before 
在…以前 ☊ → 向… ☊ → ☊ → 
before 
ก่อนที่ ☊ gaawnL theeF 
avant ☊ 
prep. conj. trước đằng trước 
She is forever mine. ☊ 
Cô ấy vĩnh viễn là của tôi. ☊ Alphabet Introduction 2 I drink coffee before I sleep. ☊ Tôi uống cà phê trước khi đi ngủ. ☊ Conjunctions I see her before she sees me. ☊ Tôi thấy cô ấy trước khi cô ấy thấy tôi. ☊ Conjunctions We say goodbye before going to Vietnam. ☊ Chúng tôi nói tạm biệt trước khi đi Việt Nam. ☊ Conjunctions He helps me before I help him. ☊ Anh ấy giúp đỡ tôi trước khi tôigiúp đỡ anh ấy. ☊ Prepositions 1 I do not wear the hat before wearing the shoes. ☊ Tôi không đội mũ trước khi mang giày. ☊ Prepositions 1 The mathematician wears glasses before working. ☊ Nhà toán học mang kính trước khi làm việc. ☊ Objects 2 Today is Sunday, therefore we sleep. ☊ Hôm nay là chủ nhật, vậy nên chúng tôi ngủ. ☊ Conjunctions 2 I think therefore I exist. ☊ Toi nghi vay nen toi ton tai ☊ Conjunctions 2 therefore ☊ vậy nên ☊ Conjunctions 2 Twenty-eight days before ☊ Hai mươi tám ngày trước ☊ Past before ☊ trước ☊ Past nothing lasts forever. ☊ Không có gì kéo dài vĩnh viễn. ☊ Verbs 4 forest ☊ rừng ☊ Nature Before sleeping, I like to read an ancient legend. ☊ Trước khi ngủ, tôi thích đọc một truyền thuyết cổ. ☊ History like: fore → →
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I often get up before seven (7:00). ☊ Tôi thường dậy trước bảy giờ. ☊ 635
I got up before seven am (7:00). ☊ Tôi đã dậy lúc bảy giờ sáng. ☊ 638
I went to bed before ten-thirty. ☊ Tôi đã đi ngủ trước mười rưỡi. ☊ 757
Where did you use to live before you came here? ☊ Cậu đã từng sống ở đâu trước khi cậu đến đây? ☊ 777
I've seen that man before, but I can't remember where. ☊ Tôi từng thấy anh ấy trước đây nhưng tôi không nhớ là ở đâu. ☊ 784
Who is that man? — I don't know, I've never seen him before. ☊ Ông kia là ai thế? - Tôi không biết, tôi chưa gặp ông ấy bao giờ. ☊ 992
I turned o the light before leaving this morning. ☊ Tôi đã tắt đèn trước khi đi lúc sáng nay. ☊ 1092
I've never sethese owers before. What are they called? ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ thấy những bông hoa này trước đây. Chúng tên là gì? ☊ 1132
Mitsuko has traveled a lot, but she doesn't speak any foreign languages. ☊ Mitsuko đi du lịch được nhiều nơi rồi nhưng cô ấy chẳng nói được ngoại ngữ nào cả. ☊ 1265
Don't drink co ee before you go to bed; otherwise, you won't sleep. ☊ Đừng uống cà phê trước khi đi ngủ, nếu không cậu sẽ không ngủ được. ☊ 1497
You have to pass a test before you can get a driver's license. ☊ Cậu cần qua một kì thi trước khi lấy được bằng lái xe. ☊ 1915
Haven't we met somewhere before? ☊ Chúng ta đã gặp nhau ở đâu chưa? ☊ 2019
EN He could remember driving along the road just before the accident, but he couldn't remember the accident itself. ☊ Anh ấy nhớ được lúc lái xe trên đường ngay trước khi có tai nạn nhưng anh ấy không thể nhớ được chính lúc tai nạn. ☊ 2025
about foreign policy. ☊ Sau khi thảo luận về kinh tế, tổng thống tiếp tục nói về chính sách đối ngoại. ☊ 2072
EN Before going out, I called Jianwen. ☊ Trước khi ra ngoài tôi sẽ gọi cho Kiến Văn. ☊ 2091
Jamaal has a new job. He has to get up much earlier now than before. He nds it di cult because he isn't used to getting up so early. ☊ Jamaal có công việc mới. Anh ấy phải dậy sớm hơn trước nhiều. Anh ấy thấy khó khăn vì anh ấy chưa quen với việc dậy sớm như thế. ☊ 2138
Do you have much opportunity to practice your foreign language? ☊ Cậu có nhiều cơ hội thực hành ngoại ngữ không? ☊ 2256
I'd like to give you some advice before you go o to college. ☊ Tôi muốn cho cậu ít lời khuyên trước khi rời đại học. ☊ 2363
We'd never met before, so we introduced ourselves to one another. ☊ Chúng tôi chưa từng gặp nhay trước đó nên chúng tôi đã tự giới thiệu cho nhau, ☊ 2650
tomorrow, I'm sure we'll see each other before the weekend. ☊ Tôi có thể sẽ gặp cậu ngày mai. Nhưng cho dù tôi không gặp cậu ngày mai, tôi chắc chắn là chúng ta sẽ gặp nhau trước cuối tuần. ☊ 2801
