einmal gesehen?

that has never happened \before das ist [bisher] noch nie passiert

she has seen it all \before sie kennt das alles schon

to be as \before wie früher sein

life went on as \before das Leben ging wieder seinen gewohnten Gang

\before and after davor und danach

2. (in front) vorn

\before and behind vorn und hinten

IV. adj after n zuvor

the day \before, it had rained tags zuvor hatte es geregnet

the year \before it had been rather quiet das Vorjahr war ganz ruhig verlaufen

read this line and the one \before lies diese Zeile und die vorhergehende [o davor]

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[bɪ'fɔː(r)]
1. prep

1) (= earlier than) vor (+dat)

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

before Christ ( abbr BC ) — vor Christi Geburt

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

2) (in order, rank) vor (+dat)

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

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

ladies before gentlemen — Damen haben den Vortritt

3) (in position) vor (+dat); (with movement) vor (+acc)

before my (very) eyes — vor meinen Augen

to sail before the wind (Naut) — vor dem Wind segeln

4) (= in the presence of) vor (+dat)

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

5)

(= 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

2. adv

1) (in time = before that) davor; (= at an earlier time, before now) vorher

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

(on) the evening/day before — am Abend/Tag davor or zuvor or vorher

(in) the month/year before — im Monat/Jahr davor

two hours before — zwei Stunden vorher

two days before — zwei Tage davor or zuvor

to continue as before (person) — (so) wie vorher weitermachen

things continued as before — alles war wie gehabt

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

2)

(= ahead) to march on before — vorausmarschieren

3) (indicating order) davor

that chapter and the one before — dieses Kapitel und das davor

3. conj

1) (in time) bevor

before doing sth — bevor man etw tut

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

2)

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

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before [bıˈfɔː(r); US auch bıˈfəʊər]

A adv

1. (räumlich) vorn, voran…:

go before vorangehen

2. (zeitlich) vorher, zuvor, vormals, früher (schon), bereits, schon:

an hour before eine Stunde vorher oder früher;

long before lange vorher oder zuvor;

the year before das vorhergehende oder das vorige Jahr;

haven’t I seen you before? habe ich Sie nicht schon einmal gesehen?;

haven’t we met before? kennen wir uns nicht?

B präp

1. (räumlich) vor (akk oder dat):

before my eyes vor meinen Augen;

he sat before me er saß vor mir;

the question before us die (uns) vorliegende Frage

2. vor (dat), in Gegenwart von (oder gen):

before witnesses vor Zeugen

3. (zeitlich) vor (dat):

the week before last vorletzte Woche;

before long in Kürze, bald;

what is before us was (in der Zukunft) vor uns liegt;

three minutes before nine US drei Minuten vor neun; → Christ A

4. (Reihenfolge, Rang) vor (akk oder dat):

be before the others den anderen (in der Schule etc) voraus sein

C konj

1. bevor, bis, ehe:

not before nicht früher oder eher als bis, erst als, erst wenn

2. lieber oder eher …, als dass:

I would die before I lied ( oder before lying) eher oder lieber will ich sterben als lügen

bef. abk before

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1. adverb
1) (of time) vorher; zuvor

the day before — am Tag zuvor

long before — lange vorher od. zuvor

not long before — kurz vorher

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

you should have told me so before — das hättest du mir vorher od. früher od. eher sagen sollen

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

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

2) (ahead in position) vor[aus]

3) (in front) voran
2. preposition
1) (of time) vor (+ Dat.)

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 tax — brutto; vor [Abzug (Dat.) der] Steuern

2) (position) vor (+ Dat.); (direction) vor (+ Akk.)

before my very eyes — vor meinen Augen

go before a court of law — vor ein Gericht kommen

appear before the judge — vor dem Richter erscheinen; see also carry 1. 1)

3) (awaiting)

have one's life before one — sein Leben noch vor sich (Dat.) haben; (confronting)

the matter before us — das uns (Dat.) vorliegende Thema

the task before us — die Aufgabe, die vor uns (Dat.) liegt

4) (more important than) vor (+ Dat.)

he puts work before everything — die Arbeit ist ihm wichtiger als alles andere
3. conjunction
bevor

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

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(after) tax expr.

vor (nach)

Abzug der Steuern ausdr. adv.

bevor adv.

eh adv.

voran adv.

vorher adv.

vorn adv. prep.

vor präp.

