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adjective1) (already arranged for the same time: a prior engagement.) previo, anterior2) (more important: She gave up her job as she felt her family had a prior claim on her attention.) prioritario•- priority- prior to
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feminine - prioress; noun(the head of a priory.) prior; priora- priory
prior,-a m,f (hombre) prior (mujer) prioress 'prior' also found in these entries: Spanish: anterioridad - cita - octava - octavo - previa - previo - priora - antelación - anterior - avisar - aviso - víspera English: engagement - prior - warningpriortr['praɪəSMALLr/SMALL]adjective1 anterior, previo,-a■ I have to refuse because of a prior engagement no puedo aceptar debido a un compromiso previo■ they raised the rent without prior warning subieron el alquiler sin previo aviso\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLprior to antes deto have a prior claim on/to something tener prioridad sobre algo————————priortr['praɪəSMALLr/SMALL]noun1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL prior nombre masculinoprior ['praɪər] adj1) : previo2)prior to : antes deprioradj.• anterior adj.• previo, -a adj.n.• anterior s.m.• prior s.m.
I 'praɪər, 'praɪə(r)adjective (before n) <knowledge/warning> previoI had a prior engagement — ya tenía un compromiso, tenía un compromiso previo
prior to — (as prep) antes de
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noun prior m
I ['praɪǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (=previous) previoI have a prior engagement — tengo un compromiso previo
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to have a prior claim to or on sth/sb, there are others who have a prior claim on my time — hay otros a los que tengo que dedicar mi tiempo que tienen prioridad or están antesshe felt that her past connection with him gave her a prior claim to him — le parecía que su pasada relación le daba ciertos derechos sobre él
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without prior notice/warning — sin previo aviso2) (=earlier) [week, month, year] anteriorin prior years — en años anteriores
2.ADVfrmprior to sth — anterior or previo a algo
prior to doing sth — antes de hacer algo
prior to (his) leaving he hid the money — antes de marchar, escondió el dinero
in the years prior to his death — en los años anteriores or previos a su muerte
prior to that day we had not met — antes de ese día no nos conocíamos, hasta ese día no nos conocimos
prior to this/that — antes de esto/eso
3.ADV (US) antesit happened two days prior — ocurrió dos días antes
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['praɪǝ(r)]N (Rel) prior m* * *
I ['praɪər, 'praɪə(r)]adjective (before n) <knowledge/warning> previoI had a prior engagement — ya tenía un compromiso, tenía un compromiso previo
prior to — (as prep) antes de
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noun prior m
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
