previous

precedente, anteriore

Che è accaduto o esistito prima del momento o della cosa di cui si parla.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: earlier, prior, preceding

Contrari: next, subsequent

Espressioni comuni: previous year, previous experience, previous owner

precedenti penali

Le condanne ricevute da una persona per reati commessi in passato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: have previous (The suspect has previous for theft.)

Sinonimi: criminal record

Espressioni comuni: have previous, no previous, a lot of previous

vecchi dissapori, ruggini

Litigi o problemi avuti in passato tra persone.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: have previous with someone (He has previous with the other player.)

Sinonimi: bad blood, history

Espressioni comuni: some previous, have previous, previous between people

prima di

In «previous to», indica che qualcosa avviene prima di un momento o evento preciso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: previous to something (The building existed previous to the war.)

Sinonimi: before, prior to

Contrari: after

Espressioni comuni: previous to something, previous to arrival, previous to departure