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before
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a word and another word (e.g., par, en).
1. (prior to)
a. devant
I had never performed before such a large crowd.Je n’avais jamais joué devant un public aussi nombreux.
a. avant
A poet is, before anything else, a person who is in love with language.Un poète est, avant toute chose, une personne amoureuse du langage.
a. avant
Put this book before the blue one so they'll be in alphabetical order.Mets ce livre avant le livre bleu pour qu'ils soient dans l'ordre alphabétique.
a. devant
The tourists stood before the monument in awed silence.Les touristes se tenaient devant le monument dans un silence émerveillé.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
6. (previously)
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., et, ou).
a. avant que (one subject in each clause)
The children finish their homework before their mother gets home.Les enfants terminent leurs devoirs avant que leur mère ne rentre à la maison.
b. avant de (a common subject for both clauses)
We need to make a list before we go to the grocery store.Nous devons faire une liste avant d'aller au supermarché.
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