diante

Meaning

1. before
2. ahead

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdjante̝/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese deante, from de + enante. Enante from Late Latin in ante, from Latin in + ante. Cognate with Portuguese diante, Asturian, Leonese and Mirandese delantre and Spanish delante.

Sentences

E diante disto, ¿ cal é a realidade ?

In the face of this, what is reality?

Esa é a única esperanza que ten por diante este país .

That is the only hope this country has ahead of it.

Nisto, paro de súpeto e miro diante de min con aire apampado .

In this, I stop suddenly and look in front of me with pumping air.

Ao ser unha molécula moi móbil móvese por diante da maioría ds proteínas .

Being a highly mobile molecule, it moves ahead of most proteins.