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before

Pronunciation: /bɪˈfɔː(r)/

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French translation of before

A. prep

  • 1 avant the day before yesterday = avant-hier the day before the exam = la veille de l'examen
  • 3 (US) (in telling time) ten before six = six heures moins dix

B. adj

C. adv

  • 2 (already) déjà have you been to India before? = est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Inde? I've never seen him before in my life = c'est la première fois que je le vois you never told me before = tu ne m'as jamais dit ça

D. conj

  • avant de (+ infinitive) avant que (+ subj) before I go, I would like to say that = avant de partir, je voudrais dire que before he goes, I must remind him that = avant qu'il parte, il faut que je lui rappelle que

before in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of before in the British & World English dictionary Definition of before in the US English dictionary