No. 542 in Spanish
anteriores
"Anteriores" means "previous" or "earlier" in English.
In a sentence
Los eventos anteriores fueron cruciales para el resultado final.
The previous events were crucial for the final outcome.
Here, 'anteriores' refers to events that occurred before the current point of discussion, denoting a previous time frame.
Estudié las lecciones anteriores antes de la prueba.
I studied the previous lessons before the test.
In this context, 'anteriores' is used to describe lessons that were covered earlier in time relating to the test preparation.
Las páginas anteriores del libro contienen ilustraciones interesantes.
The previous pages of the book contain interesting illustrations.
Here, 'anteriores' describes pages that precede the current point within the book, focusing on their earlier sequence.
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