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1 put the cart before the horse
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English-spanish dictionary > to put the cart before the horse
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1. noun1) (a two-wheeled (usually horse-drawn) vehicle for carrying loads: a farm cart.) carro, carreta2) ((American) a small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand, for carrying groceries, golf clubs etc.) carretilla
2. verb1) (to carry (in a cart): He carted the manure into the field.) carretear, transportar2) (to carry: I don't want to cart this luggage around all day.) llevar, cargar•cart n carrotr[kɑːt]1 (horse-drawn) carro, carreta; (handcart) carretilla2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (for shopping) carrito, carro1 (carry in cart) carretear, transportar2 familiar (carry in hands) llevar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto put the cart before the horse empezar la casa por el tejadocart track camino de carroscart ['kɑrt] vt: acarrear, llevarcart n: carreta f, carro mn.• carreta s.f.• carretilla s.f.• carretón s.m.• carro s.m.v.• acarrear v.• carretear v.
I kɑːrt, kɑːta) ( waggon) carro m, carreta fto put the cart before the horse — empezar* la casa por el tejado
b) ( handcart) carretilla fc) (in supermarket, airport) (AmE) carrito m
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transitive verb (colloq)[kɑːt]1.N (horse-drawn) carro m ; (heavy) carretón m ; (=hand cart) carretilla f, carro m de mano; (US) (for shopping) carrito m ; (US) (motorized) cochecito m- put the cart before the horse2.VT * llevar, acarrear3.CPDcart track N — (=rut) carril m, rodada f ; (=road) camino m (para carros)
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I [kɑːrt, kɑːt]a) ( waggon) carro m, carreta fto put the cart before the horse — empezar* la casa por el tejado
b) ( handcart) carretilla fc) (in supermarket, airport) (AmE) carrito m
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1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) antes (de)2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) delante (de), antes (de/que)3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) antes que
2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) antes
3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) antes (de que)before1 adv1. anterior2. anteshas this ever happened before? ¿es la primera vez que pasa esto?3. yabefore2 conj antes de que / antes debefore3 prep1. antes dethe day before yesterday anteayer / antes de ayer2. delante detr[bɪ'fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (earlier) antes de3 (rather than) antes que4 (ahead) por delante5 (first) primero1 (earlier than) antes de + inf, antes de que + subj2 (rather than) antes de + inf■ he would starve before he asked them for money preferiría morir de hambre antes de pedirles dinero1 (earlier) antes2 (previous) anterior3 (already) ya4 (position) delante, por delante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas never before como nuncaBefore Christ antes de Cristobefore God ante Diosbefore long dentro de pocolong before mucho antes denot long before poco antes depride comes before a fall un exceso de orgullo conduce a la caídato put the cart before the horse empezar la casa por el tejadothe one before el anterior, la anteriorbefore [bɪ'for] adv1) : antesbefore and after: antes y después2) : anteriorthe month before: el mes anteriorbefore conj: antes quehe would die before surrendering: moriría antes que rendirsebefore prep1) : antes debefore eating: antes de comer2) : delante de, anteI stood before the house: estaba parada delante de la casabefore the judge: ante el juezadv.• antes adv.• delante adv.conj.• antes de que conj.prep.• ante prep.• antes de prep.• delante de prep.
I bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)1) ( preceding in time) antes de2)a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)b) (in rank, priority)
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a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)b) ( rather than) antes queshe would die before... — prefería morir antes que...
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the day/year before — el día/año anterior
have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?
[bɪ'fɔː(r)] When before is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come before, go before, look up the verb.not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior
1. PREP1) (in time, order, rank) antes debefore long — (in future) antes de poco; (in past) poco después
before going, would you... — antes de marcharte, quieres...
income before tax — renta f bruta or antes de impuestos
profits before tax — beneficios mpl preimpositivos
2) (in place) delante de; (=in the presence of) ante, delante de, en presencia de3) (=facing)the question before us — (in meeting) el asunto que tenemos que discutir
the problem before us is... — el problema que se nos plantea es...
4) (=rather than)death before dishonour! — ¡antes la muerte que el deshonor!