English-german dictionary > before
16 never

['nevə(r)]
avverbio

1) (not ever)

I never go to London — non vado mai a Londra

he never says anything — non dice mai niente

I've never known him to be late — non è mai arrivato in ritardo che io sappia

never have I seen such poverty — mai ho visto una tale povertà

it's now or never — ora o mai più

never again — mai più

never before has the danger been so great — il pericolo non è mai stato così grande

he never ever drinks alcohol — non beve assolutamente alcolici

never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed — dato che non è uno che rifiuterebbe mai un pasto gratis, ha accettato

never a day passes but he phones me — non trascorre mai un giorno senza che lui mi telefoni

you never know — non si sa mai

2) (as an emphatic negative)

I never knew that — non l'ho mai saputo

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

he mustn't catch you crying! that would never do — non deve vederti piangere! non sia mai detto

never fear! — niente paura! non temere!

never mind! — (don't worry) non preoccuparti! (it doesn't matter) non importa!

3) (expressing surprise, shock)

you're never 40! — BE non è possibile che tu abbia 40 anni!

you've never gone and broken it have you! — BE colloq. non dirmi che l'hai rotto!

never! — non è possibile!

well I never (did)! — questa poi!
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Note:

When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him), it is translated non... mai in Italian; non comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and mai comes after the verb or auxiliary: lei non porta mai il cappello, non l'ho mai visto. - When never is used without a verb, it is translated by mai alone: "admit it!" - "never!" = "ammettilo!" - "mai!" - For examples and particular usages, see the entry below

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['nevə]
adverb

(not ever; at no time: I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry.) mai

- nevermore
- nevertheless
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['nevə(r)]
avverbio

1) (not ever)

I never go to London — non vado mai a Londra

he never says anything — non dice mai niente

I've never known him to be late — non è mai arrivato in ritardo che io sappia

never have I seen such poverty — mai ho visto una tale povertà

it's now or never — ora o mai più

never again — mai più

never before has the danger been so great — il pericolo non è mai stato così grande

he never ever drinks alcohol — non beve assolutamente alcolici

never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed — dato che non è uno che rifiuterebbe mai un pasto gratis, ha accettato

never a day passes but he phones me — non trascorre mai un giorno senza che lui mi telefoni

you never know — non si sa mai

2) (as an emphatic negative)

I never knew that — non l'ho mai saputo

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

he mustn't catch you crying! that would never do — non deve vederti piangere! non sia mai detto

never fear! — niente paura! non temere!

never mind! — (don't worry) non preoccuparti! (it doesn't matter) non importa!

3) (expressing surprise, shock)

you're never 40! — BE non è possibile che tu abbia 40 anni!

you've never gone and broken it have you! — BE colloq. non dirmi che l'hai rotto!

never! — non è possibile!

well I never (did)! — questa poi!
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Note:

When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him), it is translated non... mai in Italian; non comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and mai comes after the verb or auxiliary: lei non porta mai il cappello, non l'ho mai visto. - When never is used without a verb, it is translated by mai alone: "admit it!" - "never!" = "ammettilo!" - "mai!" - For examples and particular usages, see the entry below

English-Italian dictionary > never
17 before

be·fore [bɪʼfɔ:ʳ, Am -ʼfɔ:r] prep

1) ( at previous time to) vor +dat;

to wash one's hands \before the meal sich dat vor dem Essen die Hände waschen;

I need to go \before 2:00 ich muss vor 2.00 Uhr gehen;

the day \before yesterday vorgestern;

\before one's time vorzeitig;

just \before sth kurz vor etw;

she always buys her Christmas presents just \before Christmas sie kauft ihre Weihnachtsgeschenke immer kurz vor Weihnachten;

\before doing sth vor etw dat;

\before leaving he said goodbye to each of them vor seiner Abfahrt verabschiedete er sich von jedem Einzelnen

2) ( in front of) vor +dat with verbs of motion vor +akk;

the letter K comes \before L der Buchstabe K kommt vor dem L;

the patterns swam \before her eyes die Zeichen verschwammen vor ihren Augen;

( encountered first) vor +dat;

there is a large sign \before the house vor dem Haus ist ein großes Schild;

just \before genau vor +dat;

the bus stop is just \before the school die Bushaltestelle befindet sich direkt vor der Schule

3) ( higher ranking) vor +dat;

many mothers put their children's needs \before their own vielen Müttern sind die Bedürfnisse ihrer Kinder wichtiger als ihre eigenen;

