before

Significado

Prep

1. Earlier than (in time).
2. In front of in space.
3. In the presence of.
4. Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
5. In store for, in the future of (someone).
6. In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
7. At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.

Adv

1. At an earlier time.
2. In advance in position or sequence; ahead.
3. At the front end.

Conj

1. In advance of the time when.
2. (informal) Rather or sooner than.

Con guión como

be‧fore

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/bɪˈfɔː/

Etimología

Inherited from Middle English before／bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).

Oraciones

I never saw her before .

Nunca la vi antes.

I never saw this thing before in my life .

Nunca antes vi esto en mi vida.

Business before pleasure .

Primero es la obligación que la devoción.

He looked around at the empty plaza again , feeling less desperate than before .

Miró a su alrededor a la plaza vacía nuevamente, sintiéndose menos desesperado que antes.

Before you meet the handsome prince you have to kiss a lot of toads .

Antes de conocer al guapo Príncipe, tienes que besar muchos sapos.

Cheese must be grated before being added .

El queso debe ser rallado antes de ser agregado.

He was educated at Wellington College in Berkshire before joining the Army .

Fue educado en Wellington College en Berkshire antes de unirse al ejército.

Before entering politics Wilkie was an infantry officer in the Australian Army .

Antes de entrar en política, Wilkie era un oficial de infantería en el ejército australiano.