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Pronunciation / Transliteration: précédent
"Il a travaillé ici l'année précédente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Existing or happening before the present time or before a particular event.
"He had two children from a previous marriage."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from Latin praevius (from prae 'before' + via 'way') + -ous.
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précédent
Transliteration: précédent
"Il a travaillé ici l'année précédente."
vorherig
Transliteration: vorherig
"Im vorherigen Kapitel haben wir viel gelernt."
precedente
Transliteration: precedente
"Ho incontrato il mio capo precedente ieri."
previo
Transliteration: previo
"Sin previo aviso, empezó a llover."
anterior
Transliteration: anterior
"No ano anterior, nós viajamos muito."
पिछला
Transliteration: pichhla
"यह पिछले अध्याय में था।"
以前的
Transliteration: yǐqián de
"这是我以前的工作。"
이전의
Transliteration: ijeon-ui
"그것은 이전 직장에서의 일입니다."
前の
Transliteration: mae no
"私は前の会社で働いていました。"
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