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1 before the mast
before the mastcomo simples marinheiro. -
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.) 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. -
3 mast
(a long upright pole especially for carrying the sails of a ship, an aerial, flag etc: The sailor climbed the mast.) mastro- - masted* * *mast1[ma:st; mæst] n 1 mastro. 2 poste. • vt suprir com mastros. before the mast como simples marinheiro.————————mast2[ma:st] n Bot castanhas que caem no solo e servem de alimento para os animais.
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Before the mast — Mast Mast, n. [AS. m[ae]st, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Before the mast — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Before the wind — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English