previous

previous
'pri:viəs
adjective
(earlier in time or order: on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house.) anterior
- previous to
previous adj anterior
my previous car was Japanese mi coche anterior era japonés
previous
tr['priːvɪəs]
adjective
1 previo,-a, anterior
■ the previous day el día anterior
■ previous experience experiencia previa
■ a previous engagement un compromiso previo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
previous to antes de, anterior a
previous convictions antecedentes nombre masculino plural penales
previous ['pri:viəs] adj
: previo, anterior
previous knowledge: conocimientos previos
the previous day: el día anterior
in the previous year: en el año pasado
previous
adj.
• anterior adj.
• previo, -a adj.
'priːviəs
adjective
a) (earlier) (before n) <occasion/attempt/page> anterior; <experience/knowledge> previo

on the previous day — el día anterior, la víspera

I had a previous engagement — ya tenía un compromiso, tenía un compromiso previo

b)

previous to — (as prep) anterior a

previous to this — anteriormente

['priːvɪǝs]
1. ADJ
1) (=former, earlier) [night, day, year, page] anterior; [experience] previo

• we met by previous arrangement — nos reunimos acordando una cita previa or mediante cita previa

• I have a previous engagement — tengo un compromiso previo

• in a previous incarnation or life — en una vida anterior

• on previous occasions — en ocasiones anteriores

• the car has had two previous owners — el coche ha pasado por dos manos

• in previous years — los años anteriores

conviction
2) * hum (=hasty) prematuro

this seems somewhat previous — esto parece algo prematuro

you were a bit previous in inviting him — te has precipitado un poco invitándole

2.
PREP

previous to: in the five years previous to 1992 — durante los cinco años anteriores a 1992

previous to that she had worked in London — antes de eso había trabajado en Londres

* * *
['priːviəs]
adjective
a) (earlier) (before n) <occasion/attempt/page> anterior; <experience/knowledge> previo

on the previous day — el día anterior, la víspera

I had a previous engagement — ya tenía un compromiso, tenía un compromiso previo

b)

previous to — (as prep) anterior a

previous to this — anteriormente


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