thing mentioned above

(hier) óben! (auf Kisten etc) — this way up!, this side up!

so ist das Leben, mal bist du óben, mal bist du unten — that's life, sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down

óben und unten (von etw) verwechseln — to get sth upside down

wo ist óben (bei dem Bild)? — which is the top (of the picture)?, which is the right way up (for the picture)?

die Leute, die óben wohnen — the people on the floor above us/you etc, the people (who live) upstairs

wir möchten lieber óben wohnen — we'd rather live high(er) up

möchten Sie lieber óben schlafen? (im oberen Bett) — would you like the top bunk?, would you like to sleep on top?

wir wohnen rechts óben or óben rechts — we live on the top floor to the right

óben rechts or rechts óben (in der Ecke) — in the top right-hand corner

die Abbildung óben links or links óben auf der Schautafel — the illustration on the top left corner or in the top left-hand corner of the diagram

der ist óben nicht ganz richtig (inf) — he's not quite right up top (inf)

óben ohne gehen or tragen (inf) — to be topless

ganz óben — right at the top

die ganze Sache steht mir bis hier óben (inf) — I'm sick to death of the whole thing (inf), I'm fed up to the back teeth with the whole thing (Brit inf)

bis óben (hin) — to the top

hoch óben — high (up) above

beim Festessen saß er weiter óben an der Tafel — at the banquet he sat nearer the top of the table

óben im Himmel — up in heaven, in heaven above (liter)

óben herum — (a)round the top; (von Frau) up top; (von Jacke) (a)round the chest

nach óben — up, upwards; (im Hause) upstairs

der Fahrstuhl fährt nach óben — the lift (Brit) or elevator (US) is going up

wir sind mit dem Fahrstuhl nach óben gefahren — we went up in the lift (Brit) or elevator (US)

die Bergsteiger sind auf dem Weg nach óben — the climbers are on their way up

der Weg nach óben (fig) — the road to the top

endlich hat sie den Weg nach óben geschafft (fig) — she finally got to the top or made it (to the top)

nach óben zu or hin — towards (Brit) or toward (US) the top

von óben (her) — down; (im Hause) down(stairs)

ich komme gerade von óben (am Berg) — I've just come from the top; (im Hause) I've just been upstairs

von óben (aus) hat man eine schöne Aussicht — there's a nice view from the top

von óben bis unten — from top to bottom; (von Mensch) from top to toe

jdn von óben bis unten mustern — to look sb up and down

jdn von óben herab behandeln — to be condescending to sb, to treat sb condescendingly

das Gehöft liegt weiter óben (am Berg/im Tal) — the farm is further or higher up (the mountain/valley)

die da óben — the powers that be (inf), the top brass (inf)

er will sich nur óben beliebt machen — he's just sucking up to the management (inf)

etw nach óben (weiter)melden/weitergeben — to report sth/to pass sth on to a superior

siehe óben — see above

óben genannt attr — above-mentioned

wie óben erwähnt or genannt — as mentioned above

der óben schon erwähnte Herr — the above-mentioned or aforementioned gentleman

der weiter óben erwähnte Fall — the case referred to before or above

von oben herab — (fig.) condescendingly

der Aufzug fährt nach oben — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is going up

weiter oben [im Tal] — further or higher up [the valley]

oben [links/rechts] — (in Bildunterschriften) above [left/right]

nach oben kommen — (an die Oberfläche) come up

wo od. was ist [bei dem Bild] oben — which is the right way up [on the picture]?; which is the top [of the picture]?

bis oben hin voll sein — (ugs.) be full to the top

er musterte sie von oben bis unten — he looked her up and down (coll.)

der Befehl kam von oben — the order came from above

die da oben — (ugs.) the high-ups (coll.)

von oben herab — (fig.) condescendingly

der Aufzug fährt nach oben — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is going up

weiter oben [im Tal] — further or higher up [the valley]

oben [links/rechts] — (in Bildunterschriften) above [left/right]

nach oben kommen — (an die Oberfläche) come up

wo od. was ist [bei dem Bild] oben — which is the right way up [on the picture]?; which is the top [of the picture]?

bis oben hin voll sein — (ugs.) be full to the top

er musterte sie von oben bis unten — he looked her up and down (coll.)

die da oben — (ugs.) the high-ups (coll.)

ocurrió unos momentos antes — it happened a few moments earlier o before

el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously

no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her

lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me

• antes de algo — before sth

la cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine

una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract

• el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ

• antes de hacer algo — before doing sth

antes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed

• mucho antes de algo — long before sth

mucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm

• antes de o que nada — [en el tiempo] first of all; [indicando preferencia] above all

• poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sth

• antes de que — + subjun before

antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past

• de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous house

ya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be

ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days

no te he podido llamar antes — I couldn't call you sooner o earlier

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

• lo antes posible — as soon as possible

cada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days

• antes de algo — before sth

no cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money

• antes bien, antes al contrario — but rather

• antes no — Chile, Méx just as well, luckily

vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you

• antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sth

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.

Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

• dejar algo dicho, le dejó dicho lo que tenía que hacer antes de irse — she gave him instructions as to what he should do before leaving

• dicho y hecho — no sooner said than done

• o mejor dicho — or rather

• dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way

dicha compañía fue disuelta en 1994 — this o the said company was dissolved in 1994

¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?

dichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately

del dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it

¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?

dichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately

del dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it

Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.

Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.

Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.