Were you nervous about giving a speech in a foreign language? ☊ Cậu có hồi hộp vì phải diễn thuyết bằng tiếng nước ngoài không? ☊ 2818
Many countries are not tolerant of foreigners. ☊ Nhiều nước không khoan dung với người nước ngoài. ☊ 2919
Take your shoes o before coming inside my house, and please don't wake the baby up. ☊ Hãy cởi giày trước khi vào nhà tôi và làm ơn đừng đánh thức em bé. ☊ 2930
Please buy more toilet paper before you use it all up. ☊ Làm ơn mua thêm giấy vệ sinh trước khi cậu dùng hết nó. ☊ 2934
wanted to try it on before she bought it. ☊ Valentina đã thấy một chiếc áo váy đẹp trong cửa hàng bách hoá nhưng cô ấy muốn thử nó trước khi mua. ☊ 2940
My parents and friends saw me o at the airport before I embarked on my adventure around the world. ☊ Bố mẹ và bạn bè của tôi đã tiễn tôi ở sân bay trước khi tôi dẫn thân vào cuộc phiêu lưu vòng quanh thế giới. ☊ 2947
The re ghters were able to put the re out before the house burned down. ☊ Lính cứu hoả đã có thể dập tắt ngọn lửa trước khi ngôn nhà bị cháy trụi. ☊ 2968
My parents dropped me o at the airport two (2) hours before my ight was scheduled to take o . ☊ Bố mẹ tôi thả tôi ở sân bay hai tiếng trước giờ chuyến bay của tôi dự kiến cất cánh. ☊ Take out accident insurance before you go on your trip. ☊ accident ☊
It is vital that we act to stop the destruction of the rainforests. ☊ act ☊
Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle. ☊ active ☊
She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died. ☊ affair ☊
an expert on foreign affairs (= political events in other countries) ☊ affair ☊
Once again (= as had happened several times before), the train was late. ☊ again ☊
An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised. ☊ aid ☊
The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. ☊ alarming ☊
I've told you before—leave my things alone! ☊ leave/let sth alone ☊
She wasn't anybody before she got that job. ☊ anybody ☊
You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation. ☊ appreciate ☊
This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before. ☊ aspect ☊
The programme of economic reform is backed (= given financial support) by foreign aid. ☊ back ☊
They want to beat the speed record (= go faster than anyone before). ☊ beat ☊
He likes to have a mug of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed). ☊ bed ☊
before lunch ☊ before ☊
the day before yesterday ☊ before ☊
The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver. ☊ before ☊
She's lived there since before the war. ☊ before ☊
He arrived before me. ☊ before ☊
She became a lawyer as her father had before her. ☊ before ☊
Leave your keys at reception before departure. ☊ before ☊
Something ought to have been done before now. ☊ before ☊
We'll know before long (= soon). ☊ before ☊
Turn left just before (= before you reach) the bank. ☊ before ☊
Your name is before mine on the list. ☊ before ☊
He puts his work before everything (= regards it as more important than anything else). ☊ before ☊
The task before us is a daunting one. ☊ before ☊
The whole summer lay before me. ☊ before ☊
Do it before you forget. ☊ before ☊
Did she leave a message before she went? ☊ before ☊
Before I made a decision, I thought carefully about it. ☊ before ☊
It may be many years before the situation improves. ☊ before ☊
It was some time before I realized the truth. ☊ before ☊
Put that away before it gets broken. ☊ before ☊
You should have told me so before. ☊ before ☊
It had been fine the week before (= the previous week). ☊ before ☊
That had happened long before (= a long time earlier). ☊ before ☊
I think we've met before. ☊ before ☊
He began as an actor, before starting to direct films. ☊ begin ☊
begin with sth: Use 'an' before words beginning with a vowel. ☊ begin ☊
For maximum benefit, take the tablets before meals. ☊ benefit ☊
He wrote his best songs before he was 25. ☊ best ☊
Greg thought for a bit before answering. ☊ bit ☊
They had escaped to America shortly before war broke out in 1939. ☊ break out ☊
We had to stop for breath before we got to the top. ☊ breath ☊
