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1 before
adv. van tevoren; eerder, tevoren--------conj. voordat--------prep. voorbefore11 voorop ⇒ vooraan, ervoor2 vroeger ⇒ eerder, vooraf3 in de toekomst ⇒ op komst, voor (ons) liggend♦voorbeelden:2 three weeks before • drie weken geleden/ervoor3 what lies before? • wat staat ons te wachten?————————before2〈 voorzetsel〉3 〈 relatieve waarde of belangrijkheid〉voor … op ⇒ gesteld voor, hoger dan♦voorbeelden:before long • binnenkorta crime before the law • een misdaad volgens de wetput a bill before parliament • een wetsontwerp bij het parlement indienenput the problem before the public • het publiek met het probleem confronterenwhat lies before us • wat de tijd ons brengen zalsomeone before his time • iemand die zijn tijd voor is/wasbefore all else • bovenal————————before3〈 voegwoord〉1 alvorens ⇒ voor, eer♦voorbeelden:1 she will die before she will consent/before consenting • ze zal eerder sterven dan toe te geven/toegeven -
2 before
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3 before Christmas
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4 before I cottoned on to what he meant …
before I cottoned on to what he meant …voor ik doorhad wat hij bedoelde …English-Dutch dictionary > before I cottoned on to what he meant …
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5 before all else
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6 before now
before nowvroeger, tot nu toe -
7 before one's face
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8 before the tribunal of public opinion
before the tribunal of public opinionEnglish-Dutch dictionary > before the tribunal of public opinion
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9 before then
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10 before you can/could say jack Robinson
before you can/could say jack RobinsonEnglish-Dutch dictionary > before you can/could say jack Robinson
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11 before long
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12 before the year is out
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13 Before the Common Era
voor de christelijke jaartelling, voor geboorte van Jezus Christus, voor Christus, v. Chr. -
14 before Christ
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15 before I knew it
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16 before dawn
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17 before he could say Jack Robinson
voordat hij iets kon zeggenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > before he could say Jack Robinson
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18 before his time
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19 before it's too late
voordat het te laat is -
20 before its time
voor zijn tijd,vroegtijdig
См. также в других словарях:
Before — Be*fore , prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be + foran, fore, before. See {Be }, and {Fore}.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. [1913 Webster] His angel, who shall… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Before — «Before» Сингл Pet Shop Boys из альбома Bilingual Выпущен 22 апреля, 1996 года Формат CD Записан 1995 Жанр Электро … Википедия
before — [bē fôr′, bifôr′] adv. [ME biforen < OE beforan < be , BY + foran,FORE] 1. in advance; in front; ahead 2. in the past; previously [I ve heard that song before] 3. at an earlier time; sooner [come at ten, not before] prep … English World dictionary
before — before, ahead, forward are comparable when they mean in advance, especially in place or in time. Before is more commonly used in reference to time than to place. Its most frequent implication is previousness or priority {I have heard that before} … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Before — Be*fore , adv. 1. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; opposed to {in the rear}. [1913 Webster] The battle was before and behind. 2 Chron. xiii. 14. [1913 Webster] 2. In advance. I come before to tell you. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
before — be·fore prep 1: in the presence of then personally appeared before me 2: to be judged or acted on by a case before the court a bill coming up before Congress Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 19 … Law dictionary
Before Me — Studioalbum von Gladys Knight Veröffentlichung 2006 Label Verve … Deutsch Wikipedia
before — O.E. beforan before, in front of, in the presence of, in former times, from P.Gmc. *bi by + *forana from the front, adverbial derivative of *fora (see FOR (Cf. for)). Cf. O.Fris. bifara, O.S. biforan, O.H.G. bifora, Ger. bevor. Contrasting … Etymology dictionary
before — [adv] earlier afore, aforetime, ahead, ante, antecedently, anteriorly, back, before present, ere, fore, former, formerly, forward, gone, gone by, heretofore, in advance, in days of yore, in front, in old days, in the past, past, precendently,… … New thesaurus
before — ► PREPOSITION , CONJUNCTION , & ADVERB 1) during the period of time preceding. 2) in front of. 3) in preference to; rather than. ORIGIN Old English, from BY(Cf. ↑by) + FORE(Cf. ↑fore) … English terms dictionary
before — be|fore1 W1S1 [bıˈfo: US ˈfo:r] conj 1.) earlier than a particular event or action ≠ ↑after ▪ Say goodbye before you go. ▪ I saw her a few days before she died. see usage note ↑ago 2.) so that something does not or cannot happen ▪ Put that money… … Dictionary of contemporary English