I'd go to debtors' prison \before asking her for money ich würde wegen der Schulden eher ins Gefängnis gehen als sie nach Geld zu fragen

4) ( in presence of) vor +dat;

he stood up \before the audience er stand vor dem Publikum auf;

(for examination, consideration) vor +dat;

our case is coming \before the court this week unser Fall kommt diese Woche vor Gericht

5) ( in future) vor +dat;

to lie \before one vor jdm liegen;

the job lay \before them die Arbeit lag vor ihnen;

to have sth \before one etw vor sich dat haben;

you have your whole future \before you du hast noch deine ganze Zukunft vor dir adv

inv (earlier, previously) zuvor, vorher;

I have never seen that \before das habe ich noch nie gesehen;

have you been to Cologne \before? waren Sie schon einmal in Köln?;

haven't we met \before? kennen wir uns nicht?;

that has never happened \before das ist [bisher] noch nie passiert;

she has seen it all \before sie kennt das alles schon;

to be as \before wie früher sein;

\before and after davor und danach adj

after n zuvor;

the day \before it had rained tags zuvor hatte es geregnet;

the year \before it had been rather quiet das Vorjahr war ganz ruhig verlaufen conj

1) ( at previous time) bevor;

\before you criticize me,... bevor du mich kritisierst,...;

she was waiting long \before it was time sie wartete schon lange, bevor es so weit war;

right [or just] \before... kurz bevor...;

just \before she left the house,... als sie gerade das Haus verlassen wollte,...;

but \before I knew it, she was gone doch ehe ich mich versah, war sie verschwunden

2) ( rather than) bevor, ehe;

\before they testified against their friends, they said they'd go to jail sie würden eher ins Gefängnis gehen als gegen ihre Freunde auszusagen;

they would die \before they would cooperate with each other sie würden lieber sterben als miteinander zusammenzuarbeiten

3) ( until) bis;

it was an hour \before the police arrived es dauerte eine Stunde, bis die Polizei eintraf;

\before we got the test results back, a month had gone by wir warteten einen Monat auf die Testergebnisse

4) ( so that) damit;

you must say the password at the door \before they'll let you in du musst an der Tür das Kennwort sagen, damit sie dich hineinlassen

