| English | German | |
| prior {adv} [before] | 463 zuvor | |
| miffed {adj} [coll.] [not before noun] | 347 angefressen [ugs.] [verärgert] | |
| non- {prefix} [before an adj./adv.] | 208 nicht- [vor einem Adj./Adv.; oft als ein Wort ohne Bindestrich] | |
| hitherto {adv} [before then, until then] | 149 zuvor | |
| afore {conj} [archaic or dialect] [before] | 100 bevor | |
| mine {pron} [determiner] [archaic] [my] [used before a word beginning with a vowel or a mute h] | 46 mein | |
| most {adv} [before adj.] [extremely] | 28 äußerst | |
| most {adv} [before adj.] [extremely] | 27 extrem | |
| first {adv} [before anything else] | 21 zuvor | |
| heretofore {adv} [formal] [before now] | 21 ehemals | |
| non- {prefix} [before a noun] | 17 Nicht- [vor einem Substantiv; oft als ein Wort ohne Bindestrich] | |
| most {adv} [before adj.] [extremely, exceedingly] | 15 überaus [geh.] [vor Adjektiven] | |
| fore {conj} [coll.] [also: 'fore] [before] | 13 bevor | |
| chem. chloro- {prefix} [esp. before consonants] | 11 Chlor- | |
| fore {prep} [coll.] [also: 'fore] [before] | 11 vor [räumlich, zeitlich] | |
| med. antepartum {adj} [relating to the period before childbirth] | 5 peripartal [Zeitpunkt um die Geburt herum; in der Spätschwangerschaft] | |
| proverb [Beer before wine, you'll feel fine; wine before beer, you'll feel queer. / Wine on beer, give good cheer; beer on wine, you'll repine.] | Bier auf Wein, das lass' sein; Wein auf Bier, das rat' ich dir. [auch: Wein auf Bier, das rat' ich dir; Bier auf Wein, das lass' sein.] | |
| law [before or after the official termination of a contract] {adj} | außerterminlich | |
| [before-and-after (study, photo, etc.)] {adj} | Vorher-Nachher- [FALSCH für: Vorher-nachher- (Studie, Foto usw.)] | |
| [contraction of »before the«, + male singular accusative / + plural dative] | vorn [ugs. für: vor den] | |
| afore {prep} [archaic or dialect] [before] | vor | |
| cycl- {prefix} [also: Cycl-] [variant of cyclo-/Cyclo- before a vowel] | zykl- [auch: Zykl-] [Variante von zyklo-/Zyklo- vor Vokalen] | |
| first {adv} [before another person] | vorauf [selten] [voran, voraus (nur wenn es steil aufwärts geht)] | |
| if {conj} [used before an adjective to introduce a contrast] | wenn auch | |
| or {prep} [archaic] [before] | bevor | |
| med. pharm. preprandial {adj} <pp, ac, AC, a.c.> [before the meal] | vor dem Essen [nachgestellt] <v.d.E., ac, AC, a.c.> | |
| med. pharm. preprandial {adj} <pp, ac, AC, a.c.> [before the meal] | vor der / einer Mahlzeit [nachgestellt] <ac, AC. a.c.> | |
| un- {prefix} [before an adj./adv.; usually as one unhyphenated word] | nicht- [vor einem Adj./Adv.; oft als ein Wort ohne Bindestrich] | |
| until {conj} [not before] | nicht bevor [erst (dann) wenn] | |
Verbs |
| to abort sth. [terminate before completion] | 1292 etw.Akk. abbrechen [vorzeitig beenden] | |
| to abandon sth. [discontinue before completion, e.g. a match, a job, the search etc.] | 680 etw.Akk. abbrechen [vorzeitig beenden, z. B. ein Spiel, einen Job, die Suche etc.] | |
| pol. to lay sth. [before the House] | 430 etw. vorlegen [Gesetzesentwurf] | |
| law to summon sb. [before the court] | 110 jdn. laden [vorladen] | |
| Internet to leak [to publish software, music etc. on the internet before the official release date] | 31 leaken [Software, Musik etc. über das Internet verbreiten vor der offiziellen Veröffentlichung] | |
| to give sb. sth. [allow sb. a feature that has been referred to before, e.g. fairness] | 18 jdm. etw.Akk. lassen [eine Eigenschaft zugestehen] | |
| hist. ind. to scrape sth. [hides, in order to remove the flesh before tanning] | 12 etw. aasen [veraltet] [Gerberjargon] [Felle oder Häute abschaben, vom Fleisch reinigen] | |
| to spray sth. [laundry with water before ironing] | 5 etw.Akk. einsprengen [zu trockene Wäsche vor dem Bügeln] | |
| gastr. oenol. [to prime / rinse a wine glass with wine before use] | etw.Akk. weingrün machen [das Avinieren / Ausspülen eines Weingefäßes mit etwas Wein vor der Verwendung] | |
| to agonize [be in agony before death] | mit dem Tode ringen [Redewendung] | |
| to antedate [date before the actual time] | antedatieren [veraltet] [(ein Schreiben) vorausdatieren od. zurückdatieren] | |
| to darken [face, eyes, sky before storm] | sich verfinstern | |
| to preload [coll.] [drink before going to a nightclub etc.] | vorglühen [ugs.] [fig.] [vor dem Ausgehen Alkohol trinken] | |
| gastr. to prove [to allow dough to rise before baking] | gehen lassen [Teig] | |
Nouns |
| eve [day before] | 1180 Vortag {m} | |
| nightcap [alcoholic drink taken before going to bed] | 303 Absacker {m} [ugs.] [alkoholisches Getränk vor dem Schlafengehen] | |
| relig. grace [before or after meals] | 146 Tischgebet {n} | |
| econ. EBIT [earnings before interest and taxes] | 84 EBIT {n} [Gewinn vor Finanzergebnis, außerordentlichem Ergebnis und Steuern] | |
| aviat. approach [before landing] | 53 Anflug {m} | |
| [best-before (date)] | Verfallsdatum {n} [FALSCH für: Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum] | |
| ropewalk [lane or pathway where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope] | 19 Reeperbahn {f} [niederd. für: Reiferbahn] | |
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