zuvor
A2#1,181Hear it
adverb
- before, previously
Used in the library
- Zuvor saß er schon einmal im Knast, zweimal wegen Diebstahl.Before that he had already been in jail once, twice for theft.A2Das gestohlene Bild — The stolen painting (A2)
- Kessler hatte hohe Schulden und hat zuvor im Dorf ein Hotel gekauft.Kessler had big debts and had bought a hotel in the village before that.A2Der Tote im Bootshaus — The dead man in the boathouse (A2)
- Drinnen ist es warm; zuvor waren wir drei Stunden im Schnee.It's warm inside; before that we were out in the snow for three hours.A2Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (A2)
- Der Mesner zeigt Touristen das Grab eines Papstes; Seine Heiligkeit war zuvor Bischof von Bamberg.The sexton shows tourists a pope's grave; His Holiness had previously been Bishop of Bamberg.B2Noch einmal, bitte (29) — Once more, please (29) (B2)