Préalablement (en. Previously)

/pʁe.a.la.bləmɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Indicates an action that must take place before another.

You must register preliminarily to participate in the event.

Vous devez vous inscrire préalablement pour participer à l'événement.

Means that a condition must be fulfilled beforehand.

Prepare the documents preliminarily before the meeting.

Préparez les documents préalablement à la réunion.

Used to emphasize the necessity of a prior step.

Initially, a plan of action must be established.

Préalablement, il faut établir un plan d'action.

Derived from the prefix 'pre-' meaning 'before' and the word 'alablement' from the verb 'alabler' which means 'to prepare'.

Act preliminarily

To perform an action before another.

agir préalablement

Prepare preliminarily

To prepare in advance for something.

préparer préalablement

Establish preliminarily

To set up or lay the groundwork for an action before it takes place.

établir préalablement

Preceding

Which precedes or conditions something.

préalable

To prepare

To make sure that something is ready.

préparer

Before

Indicates a moment that precedes.

avant

To do something in advance (moderate slang).

I need to finish my file, preliminarily to the deadline.

Il faut que je termine mon dossier, préalablement à la deadline.

To be organized (familiar slang).

She is always ready in advance for exams.

Elle est toujours préalablement prête pour les examens.