antes

Meaning

Adv

before, prior to

Noun

plural of ante

Hyphenated as

an‧tes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈantes/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from ante + adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

Sentences

Pero era o que había antes .

But it was what was there before.

Marcos Mata foi xogador de fútbol antes de pasar ao baloncesto .

Marcos Mata was a football player before moving on to basketball.

Antes practicara outros deportes.

I used to play other sports.

As súas sospeitas antes da súa morte son deixadas á interpretación .

His suspicions prior to his death are left up to interpretation.

El seguiu actuando ata un mes antes do seu pasamento .

He continued acting until a month before his passing.

Minutos antes do inicio do acto a autoridade gobernativa prohibiu falar en galego .

Minutes before the start of the event the governmental authority forbade speaking in Welsh.

Antes de chegar á ponte do río Miño tes que baixarte da coche .

Before you get to the bridge, you have to get out of the car.

Semanas antes de morrer tocou na madrileña salga Sol .

Weeks before he died he played in Madrid's Sunrise.