antes
earlier ; formerly ; before now.
These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.
Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.
OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.
antes de
in anticipation of
prior to
no later than
in the run up to
during the run up to
not later than
short of
It was indeed in anticipation of this development that the first wholesaling conger had been formed in the 1680s.
Prior to his current position, he was Director of Ohio State University Libraries for Public Services.
Abstracts for long papers should be submitted no later than June 20, 2002.
State libraries are expected to provide leadership in the run up to the 1991 White House Conference on Libraries on issues such as censorship, literacy and multiculturalism.
A good illustration of this is the two-page advertisement placed in the Financial Times during the run up to the 1984 European Parliament election.
Please send proposals, as soon as possible, and not later than 31 December 2007.
We found a rest area just short of Arlington and kipped down for the night.
antes (de)
in advance (of)
CIP is intended to facilitate the selection and ordering of materials by alerting librarians and others to forthcoming works in advance of their publication.
antes de acostarse
before bed
Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.
antes de ahora
before now
OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.
antes de ayer
the day before yesterday
The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday What day is it today?.
antes de conseguir empleo
preappointment
With this goal in mind, strategies and tactics to bring about greater understanding of information technology in archival science can be devised to meet needs in both preappointment and postappointment education.
antes de darse cuenta
before + Pronombre + know what + happen
before + Pronombre + know it
She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
And, before I knew it, she had shoved her whole head in my coffee cup and taken a big slurp of my coffee!.
antes de + Expresión Temporal
Expresión Temporal + be up
In the 1970s it was called 'living in sin' but the couples who flouted convention back then mostly married each other before two years were up.
antes de finalizar el horario de oficina
by (the) close of business
Nominations must be received at IFLA HQ by the close of business on Monday 5th February 2001.
antes de + Infinitivo
before + Gerundio
Before proceeding it may be wise to offer some definitions.
antes de la contratación
pre-employment [preemployment]
Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years,.
antes del amanecer
before dawn
The pattern of changes in embolisms indicated almost no embolisms before dawn, followed by a rapid rise to a peak in mid-morning, then a progressive loss of embolisms in late afternoon.
antes del año
Expresión Temporal + be up
In the 1970s it was called 'living in sin' but the couples who flouted convention back then mostly married each other before two years were up.
antes del examen
pretest [pre-test]
No significant differences between participants' pretest and posttest scores were identified.
antes de lo previsto
ahead of schedule
By Dec 74, a year ahead of schedule, the restoration department was able to close.
antes de nada
before long
before + Pronombre + know what + happen
before + Pronombre + know it
News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
And, before I knew it, she had shoved her whole head in my coffee cup and taken a big slurp of my coffee!.
antes (de que)
before
It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.
antes de que finalice la jornada laboral
by (the) close of play
We will however endeavour to inform the successful candidate by the close of play on the day of interviews failing which it will be on the following day.
antes de que termine la jornada laboral
by (the) close of play
We will however endeavour to inform the successful candidate by the close of play on the day of interviews failing which it will be on the following day.
antes de tiempo
too soon
premature
But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.
The idea of a critical role for libraries is premature.
antes de todo
before anything else
first off
But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity.
First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
antes de una emergencia
pre-emergency
Pre-emergency planning in the library should cover displaying of emergency telephone numbers, marking locations of fire extinguishers, and organising alternative storage sites.
antes morir que
would rather + Verbo + than
I would rather a great book or a great picture fell into the hands of the corporation than into the hands of an individual.
antes o después de
either side of
Other patents were sought, published in the 5 years either side of 1980, which marked out an extended research programme.
antes que
sooner than
Since the preliminary cataloging data and the redistributed national records will be available sooner than full LC cataloging data, they will be offered through the MARC Distribution Service as an aid to acquisitions work.
antes que nada
first of all
before anything else
first off
above all things
first and foremost
First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.
But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity.
First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.
