come before

US /kʌm bɪˈfɔːr/
UK /kʌm bɪˈfɔːr/
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1.

passer avant, précéder

to be more important than something else

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Safety should always come before speed.
La sécurité doit toujours passer avant la vitesse.
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His family will always come before his career.
Sa famille passera toujours avant sa carrière.
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precedeoutranktake precedence overbe more important thantake priority over
2.

venir avant, précéder

to happen or exist earlier than something else

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The invention of the wheel came before written language.
L'invention de la roue est venue avant le langage écrit.
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In the alphabet, 'B' comes before 'C'.
Dans l'alphabet, 'B' vient avant 'C'.
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precedeantedatego before
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beforecomecome incomelycome bycome in forcome into