come before

précéder, venir avant

Se produire plus tôt ou occuper une place antérieure dans une suite.

En anglais simple : To happen earlier or have an earlier place in a sequence.

• Tuesday comes before Wednesday.
• The introduction came before the first chapter.
• Which letter comes before Q?

Comment l'utiliser : come before something (In this list, your name comes before mine.)

Synonymes : precede

Contraires : follow, come after

Expressions courantes : come before something, come before lunch, come before summer

passer avant, primer sur

Être plus important que quelqu’un ou quelque chose et avoir la priorité.

En anglais simple : To be more important than someone or something else.

• Safety comes before speed.
• Her family always came before her career.
• Should profit come before people's health?

Comment l'utiliser : come before someone/something (Your health should come before your work.)

Synonymes : take priority over, come ahead of, outrank

Contraires : come after

Expressions courantes : come before something, come before someone, come before profit

être soumis à, être examiné par

Être présenté à une autorité ou à un groupe officiel pour discussion ou décision.

En anglais simple : To be presented to an official group or person so they can discuss it or make a decision.

• The proposal comes before the board tomorrow.
• Her case came before the court last month.
• When will this issue come before the committee?

Comment l'utiliser : come before an authority (The planning application will come before the council next week.)

Synonymes : be considered by, be heard by

Expressions courantes : come before the board, come before a committee, come before the court

comparaître devant, se présenter devant

Se présenter devant un juge, un dirigeant ou une autre autorité, généralement pour une raison officielle.

En anglais simple : To appear before a judge, ruler, or other person with power, usually for an official reason.

• The witness came before the judge.
• She was ordered to come before the king.
• All three defendants will come before the same magistrate.

Comment l'utiliser : come before someone in authority (The prisoner came before the judge on Monday.)

Synonymes : appear before

Expressions courantes : come before someone, come before a judge, come before the king