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1 before
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) antes de2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) à frente de3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) antes que2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) antes3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) antes de* * *be.fore[bif'ɔ:] prep 1 na frente de, diante de, perante. before the fire / perto do fogo. before the house / em frente da casa. I declare before God / juro perante Deus. 2 anterior. 3 antes que, de preferência a. 4 à frente de. 5 antes de, anteriormente. before dinner / antes do almoço. before long / em breve. 6 adiantado. 7 sob a jurisdição de. 8 aberto a, acessível a. • conj 1 antes do tempo que, antes que. he knew it before she did / ele o sabia antes dela. 2 de preferência a. • adv 1 na frente de, antes de, adiante. 2 anteriormente, mais cedo. I never saw such a thing before / nunca tinha visto uma coisa destas. 3 até então, dantes, no passado. before the mast como simples marinheiro. before the wind de vento em popa, a favor do vento. I would die before I would tell him prefiro morrer a contar-lhe. I would do anything before that preferia tudo a isto. run on before! corra na frente! the day before yesterday anteontem. the question before us a questão que se nos apresenta, a questão a ser decidida. -
2 before
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) antes de2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) antes de, à frente de3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) antes de2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) anteriormente3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) antes de -
3 before
antesEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > before
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4 before
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5 before the wind
before the windde vento em popa, a favor do vento.————————before the windlevado pelo vento. -
6 before I was well out of the kitchen
before I was well out of the kitchenantes que eu conseguisse estar bem fora da cozinha.English-Portuguese dictionary > before I was well out of the kitchen
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7 before all
before allacima de tudo, antes de tudo. -
8 before long
before longlogo, em breve. -
9 before my face
before my facediante dos meus olhos. -
10 before one’s time
before one’s timecedo demais. -
11 before the footlights
before the footlightsno palco. -
12 before the mast
before the mastcomo simples marinheiro. -
13 before you can say knife
before you can say knifeextremamente rápido, num piscar de olhos. -
14 before you could say Jack Robinson
before you could say Jack Robinsonnum abrir e fechar de olhos, num upa.English-Portuguese dictionary > before you could say Jack Robinson
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15 before (very) long
(soon: Come in and wait - he'll be here before long!) dentro em breve -
16 before (very) long
(soon: Come in and wait - he'll be here before long!) dentro em breve -
17 before/under one's very eyes
(in front of one, usually with no attempt at concealment: It happened before my very eyes.) à vista de (alguém)/diante dos (meus) olhos, nas (minhas) barbasEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > before/under one's very eyes
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18 before (very) long
(soon: Come in and wait - he'll be here before long!) sem demora -
19 before (very) long
(soon: Come in and wait - he'll be here before long!) sem demora -
20 before/under one's very eyes
(in front of one, usually with no attempt at concealment: It happened before my very eyes.) debaixo dos olhos de alguémEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > before/under one's very eyes
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