No. 2,423 in Catalan
prèvies
"Prèvies" in Catalan means "preliminary" or "previous things/events."
In a sentence
Les tasques prèvies a l'esdeveniment ja estan acabades.
The preparatory tasks for the event are already completed.
In this sentence, 'prèvies' is used as an adjective to describe tasks ('tasques') as those that come before the event.
Durant les discussions prèvies, es van acordar diversos punts importants.
During the preliminary discussions, several important points were agreed upon.
Here, 'prèvies' modifies 'discussions', indicating that these discussions took place prior to something else.
Cal revisar les condicions prèvies abans de signar el contracte.
It is necessary to review the prior conditions before signing the contract.
In this context, 'prèvies' describes the conditions ('condicions') that exist before the act of signing the contract.
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