He breathed deeply before speaking again. ☊ breathe ☊
I could drive a car before I left school. ☊ can ☊
Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away. ☊ cancel ☊
care that...: She doesn't seem to care that he's been married four times before. ☊ care ☊
I'm very careful about washing my hands before eating (= I make sure I do it). ☊ careful ☊
When does her case come before the court? ☊ case ☊
change sth: I didn't have time to change clothes before the party. ☊ change ☊
I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on). ☊ change ☊
charge sth: Before use, the battery must be charged. ☊ charge ☊
Check the oil and water before setting off. ☊ check ☊
Check your work before handing it in. ☊ check ☊
Please check in at least an hour before departure. ☊ check in (at...) ☊
clear sth/sb: I had cleared my desk before I left. ☊ clear ☊
It was several hours before the road was cleared after the accident. ☊ clear ☊
Borrowers should think carefully before committing themselves to taking out a loan. ☊ commit ☊
Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. ☊ compete ☊
They agreed to lend us the car on condition that (= only if) we returned it before the weekend. ☊ condition ☊
I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. ☊ connect ☊
You should consider other people before you act. ☊ consider ☊
Cooler weather is forecast for the weekend. ☊ cool ☊
She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like. ☊ country ☊
I've seen her a couple of times before. ☊ couple ☊
Much of the country is covered by forest. ☊ cover ☊
Our letters must have crossed in the mail (= each was sent before the other was received). ☊ cross ☊
We left just before the final curtain. ☊ curtain ☊
a dark room/street/forest ☊ dark ☊
They left the day before yesterday (= two days ago). ☊ day ☊
I need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country. ☊ debt ☊
a country's foreign debt burden ☊ debt ☊
I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand. ☊ defence ☊
the delicate ecological balance of the rainforest ☊ delicate ☊
Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure. ☊ departure ☊
the destruction of the rainforests ☊ destruction ☊
We need more time to see how things develop before we take action. ☊ develop ☊
I decided to go on a diet (= to lose weight) before my holiday. ☊ diet ☊
It's difficult for them to get here much before seven. ☊ difficult ☊
The fact that he didn't speak a foreign language put him at a distinct disadvantage. ☊ disadvantage ☊
Electronic media make the potential for information distribution possible on a scale never before achieved. ☊ distribution ☊
Save the document before closing. ☊ document ☊
A powerful human drama was unfolding before our eyes. ☊ drama ☊
I had never encountered such resistance before. ☊ encounter ☊
Knock before you enter. ☊ enter ☊
An area of forest equal to the size of Wales has been destroyed. ☊ equal ☊
expect to do sth: You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months. ☊ expect ☊
The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months. ☊ experience ☊
I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment. ☊ experiment ☊
The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife. ☊ to... extent ☊
The two have never met face to face before. ☊ face to face (with sb) ☊
She had to face the fact that her life had changed forever. ☊ face ☊
We'll have to leave fairly soon (= before very long). ☊ fairly ☊
forest fires ☊ fire ☊
He's never done this type of work before; I'm not sure how he'll fit in with the other people. ☊ fit in (with sb/sth) ☊
Their prices are fixed until the end of the year (= will not change before then). ☊ fix ☊
Foreign visitors help to give a truly international flavour to the occasion. ☊ flavour ☊
the ocean/valley/cave/forest floor ☊ floor ☊
She's a force to be reckoned with (= a person who has a lot of power and influence and should therefore be treated seriously). ☊ force ☊
sales forecasts ☊ forecast ☊
It is difficult to make long-term forecasts for a fast-growing industry. ☊ forecast ☊
