Phrase guide

the day before

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

On the preceding day; the day before. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: the previous day

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: напярэ́дадні (napjarédadni) — on the preceding day
  • Chinese Mandarin: 前一天 (qiányītiān) — on the preceding day
  • Dutch: de dag ervoor — on the preceding day
  • Finnish: edellisena päivänä — on the preceding day
  • Finnish: edellispäivänä — on the preceding day
  • French: la veille — on the preceding day
  • French: le jour précédent — on the preceding day
  • German: am Tag zuvor — on the preceding day
  • Greek: την προηγούμενη μέρα (tin proïgoúmeni méra) — on the preceding day
  • Hindi: कल (kal) — on the preceding day
  • Hindi: पिछले दिन (pichle din) — on the preceding day
  • Hindi: एक दिन पहले (ek din pahle) — on the preceding day
  • Hungarian: az előtte való napon — on the preceding day
  • Hungarian: az előző napon — on the preceding day
  • Hungarian: a megelőző napon — on the preceding day
  • Italian: il giorno prima — on the preceding day
  • Polish: poprzedniego dnia — on the preceding day
  • Russian: накану́не (nakanúne) — on the preceding day
  • Slovak: v predvečer — on the preceding day
  • Spanish: el día anterior — on the preceding day
  • Spanish: el día antes — on the preceding day
  • Spanish: víspera — on the preceding day
  • Ukrainian: напередо́дні (naperedódni) — on the preceding day