Before - Avant (The 40th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Before is Avant. It can be used as noun, adjective, adverb, preposition. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 40th most commonly used word in French. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, time & frequency. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: before

French: avant

Examples


Before I leave, I would like to see you.	J'aimerais te voir avant de partir.
Come here at six, not before.	Viens ici à six heures, pas avant.
You're the only person I know who doesn't knock before entering my office.	Vous êtes la seule personne que je connaisse, qui ne frappe pas avant d'entrer dans mon bureau.
You should've knocked before you came in.	Vous auriez dû frapper avant d'entrer.
Tell him you love him before it's too late	Dis-lui que tu l'aimes avant qu'il ne soit trop tard.
I always take a bath before going to sleep.	Je prends toujours un bain avant d'aller me coucher.
He said that he had seen the picture before.	Il avait dit qu'il avait vu le film avant.
I was expected here before ten.	Je devais être là avant 22 h.

I promise that I'll do that before the end of the month.	Je promets de le faire avant la fin du mois.
I want life to go back to the way it was before.	Je veux que la vie redevienne comme avant.
I'll see you before I go.	Je te verrai avant de partir.
I have a few things to finish up before I go home.	J'ai quelques trucs à terminer avant d'aller à la maison.
I have a lot of things I have to do before tomorrow.	Il y a beaucoup de choses que je dois faire avant demain.
Close the window before you leave.	Ferme la fenêtre avant de partir.
I want to get out of here before anyone sees us.	Je veux sortir d'ici avant que quelqu'un ne nous voie.
I want to talk to you before you leave.	Je veux te parler avant que tu partes.
I had never seen him before.	Je ne l'avais jamais vue avant cette époque.
I have to finish up some things before I go.	Je dois finir deux trois trucs avant d'y aller.
Please knock before entering.	Veuillez frapper avant d'entrer.
Knock before entering.	Frappez avant d'entrer.
Duty should come before anything else.	Le devoir avant tout.