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► 名詞
  [(1)まえ]    meaning:  ago  rank: 1
☆ それは随分前のだ ⇨ That happened quite a while ago
☆ は三前にウィンブルドン優勝した ⇨ He won at Wimbledon 3 years ago
☆ 彼女は十分位前に帰った ⇨ She went home about 10 minutes ago

  [(1)まえ]    meaning:  before  rank: 1
☆ 前の首相 ⇨ The previous Prime Minister
☆ には前が有る ⇨ He has priors, criminal records
☆ には前に会ったことがある ⇨ I met him before
☆ の前に未だ待っている ⇨ There are still 3 people waiting before me

  [(1)まえ]    meaning:  front  rank: 1
☆ 前のブレーキけた ⇨ The car in front of me slammed on the brake
☆ 子供の前でそのをしないで ⇨ Don’t talk about it in front of the kids
☆ 運転するは前をろ ⇨ Look ahead when you drive a car
☆ の前の銀行 ⇨ The bank in front of the station

► 接尾辞
  [まえ]    meaning:  portion  rank: 3
☆ 昼食を十人前注文した ⇨ I ordered lunch for 10 people  (☛ 一人前(いちにんまえ), 二人前(ににんまえ), 三人前)

► 接頭辞
  [(1)ぜん]  [liter]    meaning:  before  rank: 1
☆ 売上の前年度との比較 ⇨ A comparison of sales with the previous year
☆ 小泉前首相 ⇨ A former prime minister Koizumi


More examples:
  • だ、お前? ⇨ What the fuck are you doing? Who the fuck are you?
  • 跳躍選手ぶ前に助走する ⇨ Long jumpers run (to gain momentum) before taking off
  • に人前でをかかせようとした ⇨ He tried to humiliate me in public
  • 恐竜は七千程前に絶滅した ⇨ Dinosaurs became extinct about 70 million years ago
  • ビートルズは空前の世界的熱狂巻き起こした ⇨ The Beatles created an unprecedented worldwide craze
  • 建物倒壊したが、住人は事前に避難して無事だった ⇨ The building collapsed, but the dwellers had all evacuated prior and were safe
  • の前書き ⇨ The preface of a book
  • の前に行列出来ている ⇨ There is a long line of people in front of the store
  • は以前から警察要注意人物られていた ⇨ He has been regarded as a potential troublemaker by police
  • お前はおびじゃないんだよ ⇨ You’re not called. You’re not needed here. Take a hike
  • 建前はいいから本音えよ ⇨ Enough of official statements. Say what you really think
  • の前で手品披露した ⇨ He performed a magic for everybody
  • 相手に「お前こそどうなんだ」と聞き返した ⇨ He asked back to the other guy “what about you?”
  • お前の根性叩き直してやる ⇨ I’m gonna straighten up your character
  • お前には指図する権利はない ⇨ You have no right to order people around