preliminary

preliminar, inicial

Hecho como preparación para lo principal o antes de disponer de información definitiva.

En inglés sencillo: Done first to prepare for something more important, or happening before final information is available.

• These are preliminary results.
• We held a preliminary meeting before starting the project.
• The preliminary tests showed no serious problems.

Sinónimos: initial, preparatory, introductory

Antónimos: final

Expresiones frecuentes: preliminary results, preliminary discussion, preliminary investigation

preparativo, preliminar

Algo que se hace antes para preparar la actividad o el acontecimiento principal.

En inglés sencillo: Something done first to prepare for the main activity or event.

• Let us finish the preliminaries first.
• Checking the equipment is a necessary preliminary to the experiment.
• After a few brief preliminaries, the discussion began.

Cómo se usa: a preliminary to something (This interview is a preliminary to the final selection.)

Sinónimos: preparation, preparatory step

Expresiones frecuentes: necessary preliminary, preliminary to something, skip the preliminaries

antes de, previamente a

Antes de que empiece algo, generalmente como preparación.

En inglés sencillo: Before something begins, usually as preparation for it.

• Preliminary to dinner, the host welcomed everyone.
• Preliminary to the discussions, each member introduced themselves.
• We exchanged documents preliminary to the negotiations.

Cómo se usa: preliminary to something (Preliminary to the meeting, we checked the figures.)

Sinónimos: before, prior to

Antónimos: after

Expresiones frecuentes: preliminary to something, preliminary to discussions