English-German students dictionary > before
18 before

bɪˈfɔ:
1. нареч.
1) впереди;
вперед marching on before ≈ двигаясь впереди Syn: ahead, in advance, in front
2) вначале, прежде, раньше, сначала, уже I knew her from before. ≈ Я знал ее до этого. long before ≈ задолго до Syn: heretofore, beforehand, earlier, previously
2. предл.
1) перед (в пространственном значении - нахождение или движение перед кем-л., чем-л.)
2) перед, в присутствии( указывает на совершение действия в присутствии кого-л., в каком-л. учреждении) the case before the court ≈ дело, рассматриваемое судом
3) до, раньше (во временном значении указывает на предшествование) before long ≈ скоро, вскоре the day before yesterday ≈ позавчера, третьего дня before now ≈ раньше, до сих пор
4) впереди, перед (указывает на что-л. предстоящее) Your whole life is before you. ≈ У вас вся жизнь впереди.
5) перед, впереди (указывает на более высокое положение, более значительную позицию) to put quantity before quality ≈ ставить количество выше качества
6) скорее... чем (выражает предпочтение) He would die before lying. ≈ Он скорее умрет, чем солжет.
3. союз
1) прежде чем, до того как Call me before you go. ≈ Зайди ко 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 копа.
2) скорее чем He would starve before he'd steal. ≈ Он скорее умрет с голоду, чем украдет.
раньше, прежде - come at five o'clock, not * приходите в пять часов, не раньше - I have never seen him * я никогда раньше не видел его - silent as * молчаливый, как и прежде впереди - there were trees * впереди были деревья - this page and the one * эта страница и предыдущая вперед - he has gone on * он ушел вперед в сочетаниях: - the year * год назад - a moment * минуту назад, только что - long * задолго до, давно уже - the day * накануне - it had been fine the day * накануне была хорошая погода во временном значении указывает на предшествование: до, раньше - * Christ до рождества Христова - come * five o'clock приходите до пяти часов - they took a walk * dinner они погуляли перед обедом - * answering the letter he reread it прежде чем ответить на письмо, он его перечитал - the generations * us предыдущие поколения в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение или движение перед кем, чем-л.: перед - a leaf * the wind листок, гонимый ветром - she saw a road * her она увидела перед собой дорогу - she sat (just) * me она сидела (прямо) передо мной /напротив меня/ - he stared * him он смотрел прямо перед собой указывает на протекание процесса в чьем-л. присутствии: перед, в присутствии - * one's (very) eyes прямо на глазах у кого-л. - * smb.'s face открыто, прямо - he spoke out * everyone он заявил это публично /открыто/ указывает на присутствие в какой-л. организации, в ссуде и т. п. по вызову: перед - he appeared * the judge он предстал перед судьей указывает на рассмотрение, обсуждение вопроса кем-л.: на, в, перед;
тж. передается твор. падежом - the question is * the meeting вопрос должен обсуждаться на собрании - the case * the court дело, которое рассматривается судом указывает на что-л. предстоящее: перед - his whole life is * him вся жизнь у него еще впереди - he was a man with no future * him это был человек без будущего - we have two problems * us перед нами две задачи, нам предстоит решить две задачи указывает на превосходство в положении, ранге, способностях и т. п.: перед, впереди - to be * others in class быть впереди других в классе - a general comes * a colonel генерал по званию /по чину/ старше полковника употребляется при выражении предпочтения или преимущества: скорее чем - death * dishonour лучше смерть, чем позор /бесчестье/ - he will die * betraying his country он скорее умрет, чем предаст родину - I love him * myself я люблю его больше самого себя в сочетаниях: - the day * yesterday позавчера, третьего дня - * everything else прежде всего - * long скоро, вскоре - * then до того времени - * now раньше - it ought to have been done * now это должно было быть сделано раньше прежде чем, раньше чем, до того как;
пока не - I must finish my work * I go home я должен прежде кончить работу, а уж потом идти домой - come and see me * you leave зайдите ко мне до отъезда - it will be long * we see him again мы теперь увидим его очень нескоро - I hadn't waited long * he came мне не пришлось его долго ждать - I'll do it now * I forget я сделаю это сейчас, пока я не забыл скорее чем - he will die * he yields он скорее умрет, чем сдастся

~ prep 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

~ prep 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 long: ~ долгий срок, долгое время;
for long надолго;
before long скоро;
вскоре;
will not take long не займет много времени

~ prep 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 now: ~ настоящее время;
данный момент;
before now раньше;
by now к этому времени

~ prep 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

day ~ вчерашний день day ~ накануне day: the ~ before накануне

~ prep 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 day: the ~ before yesterday третьего дня, позавчера

~ cj прежде чем;
he arrived before I expected him он приехал раньше, чем я ожидал

~ prep перед;
he stood before us он стоял перед нами

~ prep скорее... чем;
he would die before lying он скорее умрет, чем солжет

~ раньше, прежде, уже;
I have heard it before я это уже слышал;
long before задолго до

~ prep 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

~ раньше, прежде, уже;
I have heard it before я это уже слышал;
long before задолго до long: ~ давно;
долгое время( перед, спустя) ;
long before задолго до;
long after долгое время спустя;
long since уже давным-давно

place ~ помещать впереди

year ~ предыдущий год

~ prep впереди;
your whole life is before you у вас вся жизнь впереди

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > before
19 before

1. [bıʹfɔ:] adv
1. раньше, прежде

come at five o'clock, not before - приходите в 5 часов, не раньше

I have never seen him before - я никогда раньше не видел его

silent as before - молчаливый, как и прежде

2. 1) впереди

there were trees before - впереди были деревья

this page and the one before - эта страница и предыдущая

2) вперёд

he has gone on before - он ушёл вперёд

3. в сочетаниях:

the year before - год назад

a moment before - минуту назад, только что

long before - задолго до, давно уже

the day before - накануне

it had been fine the day before - накануне была хорошая погода
2. [bıʹfɔ:] prep
1. во временном значении указывает на предшествование до; раньше

before Christ - до рождества Христова

come before five o'clock - приходите до пяти часов

they took a walk before dinner - они погуляли перед обедом

before answering the letter he reread it - прежде чем ответить на письмо, он его перечитал

the generations before us - предыдущие поколения

2. в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение или движение перед кем, чем-л. перед

a leaf before the wind - листок, гонимый ветром

she saw a road before her - она увидела перед собой дорогу

she sat (just) before me - она сидела (прямо) передо мной /напротив меня/

he stared before him - он смотрел прямо перед собой

3. указывает на

1) протекание процесса в чьём-л. присутствии перед, в присутствии

before one's (very) eyes - прямо на глазах у кого-л.

