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I . be·fore [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ] PREP (earlier, in front of)

II . be·fore [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ] CONJ

1. before (at previous time):

before
preden
but before I knew it, she was gone
a še preden sem se zavedel, je že ni bilo več
just before ...
malo preden ...

2. before (rather than):

before
raje kot

3. before (until):

before
pred
not before
ne pred

4. before (so that):

before
da bi

III . be·fore [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ] ADV (earlier)

IV . be·fore [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ] ADJ after n

Usage examples with before

just before ...
malo preden ...
before then
pred tem
before now
že prej
business before pleasure prov
brez dela ni jela preg
before long
kmalu
never before
še nikoli [do zdaj]
in the days before ...
v časih pred ...
the day before yesterday
predvčerajšnjim
the year before last
pred dvema letoma
to come before sth
imeti prednost pred čim drugim
Monday comes before Tuesday
ponedeljek je pred torkom
the task before us
naloga, ki je pred nami
to be as before
biti kot prej
shake well before using
pred uporabo temeljito pretresti
pride comes before a fall prov
kdor visoko leta, nizko pade preg
not long before ...
kmalu ...
before everything else
najprej

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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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Balance your chequebook before spending any money in 2016.
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She was also prohibited from hunting for a period of three years, and ordered to take the hunter education and ethics course before obtaining her next hunting licence.
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One night shortly before the battle, a powerful dust storm destroyed many of the dummy vehicles.
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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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The polariscope combines the different polarization states of light waves before and after passing the specimen.
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The trouble recently is that very few acknowledge the gesture and sometimes men barge through before women.
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Remember before the last election, remember those airbrushed posters?
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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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