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"before; in advance of the time when" in Dutch

voordat
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The Dutch translation for “before; in advance of the time when” is voordat.

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before; previous to alvorens

Examples of "before; in advance of the time when" in use

There are 12 examples of the Dutch word for "before; in advance of the time when" being used:
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before she came here voordat ze hier kwam
before he could say anything else voordat hij iets anders kon zeggen
He became very rich before he died. Hij werd aanzienlijk rijk voordat hij stierf.
Can I quickly pee before we leave? Mag ik even plassen voordat we vertrekken?
It took me a while to understand what she was trying to say. Het duurde even, voordat ik begreep wat ze probeerde te zeggen.
She fastened her helmet before cycling. Ze gespte haar helm vast voordat ze ging fietsen.
and before he well knew how it had happened, he found himself in a large garden, in which fragrant elders bent their long green branches down to the water en voordat het beest het recht wist, bevond het zich in een grote tuin, waarin de vlierbomen geurden en hun lange, groene takken tot in het water neerbogen
I want to talk to you before you leave. Ik wil u spreken voordat u weggaat.
Defog your diving mask before diving. Ontwasem je duikmasker voordat je duikt.
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could. Eerst laat op de dag werd het stil; maar het arme eendje durfde nog niet opstaan; het wachtte nog verscheidene uren, voordat het omkeek, en toen snelde het uit het moeras weg, zo vlug als het maar kon.

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and before he well knew how it had happened, he found himself in a large garden, in which fragrant elders bent their long green branches down to the water,
before he could say anything else,
before she came here,
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could.
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