No. 8,578 in French
antérieur
Earlier; preceding; prior.
In a sentence
Le concept antérieur est fondamental pour comprendre cette théorie.
The prior concept is fundamental for understanding this theory.
Used here to mean 'prior' or 'previous', referring to the concept that precedes others in importance or sequence.
La blessure antérieure affecte encore ses performances.
The previous injury still affects their performance.
Applied to indicate an event or condition that occurred before but continues to have an impact.
Nous avons discuté de la période antérieure dans l'histoire.
We discussed the former period in history.
Indicating a time period that precedes the current one, showing a temporal relationship.
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