before smb.'s face - открыто, прямо

he spoke out before everyone - он заявил это публично /открыто/

2) присутствие в какой-л. организации, в суде и т. п. по вызову перед

he appeared before the judge [the court, the committee] - он предстал перед судьёй [судом, комиссией]

3) рассмотрение, обсуждение вопроса кем-л. на, в, перед; тж. передаётся твор. падежом

the question is before the meeting [the committee, Parliament] - вопрос должен обсуждаться на собрании [в комитете, в парламенте]

the case before the court - дело, которое рассматривается судом

4. указывает на что-л. предстоящее перед

his whole life is before him - вся жизнь у него ещё впереди

he was a man with no future before him - это был человек без будущего

we have two problems before us - перед нами две задачи, нам предстоит решить две задачи

5. указывает на превосходство в положении, ранге, способностях и т. п. перед, впереди

to be before others in class [at school] - быть впереди других в классе [в школе]

a general comes before a colonel - генерал по званию /по чину/ старше полковника

6. употребляется при выражении предпочтения или преимущества скорее чем

death before dishonour - лучше смерть, чем позор /бесчестье/

he will die before betraying his country - он скорее умрёт, чем предаст родину

I love him before myself - я люблю его больше самого себя

7. в сочетаниях:

the day before yesterday - позавчера, третьего дня

before everything else - прежде всего

before long - скоро, вскоре

before then - до того времени

before now - раньше

it ought to have been done before now - это должно было быть сделано раньше
3. [bıʹfɔ:] cj
1. прежде чем, раньше чем, до того как; пока не

I must finish my work before I go home - я должен прежде кончить работу, а уж потом идти домой

come and see me before you leave - зайдите ко мне до отъезда

it will be long before we see him again - мы теперь увидим его очень нескоро

I hadn't waited long before be came - мне не пришлось его долго ждать

I'll do it now before I forget - я сделаю это сейчас, пока я не забыл

2. скорее чем

he will die before he yields - он скорее умрёт, чем сдастся

НБАРС > before
20 prima

1. adv before

( in primo luogo) first

prima di before

prima di fare qualcosa before doing something

prima o poi sooner or later

prima che before

quanto prima as soon as possible

2. f railway first class

motoring first gear

theatre first night

* * *

prima avv.

1 ( precedentemente nel tempo) before: un anno, un mese prima, a year, a month before; alcuni giorni prima, a few days before; l'avevo visto un attimo prima, I had seen him a moment before; molto prima, long before; poco prima, shortly before; avresti dovuto pensarci prima, you should have thought of it before; ne so meno di prima, I know less than I did before; ne so quanto prima, I know just as much as I did before (o I'm as wise as before); tutto è rimasto come prima, everything stayed the same as before; sta peggio di prima, he is worse than he was before; siamo al punto di prima, we're back where we were before (o where we started from) // da prima, before: lo conoscevo da prima, I knew him from before

2 ( in anticipo) beforehand; in advance: se decidi di venire, avvertimi prima, if you decide to come, let me know beforehand (o in advance); l'appuntamento era stato fissato due mesi prima, the appointment had been fixed two months beforehand

3 ( più presto, in anticipo) earlier, sooner; quicker: cercherò di venire qualche giorno prima, I'll try and come a few days earlier; dovresti andare a letto prima, you should go to bed earlier; non puoi venire prima?, can't you come earlier (o sooner)?; se prendi il rapido, arriverai molto prima, if you take the express, you'll get there much sooner (o much quicker); non potremmo vederci un po' prima?, couldn't we meet a bit earlier (o sooner)?; ''Sei già di ritorno?'' ''Sì, ho fatto prima del previsto'', ''Back already?'' ''Yes, I was quicker than I expected'' // prima o poi, sooner or later // quanto prima, ( presto) soon (o presently o before long); ( il più presto possibile) as soon as possible

