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.

Hifenizado como

be‧fore

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/bɪˈfɔː/

Etimologia

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”).

Frases

I never saw her before .

Eu nunca a vi antes.

I never saw this thing before in my life .

Eu nunca vi essa coisa antes na minha vida.

Business before pleasure .

Negócios antes do prazer.

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

Ele olhou em volta para a praça vazia novamente, sentindo -se menos desesperada do que antes.

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

Antes de conhecer o belo príncipe, você precisa beijar muitos sapos.

Cheese must be grated before being added .

O queijo deve ser ralado antes de ser adicionado.

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

Ele foi educado no Wellington College, em Berkshire, antes de ingressar no Exército.

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

Antes de entrar na política, Wilkie era um oficial de infantaria no exército australiano.