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Dictionary French ← English: before

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SYNO	before \| earlier \| ahead \| before ...
before \| earlier ahead \| before \| in front © Princeton University

avant {adv} {prep}

32

devant {prep}

6

déjà {adv} [auparavant]

2

avant de {adv}

avant que {conj} [+subj.]

avant que de {conj} [+inf.] [littéraire]

jusqu'à ce que {conj} [+subj.]

before [until]

2 Words: Others

avant l'aube {adv}

before dawn

avant le départ {adv}

before departure

avant longtemps {adv}

before long

sous peu {adv}

before long

devant témoin(s) {adv}

before witnesses

dr. devant témoins {adv}

before witnesses

tout de suite avant {adv}

immediately before

2 Words: Verbs

amener qn. devant qn. [juge]

to bring sb. before sb. [judge]

3 Words: Others

the day before

la veille au soir {adv}

the night before

3 Words: Verbs

s'abaisser devant qn.

to abase oneself before sb.

se prosterner devant qn.

to bow down before sb.

se rabaisser devant qn.

to demean oneself before sb.

précéder qn./qc.

to go on before sb./sth.

s'humilier devant qn.

to humble oneself before sb.

se prosterner devant qn.

to prostrate oneself before sb.

3 Words: Nouns

alim. date {f} de durabilité minimale <DDM>

best-before date <BBD>

la semaine {f} d'avant

the week before

avant-veille {f}

two days before

4 Words: Others

avant le départ {adv}

before commencing a trip

avant le départ {adv}

before starting a trip

sans même que l'on s'en rende compte {adv}

before you know it

à vue d'œil {adv}

before your very eyes

avant-hier {adv}

the day before yesterday

l'avant-dernière nuit {adv}

the night before last

4 Words: Verbs

jeter des perles aux pourceaux [loc.]

to cast pearls before swine [idiom]

mourir avant l'heure

to die before one's time

dr. passer en correctionnelle

to go before the magistrate

faire preuve de clémence [loc.]

to put mercy before justice [idiom]

naut. avoir le vent en poupe

to run before the wind

raisonner avant d'agir

to think carefully before acting

réfléchir à deux fois avant de faire qc.

to think twice before doing sth.

jeter des perles aux pourceaux [loc.]

to throw pearls before swine [idiom]

5+ Words: Others

une heure avant le décollage

an hour before take-off

sans même que l'on s'en rende compte {adv}

before you could turn round [idiom]

sans même que l'on s'en rende compte {adv}

before you know where you are [Br.] [idiom]

Ayez tapé cette lettre avant la fin de la journée.

Have that letter typed before the end of the day.

C'est juste une question de temps avant ...

It's only a matter of time (before ...)

L'orgueil précède la chute. [loc.]

Pride comes before a fall. [idiom]

5+ Words: Verbs

vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué [loc.]

to count one's chickens before they're hatched [idiom]

se concentrer avant un entretien

to gather one's thoughts before an interview

fin. payer avant l'échéance

to pay before the due date

mettre la charrue avant les bœufs [loc.]

to put the cart before the horse [idiom]

cuis. éplucher qc. avant de faire cuire

to remove the skin of sth. before cooking [e.g. vegetables]

voir défiler sa vie en quelques secondes [loc.]

to see one's life flash before one's eyes [idiom]

dr. assigner qn. en justice

to summon sb. to appear before the / a court

dr. appeler qn. à comparaître devant le juge

to summon sb. to appear before the judge

5+ Words: Nouns

compt. bénéfice {m} avant intérêts et impôts <BAII>

earnings {pl} before interest and taxes <EBIT>

dr. assignation {f} en justice

summons to appear before the court

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