aurretik

adb .

1. past, by; \aurretik zebilkien hodei beltza the black cloud that floated past them

2. ahead; \aurretik bidean ahead on the road; kendu \aurretik! get out of the way!; zoaz \aurretik! go on ahead; han doaz zenbait ardi \aurretik they' re going ahead of some sheep there

3. before; lehenagoko euskaldunek santu baten izenari \aurretik ezartzen zioten izena Basques in former times put a saint' s name before their own

4. ( lehen, lehenago )

a. before, beforehand, previously; \aurretik egin behar izan zenuen you should have done it beforehand; \aurretik gertatutako gauzak gogoan izanik having borne in mind things that had occurred previously

b. (+ aditza ) before; jan \aurretik before eating; irten \aurretik before departing| prior to departure post.

1. in the presence of; Erregeren \aurretik haserretuta irten zen he left the King' s presence in a huff; kendu tigre goseti hori gure \aurretik! get that hungry tiger away from us!

2. past; aitaren etxe \aurretik pasa nintzen I went past my father' s house

3. in front of; idien \aurretik gurdi ipini to put the ox before the cart

4. ( baino lehen ) before, prior to; Mesiasen \aurretik etorri zena the one who came before the Messiah; egun batzuez \aurretik a few days beforehand; gerrate \aurretik before the war