2. ADV1) (time) antesbefore, it used to be different — antes, todo era distinto
2) (place, order) delante, adelante3.CONJ (time) antes de que; (rather than) antes queBEFORE
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Adverb ► When bef ore is an {adverb}, you can usually translate it using antes:
Why didn't you say so before? ¿Por qué no lo has dicho antes?
I had spoken to her before Había hablado con ella antes ► But the bef ore in never before and ever before is often not translated:
I've never been to Spain before Nunca he estado en España
I had never been to a police station before Nunca había estado (antes) en una comisaría
It's not true that the working class is earning more money than ever before No es cierto que la clase obrera gane más dinero que nunca ► The day/night/ week {etc} before should usually be translated using el día/la noche/ la semana {etc} anterior:
The night before, he had gone to a rock concert La noche anterior había ido a un concierto de rock ► In more formal contexts, where bef ore could be substituted by previously, anteriormente is another option:
As I said before... Como he dicho antes or anteriormente... ► When bef ore is equivalent to already, translate using ya ( antes) or, in questions about whether someone has done what they are doing now before, using ¿es la primera vez que...?:
"How about watching this film?" - "Actually, I've seen it before" -¿Vemos esa película? -Es que ya la he visto
I had been to Glasgow a couple of times before Ya había estado (antes) en Glasgow un par de veces
Have you been to Spain before? ¿Has estado ya en España? or ¿Es la primera vez que vienes a España? ► Translate ((period of time)) + bef ore using hacía + ((period of time)):
They had married nearly 40 years before Se habían casado hacía casi 40 años NOTE: H acía i s invariable in this sense.
Preposition ► When bef ore is a {preposition}, you can usually translate it using antes de:
Please ring before seven Por favor, llama antes de las siete
Shall we go for a walk before dinner? ¿Nos vamos a dar un paseo antes de cenar? ► But use ant es que with names of people and personal pronouns when they stand in for a verb:
If you get there before me or before I do, wait for me in the bar Si llegas antes que yo, espérame en el bar ► Translate bef ore + ((-ing)) using antes de + ((infinitive)):
He said goodbye to the children before leaving Se despidió de los niños antes de irse
Conjunction ► When bef ore is a {conjunction}, you can usually translate it using antes de que + ((subjunctive)):
I'll ask Peter about it before he goes away on holiday Se lo preguntaré a Peter antes de que se vaya de vacaciones
We reached home before the storm broke Llegamos a casa antes de que empezara la tormenta ► If the subject of both clauses is the same, ant es de + ((infinitive)) is usually used rather than antes de que:
Give me a ring before you leave the office Llámame antes de salir de la oficina This construction is also sometimes used in colloquial Spanish when the subjects are different:
Before you arrived she was very depressed Antes de llegar tú, estaba muy deprimida For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)]1) ( preceding in time) antes de2)a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)b) (in rank, priority)
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a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)b) ( rather than) antes queshe would die before... — prefería morir antes que...
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the day/year before — el día/año anterior
have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?
not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior
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put the cart before the horse — To reverse the natural or sensible order of things • • • Main Entry: ↑cart put the cart before the horse see under ↑cart • • • Main Entry: ↑horse * * * put the cart before the horse phrase to do one thing before another thing that you should have … Useful english dictionary
put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
put the cart before the horse — (put) the cart before the horse to do something that should happen later before other things. Barnhart is putting the cart before the horse by building a stadium before a team has agreed to play there … New idioms dictionary
(the) cart before the horse — (put) the cart before the horse to do something that should happen later before other things. Barnhart is putting the cart before the horse by building a stadium before a team has agreed to play there … New idioms dictionary
put the cart before the horse — ► put the cart before the horse reverse the proper order or procedure. Main Entry: ↑cart … English terms dictionary
cart before the horse (to put) — {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . * /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was… … Dictionary of American idioms
cart before the horse (to put) — {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . * /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was… … Dictionary of American idioms
cart\ before\ the\ horse\ to\ put — n. phr. informal things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was putting the… … Словарь американских идиом
put the cart before the horse — A person who puts the cart before the horse is doing things in the wrong order. Building a school before knowing the age of the population is putting the cart before the horse … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put the cart before the horse — verb To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential. The hour had struck; and with it, as always, appeared the man. So it has ever been in the… … Wiktionary