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| before conj | (at an earlier time than) | bevor Konj |
| | He could drive a car before he learned how to ride a bike. |
| | Simon threw the newspaper in the trash before I had a chance to read it. |
| | Er konnte Autos fahren, bevor er ein Fahrrad fahren konnte. //
Simon schmiss die Zeitung weg, bevor ich sie lesen konnte. |
| before prep | (earlier than) (zeitlich) | vor Präp |
| | You should finish your homework before dinner. |
| | Du solltest deine Hausaufgaben vor dem Abendessen erledigen. |
| before prep | (preceding in order) (Reihenfolge) | vor Präp |
| | The letter 'b' comes before the letter 'c'. |
| | Der Buchstabe B kommt vor dem Buchstaben C. |
| before adv | (in the past) (irgendwann) | vorher Adv |
| | Have you been here before? |
| | Warst du vorher schon mal hier? |
| before adv | (earlier, sooner) (Zeitpunkt) | vorher Adv |
| | | früher Adv |
| | I would have written before, but I didn't have your new address. |
| | Ich hätte dir vorher geschrieben, jedoch hatte ich deine neue Adresse nicht. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| before adv | (ahead, in front) (der Erste) | vor Adv |
| | You go before and I'll follow. |
| before conj | (rather than) | bevor Konj |
| | (gehoben) | ehe Konj |
| | I would die before I would criticize her. |
| before prep | (in front of) | vor Präp |
| | He stood before the crowd and raised his arms. |
| before prep | (awaiting, in future) (Zukunft) | vor Präp |
| | She has her whole career before her. |
| before prep | (rather than) | als Konj |
| | Personally, I'd eat pizza before caviar or truffles. |
| before prep | (preceding in rank) (Reihenfolge) | vor Präp |
| | Aces come before kings in this game. |
| before prep | formal (in sight of) | vor Präp |
| | They performed an open-air concert before a huge audience. |
| before prep | (in the jurisdiction of) (juristisch) | vor Präp |
| | His case was brought before the International Court of Justice. |
| before prep | (in the face of) | vor Präp |
| | He always backs out before a difficult task. |
| before prep | (in the presence of) | vor Präp |
| | (literarisch) | im Angesicht von Rdw |
| | Before God I declare that I will always tell the truth. |
| before prep | (without considering) | vor Präp |
| | Their earnings before tax have doubled this year. |
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| bow down before [sb] vi phrasal + prep | literal (bow in deference to) | vor etwas verbeugen Rdw |
| | It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan. |
| bow down before [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (show deference to) | sich vor [jmd] verbeugen Rdw |
| | | jemandem die Füsse küssen Rdw |
| | He is so arrogant that he thinks everyone should bow down before him. |
| come before [sth] vtr phrasal insep | formal (appear in court) | vor Gericht geladen werden Vi |
| | | vorgeführt werden V Part Präs + Hv |
| | | vor Gericht gebracht werden Rdw |
| | The defendant came before the court for sentencing. |
| come before [sb] vtr phrasal insep | formal (appear before: magistrate, judge, etc.) | vor [etw] erscheinen Präp + Vi |
| | | sich jmdm stellen Vr |
| | Miller came before the judge two months after pleading guilty to assault. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| accessory before the fact n | (law: assist before crime) | Gehilfe Nm |
| | | Anstifter Nm |
| | | Komplize Nm |
BCE,
B.C.E. adv | initialism (Before the Common Era) (Abkürzung) | v. Chr. Präp + En |
| | | vor Christus Präp + En |
| | Julius Caesar was born in the year 100 BCE. |
| before its time adv | (prematurely) | zu früh Adv + Adj |
| | | bevor es so weit ist Rdw |
| | The baby was born before its time. |
| before its time adv | (precociously) | zu früh Adv + Adj |
| | Parents should not try to force a child to walk before its time. |
| before long adv | (soon) | bald Adv |
| | | nicht mehr lange Rdw |
| | | in Kürze Präp + Nf |
| | Spring should be coming before long. |
| | Frühling sollte bald hier sein. |
| before noon adv | (in advance of midday) | vormittags Adv |
| | | vor dem Mittagessen Rdw |
| | | am Vormittag Präp + Nm |
| | I'll take my walk before noon so I'll be home in time for lunch. |
| | I hope you can arrive before noon. |
| before now adv | (previously) | bis jetzt Präp + Adv |
| | | bis zum heutigen Tag Rdw |
| | | bis heute Präp + Adv |
| | Before now, I had never really been in love! |
| before that adv | (prior to a given occasion) | vorher, davor Adv |
| | I started wearing glasses a couple of years ago; before that I wore contact lenses for 40 years. |
| before the fact adv | (beforehand) | im Vorhinein, im Voraus Präp + Nn |
| | | vorab Adv |
| | | vorher Adv |
| | By acting before the fact, a company can save time and money by anticipating problems. |
