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    Anteriores (en. Previous)

    /anteɾioɾes/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    adjective
    That occurs or exists before something else.
    The previous questions are very relevant to the current topic.
    Las preguntas anteriores son muy relevantes para el tema actual.
    Refers to past events in a speech or narration.
    In the previous slides, the evolution of the project was shown.
    En las diapositivas anteriores, se mostró la evolución del proyecto.
    Can refer to objects that are situated further to the front in a series.
    The previous seats have a better view of the stage.
    Los asientos anteriores tienen una mejor vista del escenario.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'anterior', which means 'that is ahead' or 'previous'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    the previous events
    Refers to actions or circumstances that occurred in the past.
    los eventos anteriores
    in the previous chapters
    Indicates information that was presented earlier in a narrative.
    en los capítulos anteriores
    prior to that
    Means that something happened before the current reference.
    anterior a eso

    Related Words

    anterior
    That is before in time or order.
    anterior
    antecedent
    That precedes another thing, especially in a series or relation.
    antecedente
    prior
    That occurs before in time or space.
    previo

    Slang Meanings

    Referring to something that happened some time ago, but in a colloquial way.
    That was in previous times, when everything was different.
    Eso fue en tiempos anteriores, cuando todo era diferente.
    Used in informal contexts to mention past experiences.
    Look, in my previous jobs I did a lot of interesting things.
    Mira, en mis anteriores trabajos yo hacía muchas cosas interesantes.