The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. ☊ forecast ☊
The shipping forecast gave warnings of gales. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast sth: Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy. ☊ forecast ☊
Snow is forecast for tomorrow. ☊ forecast ☊
It is difficult to forecast the demand for the new train service. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast sth to do sth: Temperatures were forecast to reach 40°C. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast that...: The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast how, what, etc...: It is difficult to forecast how the markets will react. ☊ forecast ☊
a foreign accent/language/student ☊ foreign ☊
a foreign-owned company ☊ foreign ☊
foreign holidays ☊ foreign ☊
You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed. ☊ foreign ☊
foreign affairs/news/policy/trade ☊ foreign ☊
foreign aid ☊ foreign ☊
a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in newspapers or on television) ☊ foreign ☊
a tropical forest ☊ forest ☊
a forest fire ☊ forest ☊
Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year. ☊ forest ☊
I'll love you forever! ☊ forever ☊
After her death, their lives changed forever. ☊ forever ☊
Just keep telling yourself that it won't last forever. ☊ forever ☊
It takes her forever to get dressed. ☊ forever ☊
Before I forget, there was a call from Italy for you. ☊ forget ☊
I was forgetting (= I had forgotten) (that) you've been here before. ☊ forget ☊
It was several weeks before he was completely free of pain. ☊ free ☊
She got herself into a real state (= became very anxious) before the interview. ☊ get into sth, get yourself/sb into sth ☊
Certain formalities have to be gone through before you can emigrate. ☊ go through sth ☊
Go over your work before you hand it in. ☊ go over sth ☊
Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision. ☊ government ☊
Let's grab a sandwich before we go. ☊ grab ☊
His book describes the growth of nationalism in Germany before the Second World War. ☊ growth ☊
They are demanding certain guarantees before they sign the treaty. ☊ guarantee ☊
We thought long and hard before deciding to move house. ☊ hard ☊
Had they left before you got there? ☊ have ☊
I wish you'd use your head (= think carefully before doing or saying sth). ☊ head ☊
Can you forecast where the economy is heading? ☊ head ☊
Your (very) good health! (= said before drinking alcohol to express good wishes for sb's health and happiness) ☊ health ☊
Test the heat of the water before getting in. ☊ heat ☊
You may find it helpful to read this before making any decisions. ☊ helpful ☊
She hesitated before replying. ☊ hesitate ☊
He has a round face with a high forehead. ☊ high ☊
The area was inhabited long before the dawn of recorded history (= before people wrote about events). ☊ history ☊
a foreign holiday ☊ holiday ☊
I touched his forehead. He felt hot and feverish. ☊ hot ☊
It would be a good idea to call before we leave. ☊ idea ☊
Passengers were asked to identify their own suitcases before they were put on the plane. ☊ identify ☊
imagine (that)...: Close your eyes and imagine (that) you are in a forest. ☊ imagine ☊
my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me) ☊ immediate ☊
the years immediately before the war ☊ immediately ☊
It's impossible for me to be there before eight. ☊ impossible ☊
He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant information. ☊ information ☊
Always read the instructions before you start. ☊ instruction ☊
investigate how, what, etc...: The research investigates how foreign speakers gain fluency. ☊ investigate ☊
to encourage foreign investment ☊ investment ☊
The case comes before Judge Cooper next week. ☊ judge ☊
Do you two know each other (= have you met before)? ☊ know ☊
Do you know the play (= have you seen or read it before)? ☊ know ☊
All the children must learn a foreign language. ☊ language ☊
