before in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for before in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.before [bɪˈfɔːʳ, Am -ˈfɔːr] PREP

1. before (earlier):

before

преди

to leave before sb

излизам преди нкг

before doing sth

преди да направя нщ

to wash one's hands before lunch

измивам ръцете си преди да обядвам

2. before (in front of):

before

пред

before my house

пред къщата ми

to bow before sb

покланям се пред нкг

before our eyes

пред очите ни

3. before (preceding):

before

пред

S comes before T

буквата С е преди буквата Т

just before the bus stop

точно преди спирката

4. before (having priority):

before

преди

before everything

най-напред

to put sth before sth else

поставям нщ пред нщ друго

5. before (as future task):

to have sth before one

имам да свърша нщ

II.before [bɪˈfɔːʳ, Am -ˈfɔːr] ADV

1. before (previously):

before

преди това

as before

както преди

before the agreed date

предсрочно

I've seen it before

вече съм го виждал

the day before

предният ден

two days before

преди два дена

2. before (in front):

before

пред

this word and the one before

тази и предходната дума

III.before [bɪˈfɔːʳ, Am -ˈfɔːr] KONJ

1. before (at previous time):

before

преди

he had a glass before he went

преди да си тръгне, той изпи една чаша

2. before (rather than):

before

по-скоро

he'd die before he'd tell the truth

по-скоро би умрял, отколкото да каже истината

3. before (until):

before

преди

it was an hour before the police arrived

измина час, преди да дойде полицията

lay before VB trans

to lay sth before sb

слагам [o. поставям] нщ пред нкг

to lay one's case before sb

излагам случая си пред нкг

before-hour ADJ

before-hour trading [or dealings]

предборсови операции (сделки с ценни книжа на борсата преди започване на обявеното работно време — извършват се главно с новоемитирани облигации)

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предборсов (-а)

before-hour

предборсови операции (сделки с ценни книжа на борсата преди започване на обявеното работно време; извършват се главно с новоемитирани облигации)

before-hour trading [or dealings]

предваканционен (-на)

before holiday

отпреди

from before

отпреди

before

познават се отпреди казармата

they know each other before the barracks

преди нашето летоброене

before our era

онзиден

the day before yesterday

призори

before dawn

Месни Заговезни

second Sunday before Lent

Сирни Заговезни

first Sunday before Lent

before Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he had a glass before he went

преди да си тръгне, той изпи една чаша

he'd die before he'd tell the truth

по-скоро би умрял, отколкото да каже истината

to be ahead of [or before], one's time Brit

изпреварил съм времето си

last will executed before a village mayor

завещание, изпълнено пред селски кмет

to put the cart before the horse

впрягам колата пред конете prov

to put the cart before the horse

обръщам нещата наопаки

to put the cart before the horse

слагам коня пред каруцата

count one's chickens before they are hatched

рибата е още в морето, а той слага тигана на огъня

boyar (Bulgarian nobleman before the Ottoman invasion)

болярин

we came back the day before yesterday

върнахме се завчера

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Remember before the last election, remember those airbrushed posters?

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The recall affects the medium jar of the paste, batch number 5014 with best before date 01/2017 and batch numbers 5111 and 5112 with best before date 04/2017.

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If this procedure is used, it is imperative to rinse the unit with soap and water before reinstalling onto the machine and breathing.

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This made him a more serious character, even displaying leadership qualities which had not been shown before or since.

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More was to come: an evening gospel service before a bedraggled homecoming at nine or 10 o'clock.

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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.

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I wasn't exactly a night owl, but they went to bed way before my bedtime.

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The polariscope combines the different polarization states of light waves before and after passing the specimen.

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Amy had never even had a singing lesson before that audition, so we practised it together and worked on her breathing.

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He later worked as a window cleaner for 12 months before selling the round for a profit.

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