4 ( un tempo, una volta) once; formerly: prima il collegio era un monastero, the college was formerly (o once) a convent; prima c'era un parco qui, there was a park here once (o formerly) (o there used to be a park here); prima vivevo a Roma, I used to live in Rome (once); prima la casa apparteneva ai miei nonni, the house used to belong to my grandparents (o belonged to my grandparents once); prima questa zona era deserta, oggi ospita un villaggio turistico, this area used to be (o was once) deserted, today it has a tourist village; prima le malattie incurabili erano molte di più di oggi, there used to be many more incurable illnesses than there are today; non è più quello di prima, he's not the man he was (o he used to be); ora siamo più amici di prima, we're better friends than we were before (o we're better friends than ever) ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in alcuni casi l'avv. prima non viene tradotto in quanto l'anteriorità dell'azione è espressa dalla forma verbale used to

5 ( per prima cosa, per primo) first; ( in un primo tempo) at first; ( in primo luogo) firstly, first of all: prima mangiamo qualcosa, poi andiamo al cinema, let's get something to eat first, then go to the cinema; prima inserire la spina, poi premere il pulsante, first plug it in, then press the button; prima lo studio, poi il divertimento, study first, then enjoy yourself; chi viene prima?, who's first?; chi è prima nella fila?, who's first in line?; entra prima tu, io ti seguo, you enter first, I'll follow; non ci vado, prima perché sono stanco, poi perché non ho tempo, I'm not going, firstly (o first of all) because I'm tired and then because I haven't got time; prima pensavo che scherzasse, poi mi accorsi che faceva sul serio, I thought he was joking at first, then I realized he was serious

6 ( precedentemente nello spazio) first, before: prima c'è una farmacia, poi c'è l'ufficio postale, first there's a chemist's, then there's the post office; non entreremo in città, ci fermeremo prima, we'll stop before we get to the town; sono sceso alla fermata prima e ho fatto l'ultimo pezzo di strada a piedi, I got off at the stop before and walked the rest of the way.

prima s.f.

1 ( nell'ordinamento scolastico) first class, first year: frequentare la prima elementare, to be in the first class of primary school

2 (ferr.) first-class: viaggiare in prima, to travel first-class

3 (teatr.) first night; (cinem.) 'première': assistere alla prima dell' 'Otello', to attend the first night of 'Othello'

4 ( scherma) basic position, initial position; ( ginnastica) basic position // ( calcio): punizione di prima, direct free kick; giocare ( la palla) di prima, to play the ball first time

5 (eccl.) prime

6 (comm.) prima di cambio, first of exchange

7 (mil.) aiutante maggiore in prima, regimental adjutant.

* * *
I ['prima]
1. avv

1) (in precedenza) before, (una volta) once, formerly

prima non lo sapevo — I didn't know that before

due giorni prima — two days before o earlier

ne so quanto prima — I know as much as I did before, I'm none the wiser

amici come prima! — let's make it up o let's be friends again!

prima non si faceva così — people used not to do that

usanze di prima — former customs

non è più la stessa di prima — she's not the same as she was

2) (in anticipo) beforehand, in advance

un'altra volta dimmelo prima — next time let me know in advance o beforehand

3) (più presto) sooner, earlier

prima o poi — sooner or later

prima possibile — as soon as possible

credevo di fare prima — I thought I'd be finished sooner o earlier

domani devo alzarmi un po' prima — tomorrow I have to get up a bit earlier

è arrivato prima del previsto — he arrived earlier than expected

prima lo farai prima sarai libero di uscire — the sooner you do it the sooner you can go out

chi arriva prima compra i biglietti — whoever arrives first gets the tickets

4) (innanzi) before, (in primo luogo) first

prima la famiglia — family first

prima di tutto — first of all

prima il dovere e poi il piacere — duty before pleasure

2.

prima di prep — (tempo, spazio) before

prima del suo arrivo — before his arrival

sono andati via prima di noi — they left before us

mi sono alzato prima delle sette — I got up before seven

prima d'ora — before now

c'è un cinema prima del semaforo — there's a cinema before the lights

3.

prima di, prima che cong — before

prima di fare/che tu faccia — before doing/you do

pensaci prima che sia troppo tardi — give it some thought before it is too late

dobbiamo decidere prima che Luca parta — we must decide before Luca leaves
II ['prima] sf
1) (gen) first, Teatro opening night, Cine première, Ferr first class, Auto first gear

viaggiare in prima — to travel first class

ingranare la prima — to engage first gear

2) Scol first year, (prima elementare) year two Brit, first grade Am, (prima media) year seven Brit, sixth grade Am, (prima superiore) year ten Brit, tenth grade Am