last (out) sth: Doctors say that she probably won't last out the night (= she will probably die before the morning). ☊ last ☊
Buy now before it's too late. ☊ be too late ☊
lay A (on/over B): Before they started they laid newspaper on the floor. ☊ lay ☊
Look left and right before you cross the road. ☊ left ☊
forelegs/hind legs ☊ leg ☊
Profits were at the same level as the year before. ☊ level ☊
It was an hour before the lights came on again. ☊ light ☊
Check your car before you drive to make sure that your lights are working. ☊ light ☊
The forecast is for light showers. ☊ light ☊
Like I said (= as I said before), you're always welcome to stay. ☊ like ☊
We saw a load of houses before we bought this one. ☊ load ☊
There was a long silence before she spoke. ☊ long ☊
He stared at them for the longest time (= for a very long time) before answering. ☊ long ☊
He retired long before the war. ☊ long ☊
It wasn't long before she had persuaded him (= it only took a short time). ☊ long ☊
We'll be home before long (= soon). ☊ long ☊
They had long since (= a long time before the present time) moved away. ☊ long ☊
She looked through her notes before the exam. ☊ look through sth ☊
With (any) luck, we'll be home before dark. ☊ luck ☊
The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists. ☊ mainly ☊
Grammar information enables students to map the structure of a foreign language onto their own. ☊ map sth on/onto sth ☊
You're meant to (= you are supposed to) pay before you go in. ☊ mean ☊
Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language. ☊ medium ☊
I could not have complete peace of mind before they returned. ☊ mind ☊
a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers ☊ minister ☊
He thought for a moment before replying. ☊ moment ☊
It will be months before we get the results. ☊ month ☊
Wait until he's in a better mood before you ask him. ☊ mood ☊
a country's natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.) ☊ natural ☊
I hadn't been to New York before and neither had Jane. ☊ neither ☊
Even after years as a singer, he still suffers from nerves before a performance. ☊ nerve ☊
I felt really nervous before the interview. ☊ nervous ☊
It's news to me (= I haven't heard it before). ☊ news ☊
at/after/before eleven o'clock ☊ o'clock ☊
She was a woman grown old before her time (= who looked older than she was). ☊ old ☊
open country (= without forests, buildings, etc.) ☊ open ☊
I'd like a second opinion (= advice from another person) before I make a decision. ☊ opinion ☊
Get your ideas into some sort of order before beginning to write. ☊ order ☊
The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors. ☊ owe ☊
There was a long pause before she answered. ☊ pause ☊
Perhaps you'd like to have a wash before the others arrive. ☊ perhaps ☊
I need you to phone the story in before five. ☊ phone sth in ☊
I felt physically sick before the exam. ☊ physically ☊
'He's been married before.' 'That's beside the point ' (= not important). ☊ point ☊
US foreign/domestic policy ☊ policy ☊
Check the terms of the policy before you sign. ☊ policy ☊
They posed briefly for photographs before driving off. ☊ pose ☊
The possession of a passport is essential for foreign travel. ☊ possession ☊
the local/national/foreign press ☊ press ☊
The pound came under pressure from foreign currencies today, increasing the chances of a rise in interest rates. ☊ under pressure ☊
program sth (to do sth): The computer is programmed to warn users before information is deleted. ☊ program ☊
We should have had a proper discussion before voting. ☊ proper ☊
You haven't drawn the figures in the foreground in proportion. ☊ proportion ☊
Put that knife down before you hurt somebody! ☊ put sth down ☊
She put the phone down on me (= ended the call before I had finished speaking). ☊ put sth down ☊
It's merely a question of time before the business collapses. ☊ just/merely/only a question of (sth/doing sth) ☊
Rain is forecast for the weekend. ☊ rain ☊
Some children can read and write before they go to school. ☊ read ☊
It is reasonable to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen. ☊ reasonable ☊
