Before in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishLinks two events to indicate that one occurs earlier in time than the other.

Definition in PortugueseLiga dois acontecimentos e indica que um ocorreu primeiro.

Example sentences

• Eu tinha lavado a louça antes de minha mãe se levantar.🔊

  I had washed the dishes before my mother got up.

• Minha irmã tinha comido antes de eu me levantar.🔊

  My sister had eaten before I got up.

Learn it in a lesson

• Putting past events in order in Brazilian Portuguese

before in other languages

• What before means
• In French
• In Japanese