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vorab    voran    vorankommen    vorantreiben    voraus   
 
 
   
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Translation of vor

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vor  in front 
vor Ich war vor sieben Jahren dort. ago I was there seven years ago.
vor  before 
vor Es ist fünf vor eins. to It is five to one.

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Für manche Führungskräfte hat die Karriere Vorrang vor der Familie. For some executives career takes precedence over family.
Manche Paare setzen vor der Heirat einen Ehevertrag auf, um für den Fall einer Trennung oder Scheidung die Aufteilung des Vermögens festzulegen. Some couples draw up a prenup before marriage to arrange a split of their assets in case of a breakup or divorce.
Jeden Abend saß er an ihrer Bettkante und las ihr ein Märchen vor. Every night, he sat at her bedside and read her a fairy tale.
besorgt sein; Angst haben vor to be apprehensive; to be worried; to be nervous
vor Verlust schützen to protect against loss
Angst haben vor to be scared; to be scared (of)
vor allem primarily; particularly; especially
vor (zeitlich); vor (in Uhrzeiten) before; to
bewahren, schützen vor to preserve from
fürchten vor; Angst haben to be afraid
brüllen vor Lachen roar with laughter
kürzlich; vor Kurzem recently; recent


Although it is very cold, I love the fresh air there. After an hour and after finishing the getting dressed in warm winter-clothes I am usually ready for skiing. Normally I like to go out early.
Before you make a reservation we need to check whether it has car parking, please wait. I will be in Switzerland next week. I am trying to get 4 or 5 days off. I will be back on the end of the year.
The second day we visited the bird and the fish market, some large shopping malls and dedicated the entire day with shopping clothes and strolling around. I found a nice jacket, which I am still wearing.