delante

before, in front, in front of


Examples
  • Aún hay un largo camino por delante.

    There's still a long way to go.

  • En el autobús siempre me siento delante.

    When in a bus, I always sit at the front.

  • El carro se detuvo delante de la casa.

    The car stopped in front of the house.

  • Las reformas educacionales aún tienen un largo camino por delante.

    Educational reforms still have a long way to go.

  • Tenemos un jardín delante de nuestra casa.

    We have a garden in front of our house.

  • Nadie corrió delante de él.

    No one ran ahead of him.

  • No me gusta actuar delante de otros.

    I do not like to perform in front of others.

  • Tom está muy por delante del resto de la clase.

    Tom is staying well ahead of the rest of the class.

  • Ella lo hizo delante del personal.

    She did it in front of the staff.

  • Este coche paró delante del banco.

    This car stopped in front of the bank.

  • Siempre que monto en el metro me pongo la cartera en el bolsillo de delante.

    Whenever I get on the subway, I put my wallet in my front pocket.

  • Hay un espacio en blanco delante de la primera letra de la frase que debería eliminarse.

    There is a blank space in front of the first letter of this sentence that should be removed.

  • No me insultes delante de otros.

    Don't insult me in company.

  • Desde que rompió con él, le ha estado poniendo verde delante de todos sus amigos.

    Ever since he broke up with her she's been talking trash about him to all her friends.

  • Él no es capaz de abrir la boca delante de su padre.

    He can't say anything to his father's face.

  • Tienes aún toda la vida por delante.

    You still have your whole life ahead of you.

  • Tenemos un largo camino por delante.

    We've got a very long journey ahead of us.

  • Nuestro coche fue rápido y pronto se puso por delante de los otros coches.

    Our car was fast and soon got ahead of the other cars.

  • Mary arguyó que Tom estaba tres palabras por delante de ella, pero cuando él se giró, vio que entre él y ella solo había dos.

    Mary argued that Tom stood three words ahead of her, although when he turned back, he saw that, between she and he, there were only two.

  • El anciano se sentó cómodamente al lado de su estufa caliente. El fuego estaba ardiendo brillantemente y delante de ello algunas manzanas se asaban.

    The old man sat cosily by his warm stove. The fire was blazing brightly and some apples were roasting in front of it.


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