Polyglot Dictionary

anterior

/anteˈɾjoɾ/

adjective B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. previous

    • La semana anterior estuve enfermo.

      The previous week I was ill.

Similar words

viejo

Close — previous and old overlap in describing something from before.

Similar in other languages

French

antérieur

antérieur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "previous."

Portuguese

anterior

anterior is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "previous."

Practice

1 What does anterior mean?

2 Fill the gap: La semana ___ estuve enfermo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anterior?

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