WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
before conj | (at an earlier time than) | innan 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. |
| Han kunde köra bil innan han lärde sig cykla. |
before prep | (earlier than) | före prep |
| | innan prep |
| You should finish your homework before dinner. |
| Du borde göra klart läxan före middag. |
before prep | (preceding in order) | före prep |
| | innan prep |
| The letter 'b' comes before the letter 'c'. |
| Bokstaven "b" kommer före bokstaven "c". |
before adv | (in the past) | förut adv |
| | förr adv |
| | tidigare adv |
| | innan adv |
| Have you been here before? |
| Har du varit här förut? |
before adv | (earlier, sooner) | innan adv |
| | före adv |
| | dessförinnan, därförinnan adv |
| I would have written before, but I didn't have your new address. |
| Jag skulle ha skrivit innan, men jag hade inte din nya adress. |
Ytterligare översättningar |
before adv | (ahead, in front) | framför adv |
| | före adv |
| You go before and I'll follow. |
before conj | (rather than) | innan konj |
| | hellre konj |
| I would die before I would criticize her. |
before prep | (in front of) | framför prep |
| (formell) | inför prep |
| He stood before the crowd and raised his arms. |
before prep | (awaiting, in future) | framför prep |
| She has her whole career before her. |
before prep | (rather than) | hellre prep |
| | framför prep |
| Personally, I'd eat pizza before caviar or truffles. |
before prep | (preceding in rank) | över prep |
| | högre prep |
| Aces come before kings in this game. |
before prep | formal (in sight of) | inför prep |
| | framför prep |
| They performed an open-air concert before a huge audience. |
before prep | (in the jurisdiction of) | inför prep |
| His case was brought before the International Court of Justice. |
before prep | (in the face of) | inför prep |
| He always backs out before a difficult task. |
before prep | (in the presence of) | inför prep |
| Before God I declare that I will always tell the truth. |
before prep | (without considering) | före prep |
| | innan prep |
| Their earnings before tax have doubled this year. |