previous

précédent, antérieur

Qui a eu lieu ou existé avant le moment ou la chose dont on parle.

En anglais simple : Happening or existing before the time or thing being discussed.

• Read the previous page.
• Her previous job was in a bank.
• We had met the previous summer.

Synonymes : earlier, prior, preceding

Contraires : next, subsequent

Expressions courantes : previous year, previous experience, previous owner

casier judiciaire

Les condamnations d'une personne pour des crimes ou délits commis dans le passé.

En anglais simple : A record of crimes someone has been found guilty of in the past.

• The thief had previous.
• Police discovered that she had no previous.
• The judge knew he had previous for assault.

Comment l'utiliser : have previous (The suspect has previous for theft.)

Synonymes : criminal record

Expressions courantes : have previous, no previous, a lot of previous

contentieux, vieille rancune

Des disputes ou problèmes passés entre des personnes.

En anglais simple : A history of arguments or trouble between people.

• Those two have previous.
• There is some previous between the neighbours.
• She refused to cooperate because they had previous.

Comment l'utiliser : have previous with someone (He has previous with the other player.)

Synonymes : bad blood, history

Expressions courantes : some previous, have previous, previous between people

avant

Dans « previous to », indique qu'une chose se situe avant un moment ou un événement donné.

En anglais simple : Before a particular time or event; used with "to".

• The damage occurred previous to our arrival.
• No records survive previous to that date.
• She had lived abroad previous to her marriage.

Comment l'utiliser : previous to something (The building existed previous to the war.)

Synonymes : before, prior to

Contraires : after

Expressions courantes : previous to something, previous to arrival, previous to departure