recall (sb/sth) doing sth: I can't recall meeting her before. ☊ recall ☊
recommend (sb) doing sth: He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie. ☊ recommend ☊
to break the record (= to achieve a better result than there has ever been before) ☊ record ☊
record sb/sth doing sth: He recorded the class rehearsing before the performance. ☊ record ☊
The lights (= traffic lights) changed to red before I could get across. ☊ red ☊
Before I decide, I need time to reflect. ☊ reflect ☊
diplomatic/international/foreign relations ☊ relation ☊
They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before). ☊ relative ☊
He appeared relaxed and confident before the match. ☊ relaxed ☊
He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before. ☊ remember ☊
remember doing sth: Do you remember switching the lights off before we came out? ☊ remember ☊
require doing sth: Lentils do not require soaking before cooking. ☊ require ☊
Tom's our resident expert (= our own expert) on foreign movies. ☊ resident ☊
Susan is going to take early retirement (= retire before the usual age). ☊ retirement ☊
Review your work before you turn it in. ☊ review ☊
He made some minor revisions to the report before printing it out. ☊ revision ☊
Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there. ☊ get rid of sb/sth ☊
ride sth: She had never ridden a horse before. ☊ ride ☊
right (in doing sth): Am I right in thinking we've met before? ☊ right ☊
rub sth/yourself with sth: Rub the surface with sandpaper before painting. ☊ rub ☊
Rub salt over the fish before cooking. ☊ rub ☊
Her life had always run smoothly before. ☊ run ☊
I often go running before work. ☊ run ☊
They reached safety seconds before the building was engulfed in flames. ☊ safety ☊
I got very nervous before my big scene (= the one where I have a very important part). ☊ scene ☊
Make sure you've signed the cheque before sealing the envelope. ☊ seal ☊
a sealed bid (= one that is kept in a sealed envelope and therefore remains secret until all other bids have been received) ☊ seal ☊
I came second (to) last (= the one before the last one) in the race. ☊ second ☊
You see, the thing is, we won't be finished before Friday. ☊ you see ☊
Sixty per cent of all marital separations occur before the tenth year of marriage. ☊ separation ☊
The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. ☊ series ☊
He had to settle his affairs (= arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home. ☊ settle ☊
shake sb/sth: Shake the bottle well before use. ☊ shake ☊
Give the bottle a good shake before opening. ☊ shake ☊
There should be plenty of time to go shopping before we leave New York. ☊ shop ☊
I saw him shortly before he died. ☊ shortly ☊
We should arrive before dark. ☊ should ☊
It should be snowing now, according to the weather forecast. ☊ should ☊
He has been moved sideways (= moved to another job at the same level as before, not higher or lower). ☊ sideways ☊
Did you signal before you turned right? ☊ signal ☊
It is significant that he changed his will only days before his death. ☊ significant ☊
The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. ☊ since ☊
She slipped out of the house before the others were awake. ☊ slip ☊
the different sounds and smells of the forest ☊ sound ☊
a horse with a white star on its forehead ☊ star ☊
start sth (as sth): He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism. ☊ start ☊
Stir the paint before you use it. ☊ stir ☊
It was many years before the full story was made public. ☊ story ☊
The stone struck her on the forehead. ☊ strike ☊
struggle (with sb/sth): Lisa struggled with her conscience before talking to the police. ☊ struggle ☊
study sth: We will study the report carefully before making a decision. ☊ study ☊
Accountants were boring. Such (= that) was her opinion before meeting Ian! ☊ such ☊
supply sth to sb/sth: Foreign governments supplied arms to the rebels. ☊ supply ☊
supply sb/sth with sth: Foreign governments supplied the rebels with arms. ☊ supply ☊
