bring before in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bring before in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bring before VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o)

bring before

hacer comparecer ante

he was brought before the court

se lo hizo comparecer ante el tribunal

Translations for bring before in the Spanish»English Dictionary

consignar presunto delincuente

to bring … before the authorities

prometió la rápida remisión del proyecto a las Cortes

he promised to bring the bill before Parliament with all possible speed form

Translations for bring before in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

2.1. before (in front of):

before

delante de

before

ante form

before the assembled guests

delante de los invitados

he is due to appear before the court next week

debe comparecer ante los tribunales la semana próxima form

the matter comes before the committee today

el tema va a ser tratado hoy por la comisión

I swear before God that …

juro ante Dios que … form

they swept all before them

arrasaron con todo lo que encontraron a su paso

the difficulties that still lay before him

las dificultades que aún tenía por delante

2.2. before (in rank, priority):

she puts her work before her family

antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else

la seguridad (está) ante todo

II.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] CONJ

1. before (earlier than):

before

antes de que +subj

before

antes de +inf

before it gets dark

antes de que anochezca or de que se haga de noche

before ironing it

antes de plancharlo

he died before he was 30

murió antes de cumplir los 30 años

2. before (rather than):

before

antes que

she would die before …

prefería morir antes que …

III.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] ADV

1. before (preceding):

before

antes

long before

mucho antes

the day/year before

el día/año anterior

before and after

antes y después

have you been to Canada before?

¿ya has estado en el Canadá?

this has never happened before

esto no había sucedido nunca antes

this has never happened before

es la primera vez que sucede esto

not that page, the one before

esa página no, la anterior

2. before (ahead, in front):

before arch

adelante

bring <pt & pp brought> [Am brɪŋ, Brit brɪŋ] VB trans

1.1. bring (take along):

bring

traer

can I bring a friend? (to where we're speaking)

¿puedo traer a or venir con un amigo?

can I bring a friend? (to a different place)

¿puedo llevar a or ir con un amigo?

bring this to the kitchen Am

lleva esto a la cocina

she's bringing Lucy with her

va a venir con Lucy

she's bringing Lucy with her

va a traer a Lucy

bring your passport with you

traiga el pasaporte

bring your passport with you

traiga consigo el pasaporte form

I've brought these books for the children

les he traído estos libros a los niños

I've brought these books for the children

he traído estos libros para los niños

he brought me news from John

me trajo noticias de John

we'll bring you more news in our next bulletin

les daremos más información en nuestro próximo boletín

she brings a lifetime's experience

aporta la experiencia de toda una vida

that brings me to my next point: the need to …

esto me lleva a lo siguiente: la necesidad de …

I brought away new hopes from that meeting

salí de esa reunión con nuevas esperanzas

bring the chair/baby inside/outside

entra/saca la silla/al bebé

bring it close

acércalo

bring her in

hazla pasar or entrar

1.2. bring (attract, cause to come):

bring

atraer

the slightest sound could bring the guards

el menor ruido podría atraer or hacer venir a los guardas

what brings you here?

¿qué te trae por aquí?

bring it on! inf

¡vamos!

bring it on! inf

¡venga! Spain inf

2.1. bring (result in, produce):

bring

traer

the merger will bring enormous benefits

la fusión va a traer or reportar enormes beneficios

it brought us nothing but trouble

no nos trajo más que problemas

the announcement brought cheers from the crowd

el anuncio hizo dar vivas a la muchedumbre

these benefits bring with them certain responsibilities

estas ventajas conllevan ciertas responsabilidades

you've brought so much happiness to those poor children

les has dado tanta alegría a esos pobres niños

to bring a smile to sb's face

hacer sonreír a alguien

it brought a blush to her face

la hizo sonrojarse

it brought tears to my eyes

hizo que se me llenaran los ojos de lágrimas

it brings a shine to the wood

le da brillo a la madera

to bring sth to bear to bring pressure to bear on sb

ejercer presión sobre alguien

once he brought his mind to bear on the problem

una vez que centró su atención en el problema

the guns were brought to bear on the target

apuntaron al objetivo con los cañones

2.2. bring (persuade):

I couldn't bring myself to do it

no pude hacerlo

3. bring (earn):

bring profit/return

dejar

how much do you think the sale will bring you?

¿cuánto crees que vas a sacar de la venta?

4. bring LAW:

to bring a lawsuit or an action against sb

interponer or iniciar una demanda or acción en contra de alguien

to bring charges against sb

formularle cargos a alguien

to bring charges against sb

formular cargos en contra de alguien

bring before in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bring before in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] PREP

1. before (earlier):

before

antes de

to leave before sb

salir antes que alguien

before doing sth

antes de hacer algo

to wash one's hands before lunch

lavarse las manos antes de la comida

2. before (in front of):

before

delante de

before my house

delante de mi casa

to bow before sb

inclinarse ante alguien

before our eyes

ante nuestros ojos

3. before (preceding):

C comes before D

la C va delante de la D

just before the bus stop

justo antes de la parada del autobús

4. before (having priority):

before

antes que

before everything

antes que nada

to put sth before sth else

anteponer algo a algo

5. before (as future task):

to have sth before one

tener algo ante sí

II.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] ADV

1. before (previously):

before

antes

I've seen it before

lo he visto anteriormente

the day before

el día anterior

two days before

dos días antes

as before

como antes

2. before (in front):

this word and the one before

esta palabra y la anterior

III.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] CONJ

before

antes de que +subj

he spoke before she went out

habló antes de que ella se fuera

he had a glass before he went

se tomó una copa antes de irse

it was a week before he came

pasó una semana antes de que llegara

he'd die before he'd tell the truth

preferiría morir a decir la verdad

bring [brɪŋ] VB trans brought, brought

1. bring (come with, carry):

bring

traer

bring her here!

¡tráela aquí!

to bring sb in

hacer pasar a alguien

to bring sth in

meter algo

to bring news

traer noticias

2. bring (take):

bring

llevar

this subject brings me to the second part

este tema me lleva a la segunda parte

to bring sth/sb with oneself

llevar algo/a alguien consigo

3. bring (cause to come, cause to happen):

bring

causar

bring

traer

to bring poverty/fame to a town

traer pobreza/fama a un pueblo

to bring sb luck

traer suerte a alguien

4. bring LAW:

bring

interponer

to bring an action (against sb)

interponer una demanda (contra alguien)

to bring a complaint against sb

formular un queja contra alguien

5. bring (force):

to bring oneself to do sth

obligarse a hacer algo

6. bring FIN:

bring

dar