♦ previous

♦ previous
♦ previous /ˈpri:vɪəs/
a.
1 precedente; antecedente; anteriore: the previous evening, la sera precedente; la sera prima; during a previous encounter, in un precedente incontro
2 (fam.) avventato; frettoloso; precipitoso
● (leg.) previous convictions, condanne subite; precedenti; precedenti penali □ (leg.) previous offender, pregiudicato □ (polit.) previous question, pregiudiziale; questione pregiudiziale (in Parlamento) □ previous to, prima di: previous to his departure, prima della sua partenza.

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