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1 ♦ before
♦ before /bɪˈfɔ:(r)/A avv.1 prima; in passato; già: the day before, il giorno prima; three years before, tre anni prima; Haven't we met before?, non ci siamo già incontrati?; DIALOGO → - DVD- Haven't you seen that film before?, non hai mai visto quel film?; long before, molto tempo prima; DIALOGO → - New phone- I haven't seen one of those phones before, è la prima volta che vedo uno di quei telefoni2 davanti; avanti; in testaB prep.1 prima di: before ten o'clock, prima delle dieci; before the last war, prima dell'ultima guerra; before Christ, prima di Cristo; avanti Cristo; long before that, molto prima di ciò (o d'allora); before everything else, prima di ogni altra cosa; prima di tutto2 prima di; davanti a: the name before mine, il nome prima del mio ( in un elenco); to put honesty before self-interest, porre l'onestà davanti (o anteporre l'onestà) al proprio interesse3 davanti a; di fronte a; sotto gli occhi di: the problem before us, il problema che ci sta davanti; before my very eyes, sotto i miei occhi4 all'esame di; davanti a: the proposal before the committee, la proposta all'esame della commissione5 alla presenza di; davanti a; dinanzi a; al cospetto di: I swear it before God, lo giuro davanti a Dio; to appear before a judge, comparire davanti a un giudice6 a disposizione di; davanti a: A large sum of money was placed before the researchers, una grossa somma di denaro è stata messa a disposizione dei ricercatori: We have a long day before us, abbiamo davanti (o ci aspetta) una lunga giornataC cong.1 prima che; prima di: Get out before I lose my patience!, vattene prima che perda la pazienza! Write it down before you forget it, scrivilo prima di dimenticartelo; It wasn't long before we heard a low rumble, non passò molto che udimmo un rumoreggiare cupo2 piuttosto che: He would die before he would apologize, preferirebbe morire piuttosto che chiedere scusa● ( Borsa) before-hours dealings, precontrattazioni □ before long, fra non molto; fra breve; fra poco □ (fin.) before-tax, al lordo delle imposte; ( di profitto, reddito, utile) lordo NOTA D'USO: - ago o before?-. -
2 Christ
[kraɪst]nome Cristo m.* * *(Jesus.) Cristo* * *Christ /kraɪst/n.● the Christ Child, Gesù Bambino □ (bot.) Christ's thorn ( Lycium europeum), agutoli; spinacristi; spino santo □ before Christ, avanti Cristo.* * *[kraɪst]nome Cristo m. -
3 before ***** be·fore
[bɪ'fɔː(r)]1. prep1) (in time) prima dithe day before last or yesterday — due giorni fa, l'altro ieri, ieri l'altro
before long — fra poco, fra non molto
2) (in place, rank, in the presence of) davanti ato appear before a judge — comparire davanti or dinanzi a un giudice
ladies before gentlemen — prima le signore, la precedenza alle signore
2. advthe day before — il giorno prima or precedente
I knew long before that... — sapevo da molto tempo che...
3. conj(time) prima di + infin, prima che + sub, (rather than) piuttosto chebefore doing it you...; before you do it, you... — prima di farlo, tu..., prima che tu lo faccia, tu...
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4 BC
(abbr. Before Christ) avanti Cristo (a.C.)* * *[,bi: ɡsi:]( abbreviation) (before Christ (used in dates; also used by non-Christians): in (the year) 470 BC.) a.C.* * *[ˌbiː'siː]1. adv abbr(= before Christ) a.C.2. abbrSee:British Columbia* * *(abbr. Before Christ) avanti Cristo (a.C.) -
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6 Good Friday
nome proprio Venerdì m. Santo* * *noun (the Friday before Easter commemorating the crucifixion of Christ.) Venerdì Santo* * *nVenerdì m Santo* * *nome proprio Venerdì m. Santo -
7 Ascension Day
noun ((also Holy Thursday) the day commemorating Christ's Ascension, ten days before Whitsunday.) giorno dell'Ascensione -
8 (Holy) Communion
(in the Christian Church, the service which commemorates the meal taken by Christ with His disciples before His crucifixion.) (santa) Comunione -
9 (Holy) Communion
(in the Christian Church, the service which commemorates the meal taken by Christ with His disciples before His crucifixion.) (santa) Comunione -
10 Maundy Thursday
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