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before meaning in Czech

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before (earlier than)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)]
[US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

předpreposition

before (in advance of the time when)
conjunction
[UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)]
[US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

nežconjunction

before (in front of according to an ordering system)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)]
[US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

předpreposition

before (in front of in space)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)]
[US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

předpreposition

beforehand (at an earlier time)
adverb
[UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː.hænd]
[US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr.hænd]

předemadverb

business before pleasure (discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification)
phrase
[UK: ˈbɪz.nəs bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)]
[US: ˈbɪz.nəs bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

nejdřív povinnostphrase

potom zábavaphrase

calm before the storm (peace before a disturbance or crisis)
noun
[UK: kɑːm bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə stɔːm]
[US: ˈkɑːm bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈstɔːrm]

ticho před bouřínoun

cast pearls before swine verb

házet perly svinímverb

day before yesterday (day before yesterday - translation entry)
noun
[UK: deɪ bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ˈjest.əd.i]
[US: ˈdeɪ bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈjest.r̩d.i]

předvčerejšeknoun
{m}

day before yesterday (on the day before yesterday - translation entry)
adverb
[UK: deɪ bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ˈjest.əd.i]
[US: ˈdeɪ bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈjest.r̩d.i]

předevčíremadverb

don't count your chickens before they're hatched (one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː(r) ˈtʃɪkɪnz bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ˈðeə(r) hætʃt]
[US: ˈdoʊnt ˈkaʊnt ˈjɔːr ˈtʃɪkənz bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈðer ˈhætʃt]

dokud nepřeskočíšphrase

nechval dne před večeremphrase

neříkej hopphrase

look before one leaps (think before taking action)
verb

dvakrát měřverb

jednou řežverb

pride comes before a fall (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure)
phrase

pýcha předchází pádphrase