adverb#5,209 by frequency
накануне
[nəkɐˈnunʲe]nakanune
the day before; on the eve of
Meanings
- 1
the day before
Я нашёл книгу, которую потерял накануне.
I found the book which I had lost the day before.
Tatoeba · marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
Том попал в больницу ещё накануне Рождества.
Tom has been in the hospital since Christmas Eve.
Tatoeba · odexed · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
on the eve of
Накануне экзамена он очень волновался.
He was very anxious on the eve of the exam.
Tatoeba · soweli_Elepanto · CC BY 2.0 FR