It's surely only a matter of time before he is found, isn't it? ☊ surely ☊
He surveyed himself in the mirror before going out. ☊ survey ☊
swallow (sth): Always chew food well before swallowing it. ☊ swallow ☊
swear (that)...: She swore (that) she'd never seen him before. ☊ swear ☊
That was in the days before electricity was available at the flick of a switch. ☊ switch ☊
Take two tablets with water before meals. ☊ tablet ☊
taste (for sth): That trip gave me a taste for foreign travel. ☊ taste ☊
profits before/after tax ☊ tax ☊
He taught for several years before becoming a writer. ☊ teach ☊
test (sth): We test your English before deciding which class to put you in. ☊ test ☊
If anyone comes in before I get back, ask them to wait. ☊ them ☊
We lived in France and then Italy before coming back to England. ☊ then ☊
He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote. ☊ therefore ☊
There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting. ☊ therefore ☊
a thick forest ☊ thick ☊
Think things over before you decide. ☊ thing ☊
Let me think (= give me time before I answer). ☊ think ☊
Wash the fruit thoroughly before use. ☊ thoroughly ☊
The forecast is for rain with the threat of thunderstorms. ☊ threat ☊
I tidied up the report before handing it in. ☊ tidy sth up ☊
It's five to ten (= five minutes before ten o'clock). ☊ to ☊
Get all the ingredients together before you start cooking. ☊ together ☊
Tomorrow will be fine and dry according to the weather forecast. ☊ tomorrow ☊
Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it. ☊ turn ☊
Please turn the television off before you go to bed. ☊ turn sth off ☊
unlikely (that...): It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven. ☊ unlikely ☊
Have you ever used this software before? ☊ use ☊
a vast area of forest ☊ vast ☊
Wait until the dough doubles in volume before kneading it again. ☊ volume ☊
wait for sb/sth to do sth: We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out. ☊ wait ☊
Wait for the warmer weather before putting the plants in the garden. ☊ warm ☊
Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating. ☊ wash ☊
I washed and changed before going out. ☊ wash ☊
Wash that mud off your boots before you come in. ☊ wash sth off (sth) ☊
Look both ways (= look left and right) before crossing the road. ☊ way ☊
The surface must be well prepared before you start to paint. ☊ well ☊
He scored the winning goal just seconds before the final whistle. ☊ whistle ☊
Isobel, whose brother he was, had heard the joke before. ☊ whose ☊
It is treated with acid before being analysed. ☊ with ☊
Without wanting to criticize, I think you could have done better. (= used before you make a critical comment) ☊ without ☊
before/after work (= in the morning/evening each day) ☊ work ☊
The increase in taxes means that we'll be £30 a month worse off than before. ☊ be worse off (than sb/sth) ☊
It's worth making an appointment before you go. ☊ worth ☊
wrap A (up) in B: Wrap the meat in foil before you cook it. ☊ wrap ☊
Write down the address before you forget it. ☊ write sth down ☊
the pre-war/war/post-war years (= the period before/during/after the war) ☊ year ☊
'I've never met her before.' 'Yes, you have.' ☊ yes ☊
avant ☊ tu vas te pencher en avant ☊
donc ☊ nous avons donc dû faire les calculs nous-mêmes ☊
étranger ☊ la situation est bien différente à l’étranger ☊
prévoir ☊ son mandat présidentiel est prévu pour s’achever en 2007 ☊
auparavant ☊ je n’ai jamais vu cela auparavant ☊
prévision ☊ l’économie mondiale a surpassé toutes les prévisions ☊
forêt ☊ de ma fenêtre, on voyait la forêt ☊
front ☊ le moustique vibrait autour de son front ☊
veille ☊ on s’était fiancés la veille ☊
anticiper ☊ je n’avais pas anticipé une telle reprise ☊
ancêtre ☊ en fait, mes ancêtres viennent d’lnde ☊
entrevoir ☊ pour l’avenir, elle entrevoit des débouchés intéressants ☊
météo ☊ on nous annonçait la météo du lendemain ☊
résident ☊ j’ai rencontré presque tous les résidents ☊
forestier ☊ l’industrie forestière est très importante ☊