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before meaning in Swedish

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

förradverb

förutadverb

tidigareadverb

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

förepreposition

innanpreposition

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

förränsubjunktion

innansubjunktion

before (in advance)
adverb
[UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)]
[US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

framföradverb

föreadverb

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

framförpreposition

införpreposition

before (rather or sooner than)
conjunction
[UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)]
[US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

hellresubjunktion

before someone's time (at a stage that seems premature)
preposition

före sin tidpreposition

before you can say knife phrase

innan man vet ordet avphrase

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

i förvägadverb

på förhandadverb

best before date (date until which a food product is at its best quality)
noun
[UK: best bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) deɪt]
[US: ˈbest bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈdeɪt]

bästföredatum [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

bros before hoes (a man should prioritize his best friends over his girlfriend or wife)
phrase

bröder går före brudarphrase

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]

nytta före nöjephrase

nöjet sedanphrase

plikten förstphrase

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

lugnet före stormensubstantiv
{n}

cast pearls before swine verb

kasta pärlor för svinverb

kasta pärlor för svinenverb

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

förrgårsubstantiv

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]

i förrgåradverb

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]

sälj inte skinnet innan björnen är skjutenphrase

ta inte ut segern i förskottphrase

hereinbefore (translation)
adverb
[UK: ˌhɪə.rɪn.bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)]
[US: ˌhɪə.rɪn.bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

härföreadverb

look before one leaps (think before taking action)
verb

titta innan du hopparverb

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

högmod går före fallphrase