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antes

/ˈantes/, [ˈãn̪.t̪es]

before, formerly

Adverb antes

  1. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
    Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas?
    We met before, remember?
    poco antes
    shortly before
    La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado.
    The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
  2. soon (in certain phrases)
    Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes.
    I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
    Ven a mi casa lo antes posible.
    Come over to my place as soon as possible.
  3. ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de)
    Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación.
    Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
  4. once, formerly (in the past)
    Antes todos tenían buscapersonas.
    Everyone used to have pagers.
  5. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
  6. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
    Antes morir que perder.
    I'd rather die than lose.

Preposition antes de

  1. before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
    antes de 1910
    before 1910
    antes de que pudiera responder
    before I could reply
    Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema.
    Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.

Noun antes

  1. plural of ante

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Examples

  • Antes de Internet los amigos y amantes tenían que cartearse.

    Before the Internet, friends and lovers had to correspond.

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  • Han utilizado las matemáticas para calcular cómo habría sido la formación del Universo inmediatamente antes y después del Big Bang.

    Math has been used to calculate how would the Universe formation had been just before and after the Big Bang.

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  • Ya lo he hecho antes.

    I have done it before.

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  • Tom, que estaba diez palabras antes, no veía bien esta palabra. Mary, que estaba más cerca, se la describió.

    Tom, back ten words, couldn't see very well this one. Mary, who stood closer, described it to him.

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  • Abrazó sus parientes antes de salir.

    He embraced his relatives before he left.

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  • Asegúrate de apagar todas las luces antes de salir.

    Make sure to turn off all the lights before going out.

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  • Me quedé dormida antes de que mi padre llegara a la casa.

    I fell asleep before my father came home.

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  • Tom no es tan fuerte como antes.

    Tom isn't as strong as before.

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  • ¿Puedo hablar con Ryoko un poco más antes de que cuelgues?

    Can I talk to Ryoko again before you hang up?

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  • Tengo mejores cosas que hacer antes que estar acá sentada escuchando tus chismes.

    I've got better things to do than to sit here listening to your gossip.

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