See förr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "It was better before (things used to be better)",
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},
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"type": "example"
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"english": "The sooner the better.",
"text": "Ju förr desto bättre",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Sooner or later it will happen.",
"text": "Förr eller senare händer det.",
"type": "example"
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"english": "He'd rather sacrifice his right hand.",
"text": "Förr offrar han sin högra hand.",
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"Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
"Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
"Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
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"text": "Det var bättre förr",
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"english": "Sooner or later it will happen.",
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"word": "förr"
}
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