come before in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] PREP

1. before (preceding in time):

before
antes de
I won't be back before three/midday
no estaré de vuelta antes de las tres/de(l) mediodía
before dinner/the game
antes de la cena/del partido
before long
dentro de poco
they arrived before us
llegaron antes que nosotros
excuse me, I was before you
lo siento, yo estaba antes (que usted)
excuse me, I was before you
lo siento, yo estaba delante de usted
excuse me, I was before you
lo siento, yo estaba delante suyo controvers
before going in
antes de entrar
ten minutes before the end of the game
diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido
the day before her departure
el día anterior a su partida
in the days before electricity
cuando no había electricidad
turn right just before the bridge
tuerce or dobla a la derecha justo antes del puente

II.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] CONJ

III.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] ADV

I.come <pt came, pp come> [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB intr

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1.1. come (advance, approach, travel):

come
venir
come here
ven (aquí)
come here, let me do it
ven, deja quadve lo hago yo
they must have seen us coming
deben de habernos visto venir
you could see the punchline coming a mile off
el final se veía venir de lejos
have you come far?
¿vienes de lejos?
as I was coming up/down the stairs
cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras
we've come a long way since … (made much progress)
hemos avanzado mucho desde que …
we've come a long way since … (many things have happened)
ha llovido mucho desde que …
he came striding/running into the room
entró a grandes zancadas/corriendo en la habitación
don't come crying to me if you get hurt
no me vengas llorando si te haces daño
to come to sb/sth tell her to come to me; I'll sort the matter out
dile que venga a hablar conmigo; yo lo arreglaré
don't come to me with your problems!
¡no me vengas (a mí) con tus problemas!
you have to come to these problems with an open mind
tienes que enfocar estos problemas sin prejuicios
come (and) look at this
ven a ver esto
come and get it! inf
¡a comer!

2.1. come (arrive):

what time are you coming?
¿a qué hora vas a venir?
leave? I've only just come!
¿irme? ¡si acabo de llegar!
after a while, you'll come to a crossroads
al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce
I'm coming, I won't be a moment
enseguida voy
to come about sth
venir por algo
I've come about the advert
he venido por lo del anuncio
Mrs Peabody, I've come about your son
Mrs Peabody, quisiera hablar con usted; se trata de su hijo
to come for sth/sb
venir a buscar algo/a alguien
to come for sth/sb
venir a por algo/alguien Spain
I've come for Daniel
vengo a buscar a Daniel
I've come for Daniel
vengo a por Daniel Spain
to come to + infin
venir a +  infin
I'm going to enjoy this meal, if it ever comes
voy a disfrutar de esta comida, si algún día nos la sirven
we very much appreciate all your suggestions; keep them coming!
apreciamos muchísimo todas sus sugerencias ¡sigan haciéndolas llegar!

3.1. come (occur in time, context):

Christmas comes but once a year
solo es Navidad una vez al año
Christmas is coming
ya llega la Navidad
spring came early this year
la primavera llegó temprano este año
this coming Friday
este viernes que viene
the time has come for us to part
ha llegado el momento de que nos separemos
her moment had come
le había llegado el momento
death comes to us all
la muerte nos llega a todos
the announcement came as a complete surprise
el anuncio fue una sorpresa total
it comes as no surprise that …
no es ninguna sorpresa que …
to take life as it comes
aceptar la vida tal (y) como se presenta
come what may
pase lo que pase
to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming
pronto es tu cumpleaños
to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming
tu cumpleaños ya está al caer
I have a raise coming
pronto me toca un aumento
she's got a surprise coming (to her)!
¡no sabe lo que le espera!
he had it coming (to him)
se lo tenía merecido

II.come [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB trans Brit

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come before in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for come before in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] PREP

II.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] ADV

III.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] CONJ

come [kʌm] VB intr came, come, coming

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The limitations of the legislation requires a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General to be before it before the claims can come before it.
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Contraction must necessarily come before the phonetic change in vowels.
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Instead, it's a highly entertaining refinement of what has come before it.
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However, nominees typically remain silent on the issue during their hearings, because it is an issue that may come before them as judges.
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However, both parts of the negation come before the targeted verb when it is in its infinitive form.
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Examples of matters that would come before this court include income taxes, corporate excise taxes, property taxes, timber taxes, cigarette taxes, local budget law, and property tax limitations.
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The principles governing inheritance, generation and age that is to say, men come before women and seniors before juniors...
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Noun objects come after the verb, as do pronoun objects after imperative verbs and infinitives, but otherwise pronoun objects come before the verb.
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She was steadfast in her position that public interest ought to come before telecommunications industry profits.
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