before

before
bi'fo:
1. preposition
1) (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 adv
1. anterior
the day before el día anterior
2. antes
I have never been here before nunca había estado aquí
you should have said so before debiste decírmelo antes
has this ever happened before? ¿es la primera vez que pasa esto?
3. ya
I've seen this film before ya he visto esta película
before2 conj antes de que / antes de
let's go before it rains vámonos antes de que llueva
have a drink before you go toma una copa antes de irte
before3 prep
1. antes de
wash your hands before dinner lávate las manos antes de la cena
we have to leave the room before 12 o'clock debemos dejar la habitación antes de las doce
the day before yesterday anteayer / antes de ayer
2. delante de
you're before me in the queue vas delante de mí en la cola
before
tr[bɪ'fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]
preposition
1 (earlier) antes de
■ spring comes before summer la primavera viene antes del verano
■ they arrived the night before the party llegaron la noche antes de la fiesta
2 (in front of) delante de; (in the presence of) ante; (for the attention of) ante
■ he's before me in the queue va delante de mi en la cola
■ he appeared before the judge compareció ante el juez
■ he presented the project before the committee presentó el proyecto ante el comité
3 (rather than) antes que
■ death before dishonour la muerte antes que la deshonra
4 (ahead) por delante
■ he's got all his life before him tiene toda su vida por delante
5 (first) primero
■ ladies before gentlemen las señoras primero
conjunction
1 (earlier than) antes de + inf, antes de que + subj
■ don't forget to say goodbye before you go no te olvides de despedirte antes de irte
■ he left before we arrived se fue antes de que llegásemos nosotros
2 (rather than) antes de + inf
■ he would starve before he asked them for money preferiría morir de hambre antes de pedirles dinero
adverb
1 (earlier) antes
■ he had arrived two hours before había llegado dos horas antes
2 (previous) anterior
■ the day before el día anterior
3 (already) ya
■ we've seen it before ya lo hemos visto
4 (position) delante, por delante
■ they were attacked before and behind les atacaron por delante y por detrás
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
as never before como nunca
Before Christ antes de Cristo
before God ante Dios
before long dentro de poco
long before mucho antes de
not long before poco antes de
pride comes before a fall un exceso de orgullo conduce a la caída
to put the cart before the horse empezar la casa por el tejado
the one before el anterior, la anterior
before [bɪ'for] adv
1) : antes
before and after: antes y después
2) : anterior
the month before: el mes anterior
before conj
: antes que
he would die before surrendering: moriría antes que rendirse
before prep
1) : antes de
before eating: antes de comer
2) : delante de, ante
I stood before the house: estaba parada delante de la casa
before the judge: ante el juez
before
adv.
• antes adv.
• delante adv.
conj.
• antes de que conj.
prep.
• ante prep.
• antes de prep.
• delante de prep.

I bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)
preposition
1) (preceding in time) antes de

before dinner — antes de la cena

before long — dentro de poco

they arrived before us — llegaron antes que nosotros

before going in — antes de entrar

ten minutes before the end of the match — diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido

the day before her departure — el día anterior a su partida

2)
a) (in front of) delante de, ante (frml)
b) (in rank, priority)

she puts her work before her family — antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else — la seguridad (está) ante todo


II
conjunction
a) (earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)

before it gets dark — antes de que anochezca

he died before he was 30 — murió antes de cumplir los 30 años

b) (rather than) antes que

she would die before ... — prefería morir antes que ...


III
adverb (preceding) antes

this has never happened before — esto no había sucedido nunca antes

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

[bɪ'fɔː(r)] When before is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come before, go before, look up the verb.
1. PREP
1) (in time, order, rank) antes de

before Christ — antes de Cristo

the week before last — hace dos semanas

before 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 de

they were married before a judge — se casaron en presencia de un juez

3) (=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 ...

the task before us — la tarea que tenemos por delante

we still have two hours before us — tenemos todavía dos horas por delante

a new life lay before him — una vida nueva se abría ante él

4) (=rather than)

I should choose this one before that — yo escogería este antes que aquel

death before dishonour! — ¡antes la muerte que el deshonor!

2. ADV
1) (time) antes

a moment before — un momento antes

the day before — el día anterior

before, it used to be different — antes, todo era distinto

on this occasion and the one before — en esta ocasión y la anterior

2) (place, order) delante, adelante

before and behind — por delante y por detrás

that chapter and the one before — ese capítulo y el anterior

3.
CONJ (time) antes de que; (rather than) antes que
BEFORE
Time
Adverb ► When before 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 before 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 before could be substituted by previously, anteriormente is another option:
As I said before ... Como he dicho antes or anteriormente ... ► When before 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)) + before using hacía + ((period of time)):
They had married nearly 40 years before Se habían casado hacía casi 40 años NOTE: Hacía is invariable in this sense.
Preposition ► When before 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 antes 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 before + ((-ing)) using antes de + ((infinitive)):
He said goodbye to the children before leaving Se despidió de los niños antes de irse
Conjunction ► When before 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, antes 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
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I [bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)]
preposition
1) (preceding in time) antes de

before dinner — antes de la cena

before long — dentro de poco

they arrived before us — llegaron antes que nosotros

before going in — antes de entrar

ten minutes before the end of the match — diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido

the day before her departure — el día anterior a su partida

2)
a) (in front of) delante de, ante (frml)
b) (in rank, priority)

she puts her work before her family — antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else — la seguridad (está) ante todo


II
conjunction
a) (earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)

before it gets dark — antes de que anochezca

he died before he was 30 — murió antes de cumplir los 30 años

b) (rather than) antes que

she would die before ... — prefería morir antes que ...


III
adverb (preceding) antes

this has never happened before — esto no había sucedido nunca antes

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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