La palabra del día: "antemano"
antemano ( ahn-teh-mah'-no )
(adverb) beforehand, in advance
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Examples:
1. Quiero darles las gracias de antemano por ayudarme con mi mudanza.
I want to thank you all in advance for your helping me with my move.
2. El alcalde había decidido de antemano cerrar las escuelas, no importaba lo que pensara la comunidad.
The mayor had decided in advance to shut down the schools, regardless of what the community thought.
8 Answers
I never forget my birthday because I know about it in advance.
Nunca me olvido de mi cumpleaños porque lo sé de antemano.
Si supiéramos de antemano lo que al final era como ,
entonces la vida no sería divertido.
If we knew in advance what the end was like ,
then life would not be fun.
¡Sabía de antemano que la sandía seré estaría deliciosa!
He knew in advance that the watermelon would be delicious!
Si vas al supermercado, sugiero que hagas una lista de antemano.
If you are going to the supermarket, I suggest that you make a list beforehand.
Liliana prepared beforehand for the guests, but still ran out of food.
Liliana preparó antemano para los invitados, pero aún se acabó de la comida.
Lo debería ser una sorpresa, pero lo supo de eso antemano.
It was supposed to be a suprise, but he knew about it beforehand.
Siempre hay alguien que cree que sabe quien va a gañar. Pero si fuera tan fácil, no correríamos.
There´s always someone that thinks they know who will win. But if it were that easy, we wouldn´t race.
two hours beforehand
con dos horas de antelación, dos horas antes
