What does 直前 (chokuzen | ちょくぜん) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

試合の直前はいつも緊張する。
shiai no chokuzen wa itsumo kinchō suru.
I always get nervous just before a match.

試合の直前はいつも神経質になる。
shiai no chokuzen wa itsumo shinkeishitsu ni naru.
I always get nervous just before a match.

私は晩ご飯の直前に犬にエサをやる。
watashi wa ban gohan no chokuzen ni inu ni esa o yaru.
I feed my dog just before I eat dinner.

試合の直前にはいつもあがっています。
shiai no chokuzen ni wa itsumo agatte i masu.
I always get nervous just before a match.

舞が家出を敢行する、直前のことだろう。
mai ga iede o kankō suru, chokuzen no koto daro u.
That was probably just before Mai took the drastic step of leaving home.

私が電話したとき、ボブは出かける直前だった。
watashi ga denwa shi ta toki, bobu wa dekakeru chokuzen datta.
Bob was on the point of leaving when I rang him up. | Bob was on the point of leaving when I called him. | Bob was just about to leave when I telephoned him.

戦争の直前、日本がフランスと同盟を結びました。
sensō no chokuzen, nippon ga furansu to dōmei o musubi mashi ta.
Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.

その記者は新聞が印刷される直前に記事を送った。
sono kisha wa shinbun ga insatsu sa reru chokuzen ni kiji o okutta.
The reporter filed his story just before the paper went to press.

生徒たちは試験の直前になるまで本気になって勉強しない。
seito tachi wa shiken no chokuzen ni naru made honki ni natte benkyō shi nai.
The students never really get with it till just before the exam. | Students never really study seriously until just before the exams.

結婚直前、泥酔の父親は「何処の馬の骨か解らん奴に娘をやれん！」と花婿に怒鳴りつけた。
kekkon chokuzen, deisui no chichioya wa ' doko no umanohone ka kairan yatsu ni musume o yaren! ' to hanamuko ni donaritsuke ta.
Just before the wedding, the drunken father shouted at the groom: "I won't hand out my daughter to some stranger!".

	The Japanese word
	直前
	is pronounced
	chokuzen \| ちょくぜん
	means
	just before

	Examples:
	試合の直前はいつも緊張する。 shiai no chokuzen wa itsumo kinchō suru. I always get nervous just before a match.
	試合の直前はいつも神経質になる。 shiai no chokuzen wa itsumo shinkeishitsu ni naru. I always get nervous just before a match.
	私は晩ご飯の直前に犬にエサをやる。 watashi wa ban gohan no chokuzen ni inu ni esa o yaru. I feed my dog just before I eat dinner.
	試合の直前にはいつもあがっています。 shiai no chokuzen ni wa itsumo agatte i masu. I always get nervous just before a match.
	舞が家出を敢行する、直前のことだろう。 mai ga iede o kankō suru, chokuzen no koto daro u. That was probably just before Mai took the drastic step of leaving home.
	私が電話したとき、ボブは出かける直前だった。 watashi ga denwa shi ta toki, bobu wa dekakeru chokuzen datta. Bob was on the point of leaving when I rang him up. \| Bob was on the point of leaving when I called him. \| Bob was just about to leave when I telephoned him.
	戦争の直前、日本がフランスと同盟を結びました。 sensō no chokuzen, nippon ga furansu to dōmei o musubi mashi ta. Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.
	その記者は新聞が印刷される直前に記事を送った。 sono kisha wa shinbun ga insatsu sa reru chokuzen ni kiji o okutta. The reporter filed his story just before the paper went to press.
	生徒たちは試験の直前になるまで本気になって勉強しない。 seito tachi wa shiken no chokuzen ni naru made honki ni natte benkyō shi nai. The students never really get with it till just before the exam. \| Students never really study seriously until just before the exams.
	結婚直前、泥酔の父親は「何処の馬の骨か解らん奴に娘をやれん！」と花婿に怒鳴りつけた。 kekkon chokuzen, deisui no chichioya wa ' doko no umanohone ka kairan yatsu ni musume o yaren! ' to hanamuko ni donaritsuke ta. Just before the wedding, the drunken father shouted at the groom: "I won't hand out my daughter to some stranger!".

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org