| Traduções complementares |
| before adv | (ahead, in front) | na frente loc adv |
| | | na dianteira loc adv |
| | You go before and I'll follow. |
| | Você vai na frente e eu seguirei. |
| before conj | (rather than) | antes adv |
| | I would die before I would criticize her. |
| | Eu morreria antes de criticá-la. |
| before prep | (in front of) | diante prep |
| | He stood before the crowd and raised his arms. |
| | Ele ficou diante da multidão e levantou os braços. |
| before prep | (awaiting, in future) | diante de loc prep |
| | She has her whole career before her. |
| | Ela tem toda a sua carreira diante dela. |
| before prep | (rather than) | em vez de loc adv |
| | Personally, I'd eat pizza before caviar or truffles. |
| | Pessoalmente, eu comeria pizza em vez de caviar ou trufas. |
| before prep | (preceding in rank) | antes prep |
| | Aces come before kings in this game. |
| | Ases vêm antes dos reis neste jogo. |
| before prep | formal (in sight of) | perante prep |
| | They performed an open-air concert before a huge audience. |
| | Eles realizaram um concerto a céu aberto perante uma enorme audiência. |
| before prep | (in the jurisdiction of) | perante prep |
| | His case was brought before the International Court of Justice. |
| | O caso foi levado perante ao Tribunal Internacional de Justiça. |
| before prep | (in the face of) | frente a loc prep |
| | He always backs out before a difficult task. |
| | Ele sempre recua frente a uma tarefa difícil. |
| before prep | (in the presence of) | perante prep |
| | Before God I declare that I will always tell the truth. |
| | Perante Deus, eu declaro que sempre direi a verdade. |
| before prep | (without considering) (sem considerar) | antes de loc prep |
| | Their earnings before tax have doubled this year. |
| | Seus lucros antes de impostos dobraram este ano. |
Formas compostas:
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BCE,
B.C.E. adv | initialism (Before the Common Era) (sigla: antes da era comum) | AEC adv |
| | Julius Caesar was born in the year 100 BCE. |
| before an audience adv | (in front of people) (em público) | perante uma audiência loc adv |
| | I hate speaking before an audience; I get stage fright and stammer over my words. |
| before its time adv | (prematurely) (informal) | antes do tempo loc adv |
| | | prematuramente adv |
| | The baby was born before its time. |
| before its time adv | (precociously) | antes do tempo loc adv |
| | | precocemente adv |
| | Parents should not try to force a child to walk before its time. |
| before long adv | (soon) | em breve loc adv |
| | Spring should be coming before long. |
| | A primavera deve chegar em breve. |
| before noon adv | (in advance of midday) | antes do meio-dia loc adv |
| | 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) | anteriormente adv |
| | Before now, I had never really been in love! |
| before that adv | (prior to a given occasion) | antes disso, antes daquilo loc adv |
| | I started wearing glasses a couple of years ago; before that I wore contact lenses for 40 years. |
| Before the Common Era expr | (Before Christ: non-Christian equivalent) | antes da Era Comum expres |
| before the court adv | (in front of a tribunal) | perante o tribunal loc adv |
| | I'm going to testify before the court on Wednesday. |
| before the fact adv | (beforehand) | de antemão loc adv |
| | | com antecedência loc adv |
| | By acting before the fact, a company can save time and money by anticipating problems. |
| before the Flood adv | figurative (long ago) | antes do dilúvio loc adv |
| before the judge adv | (in court) (no tribunal) | perante o juiz loc adv |
| before the judge adv | (in front of a magistrate) | perante o juiz loc adv |
| before you know it expr | informal (rapidly, soon) | antes que você se dê conta expres |
| | Christmas will be here before you know it. |
| before your time adv | informal (before your birth) | antes de seu tempo loc adv |
| | I remember the day President Kennedy was shot - but that's before your time. |
| before your time adv | informal (before your involvement) | antes do seu tempo, antes da sua época loc adj |
| | 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) | antes de juros loc adj |
| best before [sth] adj + prep | (food: fresh until a specified date) | consumir antes de expres |
| | Milk is best before the expiration date. |
| best before expr | (warning on food packaging) (data de validade de alimentos) | válido até expres |
