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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 10 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.
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.
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.
Can I quickly pee before we leave?

Mag ik even plassen voordat we vertrekken?
It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.

Omdat licht sneller reist dan geluid zien we de bliksem voordat we de donder horen.

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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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