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Usages of prima
La tua sveglia potrebbe suonare prima, se la imposti meglio.
Your alarm clock could ring earlier if you set it better.
Sarei entrato prima se la coda fosse stata più corta.
I would have gone in earlier if the queue had been shorter.
Se il conducente avesse visto la pioggia, avrebbe frenato prima.
If the driver had seen the rain, he would have braked earlier.
Test yourself: What does prima mean?
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