| | The label on the tin says, "Best before 09.09.2018". |
| best-before date n | (expiration) | vencimento sm |
| | | data de expiração sf |
| | | data de vencimento sf |
Blood is thicker than water,
Blood before water expr | figurative (family relationships are strongest) | família em primeiro lugar expres |
| | 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) | calmaria antes da tempestade expres |
| | | calma antes da tempestade expres |
| | Mary's much too quiet. I fear it's the calm before the storm. |
| | A Maria está muito quieta. Tenho medo que seja a calmaria antes da tempestade. |
| come before [sth] vi + prep | (precede) | preceder vt |
| | The number 2 comes before 3, and 4 comes before 5. |
| come before [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be more important than) (em importância) | vir antes expres v |
| | 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) (figurado) | atiçar com vt + prep |
| | | oferecer vt |
| | 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. |
| | Atice-o com um aumento de aposta e veja o que acontece. O chefe atiçou os funcionários com pagamento de horas extras para trabalharem no fim de semana. |
| day before n | (previous day) | dia anterior loc sm |
| ever before adv | (at any point previously) | nunca antes loc adv |
| | Women are choosing to stay single more than ever before. |
| go before [sth/sb] vi + prep | (precede) | ir na frente expres v |
| | The travel guides go before the tourist group. |
| | Os guias turísticos vão na frente do grupo de turistas. |
| go before vi + adv | (exist or happen previously) | preceder vt |
| | This discovery eclipses everything that has gone before. |
| | Essa descoberta ofusca tudo que a precedeu. |
| go before the bar v expr | (appear in court) | ir ao tribunal expres |
| | The prosecutor in the Smith case will go before the bar on ethics charges. |
| just before prep | (a moment prior to) | logo antes de loc prep |
| | I like to have a hot bath just before I go to bed. |
| look before you leap interj | figurative (be aware of the risks involved in [sth]) (ditado) | pense bem antes de agir! interj |
| | Thinking of investing in a new business? Look before you leap! |
| Profit Before Tax n | (amount made prior to paying taxes) (quantia ajuntada antes do pagamento de taxas) | lucro bruto loc sm |
| put the cart before the horse v expr | figurative (act prematurely) (informal, agir de forma precipitada) | pôr o carro na frente dos bois expres |
| | Sara insisted that having sex before marriage was like putting the cart before the horse. |
| right before prep | (just prior to) | um pouquinho antes de loc adv |
| | I'll see you right before the big meeting. |
| the day before n | (a day earlier, the previous day) (um dia anterior, o dia anterior) | o dia anterior loc sm |
| | | ontem sm |
| the day before adv | (a day earlier, on the previous day) (um dia anterior, no dia anterior) | no dia anterior loc adv |
| the day before yesterday n | (two days ago) (dois dias antes) | anteontem sm |
| | The day before yesterday was my birthday. |
| the day before yesterday adv | (two days ago) (dois dias antes) | anteontem adv |
| | | há dois dias loc adv |
| | I haven't seen him since the day before yesterday. |
| the night before n | (previous night or evening) | a noite anterior loc sf |
| the night before adv | (on the previous night or evening) | na noite anterior loc adv |
| the week before last n | (the week prior to last week) (a semana anterior à ultima) | duas semanas atrás expres |
| | | quinze dias atrás expres |
| the week before last adv | (in the week prior to last week) (na semana anterior à última) | duas semanas atrás expres |
| | | quinze dias atrás expres |
think twice about doing [sth],
think twice before doing [sth],
think twice before you do [sth] v expr | (reconsider prior to doing [sth]) | pensar duas vezes expres v |
| | You should think twice about giving up a steady job to start a PhD. |
| | I'd advise you to think twice before you accept this man's proposal; you've only just met him! |
| two days before prep | (two days prior to) | dois dias antes de loc prep |
| | Unfortunately, the hurricane struck two days before their wedding. |
| two days before adv | (two days earlier) | dois dias antes de loc adv |
| | I was waiting for her when she arrived, having got there two days before. |
| | Eu já estava esperando dois dias antes de ela chegar. |