* * *
I 1. ['prima]
avverbio

1) (nel tempo) before; (in anticipo) beforehand, in advance

molto, poco prima — long, shortly before

due mesi prima — two months before

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

lo sapevano già da prima — they knew beforehand

2) (un tempo) once

prima andavo a scuola in bici — once I used to cycle to school

non è più quello di prima — he's a shadow of his former self

3) (per prima cosa) first

prima dobbiamo decidere — first we must decide

prima le signore — ladies before gentlemen

prima le donne e i bambini — women and children first

4) (più presto) earlier, sooner

prima possibile, quanto prima — as soon as possible

prima è meglio è — the sooner the better

prima o poi — sooner or later

non puoi arrivare a casa prima? — can't you get home earlier?

5) (nello spazio) before

due pagine prima — two pages back

6) (in una gerarchia) before

prima tu! — you go first!

7) di prima former, previous

gli inquilini di prima — the former o previous tenants

com'è il tuo lavoro rispetto a quello di prima? — how does this job compare with your last one?

8) prima di before

prima della mia partenza — before my leaving, before I left

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

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

poco prima di mezzanotte — shortly before midnight

non saprò niente prima di martedì — I won't know until Tuesday

è arrivata mezz'ora prima degli altri — she arrived half an hour in advance of the others

prima di tutto — first (of all)

prima di abitare qui, lui... — previous to living here, he...

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

9) prima che before

ci volle del tempo prima che tornasse a camminare — it was some time before he was able to walk again

ah, prima che mi dimentichi,... — oh, before I forget
2.
aggettivo invariabile (precedente) before, previous

il giorno, il mese prima — the day, the month before, the previous day, month

la mattina prima — the previous morning

questa pagina e quella prima — this page and the one before

prendere il treno prima — to catch the earlier train
II ['prima]
sostantivo femminile

1) scol. first year, first form BE

fare la prima — to be in the first year o form

2) teatr. cinem. première, opening (night), first (night)

3) aut. first gear, bottom gear BE

ingranare o mettere la prima — to change o shift AE into first (gear)

4) ferr. aer. first class

viaggiare in prima — to travel first class

* * *

prima¹

/'prima/

I avverbio

1 (nel tempo) before; (in anticipo) beforehand, in advance; molto, poco prima long, shortly before; due mesi prima two months before; non ci sono mai stato prima I had never been there before; lo sapevano già da prima they knew beforehand

2 (un tempo) once; prima andavo a scuola in bici once I used to cycle to school; non è più quello di prima he's a shadow of his former self

3 (per prima cosa) first; prima dobbiamo decidere first we must decide; prima le signore ladies before gentlemen; prima le donne e i bambini women and children first

4 (più presto) earlier, sooner; prima possibile, quanto prima as soon as possible; prima è meglio è the sooner the better; prima o poi sooner or later; non puoi arrivare a casa prima? can't you get home earlier?

5 (nello spazio) before; due pagine prima two pages back

6 (in una gerarchia) before; prima tu! you go first!

7 di prima former, previous; gli inquilini di prima the former o previous tenants; com'è il tuo lavoro rispetto a quello di prima? how does this job compare with your last one?

8 prima di before; prima della mia partenza before my leaving, before I left; prima di andare, vorrei dire che before I go o before going, I would like to say that; non mi era mai successo prima d'ora it had never happened before; poco prima di mezzanotte shortly before midnight; non saprò niente prima di martedì I won't know until Tuesday; è arrivata mezz'ora prima degli altri she arrived half an hour in advance of the others; prima di tutto first (of all); prima di abitare qui, lui... previous to living here, he...; per lui il lavoro viene prima di tutto for him, work comes before everything

9 prima che before; ci volle del tempo prima che tornasse a camminare it was some time before he was able to walk again; ah, prima che mi dimentichi,... oh, before I forget,...

II aggettivo invariabile

(precedente) before, previous; il giorno, il mese prima the day, the month before, the previous day, month; la mattina prima the previous morning; questa pagina e quella prima this page and the one before; prendere il treno prima to catch the earlier train.

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prima²

/'prima/

sostantivo f.

1 scol. first year, first form BE; fare la prima to be in the first year o form

2 teatr. cinem. première, opening (night), first (night)

3 aut. first gear, bottom gear BE; ingranare o mettere la prima to change o shift AE into first (gear)

4 ferr. aer. first class; viaggiare in prima to travel first class.

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