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antenado: having antennae
antenal: antennal
antenatal: antenatal, prenatal
antenatresero: a TV program or series of Antena 3, a famous TV channel of Spain; a fan of Antena 3; someone who works for Antena 3
antenombre: title before a proper name
antenupcial: before marriage
anteojera: glasses case
anteojeras: blinkers
anteojito: white-eye (bird)
anteojo: lens; owl
anteojos: glasses
anteojos de sol: sunglasses
anteojudo: bespectacled
anteorbital: anteorbital
antepagar: to pay beforehand
antepalco: antechamber to the box
antepasado: ancestor, forefather
antepasado: before last
antepasar: to precede
antepatio: forecourt
antepaís: foreland (zone where eroded material is deposited)
antepecho: window sill; railing
antepenúltimo: antepenultimate, third to last
antepié: forefoot
anteponer: to put or place in front of; to prefer
anteportada: half title
anteposición: anteposition
anteproyecto: a preliminary plan
anteproyecto de ley: bill
antepuerta: portière
antepuerto: harbour
antequerano: native or inhabitant of Antequera (usually male)
antequerano: of, from or relating to Antequera
antequino: cavetto
antera: anther
anteridio: antheridium
anterior: anterior (in time), previous, earlier, former, past; anterior (in space)
anterioridad: anteriority
anteriormente: previously
anteroinferior: anteroinferior
anterolateral: anterolateral
anteromedial: anteromedial
anteroposterior: anteroposterior
anteroposteriormente: anteroposteriorly
anterosuperior: anterosuperior
anterozoide: antherozoid
anterógrado: anterograde
antes: before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
antes: earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time); soon (in certain phrases); ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de); once, formerly (in the past); first (before a condition is fulfilled)
antes bien: rather
antes de anoche: the night before last
antes de ayer: the day before yesterday
antes de nada: first of all, first off, before anything else, above all, first and foremost
antes de tiempo: prematurely
antes del día: at sunrise
antes hoy que mañana: no time like the present
antes que nada: first of all, before anything else, first off, before all else, first and foremost, above all, before everything else
antes se coge al mentiroso que a un cojo: a lie has no legs; truth will out
antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo: a lie has no legs
antes y con antes: as soon as possible