First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.
antes que te cases, mira lo que haces
look before you leap
If you are ready to tackle this task, then go for it, but look before you leap!.
antes todo continúa como antes
life goes on as before
Where the waters didn't reach life goes on as before; where it did reach there is death, destruction, disease and no hope.
cantar victoria antes de tiempo
speak too soon
But he spoke too soon - since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar.
como antes
as before
As before, the arguments are included in the report.
como nunca antes
like never before
You can transform yourself completely through such luxury holidays where you can roll in the lap of comfort and enjoy each moment like never before.
continuar como antes
go on + as before
Where the waters didn't reach life goes on as before; where it did reach there is death, destruction, disease and no hope.
cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible
at + Posesivo + earliest convenience
Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
cuando antes pueda
at + Posesivo + earliest convenience
Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
cuanto antes
as soon as possible (asap)
If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
cuanto antes mejor
the sooner the better
The more mechanical parts of the research, such as literature search or data collecting, are best done on a regular timetable, and the sooner it is over the better, leaving the student more time to think and write.
cuanto antes + Pronombre + convenga
at + Posesivo + earliest convenience
Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
deber haber ocurrido antes
be long overdue
In a profession which is composed largely of women, this research is most welcome and long overdue.
detenerse antes de
stop + short of
Many attempts to evaluate reference services stop short of developing methods for improving these services = Muchos intentos de evaluar los servicios de referencia no llegan a desarrollar los métodos necesarios para mejorarlos.
enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo
pre-service education
The author discusses the importance of preservice and inservice education and suggests a training programme for special librarians.
haber pasado por aquí antes
have been down this road before
Because your uterus has already been down this road before, and your abdominal muscles might not be as taut as they were the first time around, your second pregnancy will start showing sooner.
hablar antes de tiempo
speak too soon
But he spoke too soon - since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar.
justo antes de
on the eve of
in the run up to
during the run up to
Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.
State libraries are expected to provide leadership in the run up to the 1991 White House Conference on Libraries on issues such as censorship, literacy and multiculturalism.
A good illustration of this is the two-page advertisement placed in the Financial Times during the run up to the 1984 European Parliament election.
justo antes (de que)
immediately before
In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.
llegar antes de lo previsto
arrive + ahead of time
Arrive ahead of time, dress formally and smartly and portray confidence and composure with your posture and body language.
lo mismo que antes
the same as before
Not surprisingly books continued to look much the same as before.
los días antes de
leading up to
The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.
más que antes
more than ever
more than ever before
In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.
The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible.
más que antes
more ... than ever before
Today the environment is changing more quickly than ever before, driven by technological change.
más que nunca antes
more ... than ever before
Today the environment is changing more quickly than ever before, driven by technological change.
más que nunca antes
more than ever before
more than ever
The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible.
In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.
mencionado antes
above-mentioned
above-named
Most the above-mentioned publications are available for purchase by the public through the normal channels.
I have not previously been supplied with a copy of the above-named article by any librarian.
minutos antes de
minutes before
In order to evaluate the significance of taking vitamin complexes minutes before soccer games, 40 soccer players were tested.
mucho antes
early on
The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
mucho antes de
well before
Most countries devised their own schemes well before they joined the European Community.
mucho tiempo antes de (que)
long before
It has thus contributed to the cause of 'universal bibliographic control' long before this phrase came into vogue.
no antes de
no sooner than
The effect of drugs on myoelectric activity of the digestive tract should be evaluated no sooner than 2 weeks after electrode implantation.
no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
don't count your chickens before they are hatched
You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes
be a shell of + Reflexivo
be a shadow of + Posesivo + former self
be a shadow of + Reflexivo
be a shell of + Posesivo + former self
As of today she is just a shell of herself, hasn't eaten in 3 days and over those 3 days has taken maybe a few teaspoons of water.
It took a week to reduce the East Timorese capital to a smouldering shadow of its former self.
He had a good season last year but this time around he's just a shadow of himself.
These feelings have slowly devoured Mary over the years, to the point where she is just a shell of her former self.
no visto antes
unprecedented
We might next note the unprecedented success of the Library of Congress' MARC Distribution Service, which provides authoritative, quality cataloging data in machine-readable, and hence, machine-manipulatable, form.
pasar año(s) antes de que
be year(s) before
In conclusion, in terms of the future of automated catalogs, the Wright brothers have just flown and it will be many years before the supersonic transport catalog is generally available for the majority of libraries.
poco antes de + Fecha
shortly before + Fecha
There are no arrangement fees and there is no formal commitment until contract signature, which is normally shortly before the date of each disbursement.
que fue común antes
once-common
Thus some once-common ordinary watermarks - crown, foolscap, hand, etc. - disappeared.
seguir como antes
go on + as before
Where the waters didn't reach life goes on as before; where it did reach there is death, destruction, disease and no hope.
un año antes de
a year ahead of
It could be issued to libraries at least a year ahead of user requirements.
usado antes
second-hand [secondhand]
A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.
y antes de nada
the next thing + Pronombre + know
The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.
y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta
the next thing + Pronombre + know
The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.
