before – English–Gaeilge translations

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before preposition

  /biˈfoɹ/ , /bəˈfoɹ/ , /bəˈfoː/ , /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ , /bɪˈfoə/ , /bɪˈfoɹ/ , /bɪˈfoː/ , /bɪˈfɔː/
  • in front of in space
 os comhair, os coinne
  • under consideration, judgment, authority of
 faoi bhráid, os comhair
le hucht
  • in the presence of
 os coinne
  • earlier than
  • in front of according to an ordering system
 roimh

before adverb

  /biˈfoɹ/ , /bəˈfoɹ/ , /bəˈfoː/ , /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ , /bɪˈfoə/ , /bɪˈfoɹ/ , /bɪˈfoː/ , /bɪˈfɔː/
  • at an earlier time
 cheana, roimhe sin

before conjunction

  /biˈfoɹ/ , /bəˈfoɹ/ , /bəˈfoː/ , /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ , /bɪˈfoə/ , /bɪˈfoɹ/ , /bɪˈfoː/ , /bɪˈfɔː/
  • in advance of the time when
 sula
day before yesterday
arú inné
don't count your chickens before they're hatched
ní breac é go raibh sé ar an bport
calm before the storm
ciúnas roimh an doineann, cothú na doininne
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