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

føradverb

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

førpreposition

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

(Bokmål) foranpreposition

(Nynorsk) føre, framanforpreposition

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

(Bokmål) på forhånd, i forveien, i forvegenadverb

i forkantadverb

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

stille før stormennoun
{c}

cast pearls before swine verb

(Bokmål) kaste perler for svinverb

(Nynorsk) kaste perler for svinverb

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

(Bokmål) forgårsnoun

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]

(Bokmål) i forgårsadverb

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]

(Bokmål) selge skinnet før bjørnen er skuttphrase

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

(Bokmål) hovmod står for fallphrase

put the cart before the horse (to put things in the wrong order)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt ðə kɑːt bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə hɔːs]
[US: ˈpʊt ðə ˈkɑːrt bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈhɔːrs]

(Bokmål) sette vognen foran hestenverb

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