| before you know it expr | informal (rapidly, soon) | schneller als du denkst |
| | | ehe du bis drei zählen kannst Rdw |
| | Christmas will be here before you know it. |
before your eyes,
right before your eyes,
before your very eyes adv | (right in front of you) | vor deinen Augen Rdw |
| | His father was murdered right before his eyes. |
| before your time adv | informal (before your birth) | vor deiner Zeit Rdw |
| | | bevor du geboren wurdest Rdw |
| | | da hast du noch nicht gelebt Rdw |
| | I remember the day President Kennedy was shot - but that's before your time. |
| before your time adv | informal (before your involvement) | vor deiner Zeit Rdw |
| | | bevor du hinzugestoßen bist Rdw |
| | | bevor du zu uns gekommen bist Rdw |
| | He used to be Managing Director here, but that was a few years before your time. |
| before-tax adj | (profits, etc.: before tax is paid) | brutto Adj |
| | | ohne Steuern Adv + Npl |
| | | ohne Abzug der Steuern Rdw |
| best before [sth] adj + prep | (food: fresh until a specified date) | haltbar bis Adj + Adv |
| | Milk is best before the expiration date. |
| best before expr | (warning on food packaging) | haltbar bis Adj + Adv |
| | The label on the tin says, "Best before 09.09.2018". |
| best-before date n | (expiration) | Haltbarkeitsdatum Nn |
Blood is thicker than water,
Blood before water expr | figurative (family relationships are strongest) | Blut ist dicker als Wasser Rdw |
| | | Das Hemd ist näher als der Rock Rdw |
| | Neil will always support his brother's position on this matter because blood is thicker than water. |
| calm before the storm n | figurative (quiet period before [sth] turbulent) | Ruhe vor dem Sturm Rdw |
| | Mary's much too quiet. I fear it's the calm before the storm. |
| come before [sth] vi + prep | (precede) | vor etwas kommen Präp + Vi |
| | | vorausgehen, vorangehen Vi, sepa |
| | The number 2 comes before 3, and 4 comes before 5. |
| come before [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be more important than) | an erster Stelle stehen Rdw |
| | | wichtiger sein Adj + Vt |
| | | Priorität haben Nf + Vt |
| | The welfare of my family comes before anything else. |
dangle [sth] in front of [sb],
dangle [sth] before [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (offer as incentive) | jmdm [etw] anbieten Vt, sepa |
| | | jmdm [etw] hinhalten Vt, sepa |
| | | jmdm [etw] vor die Nase halten Rdw |
| | Dangle a raise in front of him and see what happens. |
| | The boss dangled extra overtime pay before the employees for working on the holiday. |
| | Biete ihm eine Gehaltserhöhung an und schau was passiert. |
| day before n | (previous day) | Tag davor Nm + Adv |
| | | vorheriger Tag Adv + Nm |
| | (literarisch) | Tag zuvor Nm + Adv |
| ever before adv | (at any point previously) | je zuvor Adv + Adv |
| | (formell) | jemals zuvor Adv + Adv |
| | Women are choosing to stay single more than ever before. |
| go before [sth/sb] vi + prep | (precede) | vor jemandem gehen Präp + Vi |
| | | jemandem vorangehen Vi, sepa |
| | The travel guides go before the tourist group. |
| go before vi + adv | (exist or happen previously) | vorher passieren Adv + Vi |
| | | davor passieren Adv + Vi |
| | (literarisch) | davor geschehen Adv + Vi |
| | This discovery eclipses everything that has gone before. |
| go before the bar v expr | (appear in court) | vor Gericht erscheinen Rdw |
| | | im Gericht erscheinen Rdw |
| | The prosecutor in the Smith case will go before the bar on ethics charges. |
| just before prep | (a moment prior to) | kurz bevor Adj + Konj |
| | | kurz vor Adj + Präp |
| | I like to have a hot bath just before I go to bed. |
| Pride comes before a fall expr | (it is unwise to be arrogant) | Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall Rdw |
| right before prep | (just prior to) | kurz bevor Adj + Konj |
| | | kurz davor Adj + Adv |
| | | gleich davor Adv + Adv |
| | I'll see you right before the big meeting. |
| the day before n | (a day earlier, the previous day) | der Tag davor Rdw |
| | | der vorherige Tag Rdw |
| the day before adv | (a day earlier, on the previous day) | am Tag davor Rdw |
| | | am vorherigen Tag Rdw |
| the day before yesterday n | (two days ago) | Vorgestern Nn |
| | The day before yesterday was my birthday. |
| the day before yesterday adv | (two days ago) | vorgestern Adv |
| | I haven't seen him since the day before yesterday. |
| the night before n | (previous night or evening) | die Nacht davor Rdw |
| | | die vorherige Nacht Rdw |
| the night before adv | (on the previous night or evening) | in der Nacht davor Rdw |
| | | in der vorherigen Nacht Rdw |
| the week before last n | (the week prior to last week) | vorletzte Woche Adj + Nf |
| the week before last adv | (in the week prior to last week) | vorletzte Woche Adj + Nf |