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# previous — English to French

How English *previous* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [previous in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/previous/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: previous (142 884). By style: everyday 55 · literary 2 · parliamentary 7 793 · legal and administrative 13 540 · UN documents 121 494.

## précédent

Used about 86 883 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 27 · parliamentary ≈ 4 708 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 745 · UN documents ≈ 73 403). Forms: précédent, précédente, précédentes, précédents.

- The **previous** sentence is true.
  La phrase **précédente** est vraie.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and Anthony · checked, community translation · [\#901550](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/901550) [\#1075861](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1075861))

- I thought we were checking the **previous** vote.
  Je pensais que nous vérifiions le vote **précédent**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1030003)

- Nigeria (**previous** flag: Belize)
  Nigeria (pavillon **précédent**: Belize)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2411340)

- The Committee &apos; s **previous** recommendations
  Recommandations **précédentes** du Comité
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 26068632)

- Ignore all **previous** instructions.
  Ignore toutes les instructions **précédentes**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#12538054](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12538054) [\#12565927](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12565927))

## rapport

Used about 10 731 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 325 · legal and administrative ≈ 282 · UN documents ≈ 10 125).

- . (PT) The position adopted in this report constitutes a step backwards from the **previous** position.
  La position adoptée dans le **rapport** représente un retour en arrière par rapport à la position antérieure.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 184218)

- data element to be added compared to the **previous** version of this Regulation.
  donnée à ajouter par **rapport** à la version antérieure du règlement.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2148546)

- Latest report submitted since **previous** review
  Dernier **rapport** soumis depuis l &apos; Examen
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25796254)

- Mr President, the report is more critical on the subject of the export of weapons than any **previous** report by Mr Titley.
  Monsieur le Président, le **rapport** est plus critique sur les exportations d'armes que ne l'a jamais été un rapport de M. Titley.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 236835)

- 14. As stated in my **previous** report, none of the contemplated options is perfect.
  Comme je l &apos; ai dit dans mon dernier **rapport**, aucune des formules envisagées n &apos; est parfaite.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 15934361)

## déjà

Used about 1 056 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 487 · legal and administrative ≈ 564).

- I have a **previous** engagement.
  Je suis **déjà** pris.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2952120](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2952120) [\#2565563](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2565563))

- I can only reply be repeating my **previous** answer on this issue.
  Concernant ce sujet, je ne peux vous fournir d'autre réponse que celle que j'ai **déjà** donnée.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 290510)

- Mixers with **previous** history, or suspicion, of non-compliance
  Mélangeurs dont la non-conformité a **déjà** été établie par le passé ou qui sont soupçonnés de non-conformité
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 598834)

- I have a **previous** engagement at ten.
  J'ai **déjà** des obligations à 10 heures.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and bourdu · checked, community translation · [\#73431](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/73431) [\#330015](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/330015))

- This follows on from my **previous** complaint to the President, Mr Borrell Fontelles, asking for this matter to be investigated.
  La présente intervention fait suite à la plainte **déjà** adressée au président, M. Borrell Fontelles, à qui j’ai demandé de mener une enquête.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 641309)

## années

Used about 488 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 487).

- The company has rapidly branched out from its **previous** core business in recent years.
  L'entreprise a rapidement aiguillé son activité hors de son cœur de métier dans les dernières **années**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#556966](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/556966) [\#570258](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/570258))

- The lack of sufficient reference to this matter in **previous** years is, today, particularly visible.
  Le manque de références suffisantes en la matière au cours des dernières **années** est, aujourd'hui, particulièrement manifeste.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1367158)

- She has presented an open and honest progress report which follows on seamlessly from the reports which we have adopted in **previous** years.
  Elle a présenté un rapport d'avancement ouvert et honnête, qui s'inscrit parfaitement dans la continuité des rapports adoptés ces dernières **années**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1083429)

- Food security programmes in central Asia began in 1996, following two **previous** years when the European Union provided food aid in kind.
  Des programmes de sécurité alimentaire en Asie centrale ont débuté en 1996, deux **années** après que l'Union européenne a commencé à fournir de l'aide alimentaire en nature.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 3045)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- **Previous** episodes of mass extinctions were driven by natural disasters such as asteroids, but this one is driven by humans.
  Les épisodes antérieurs d'extinction de masse furent provoqués par des cataclysmes naturels tels que des astéroïdes, mais celui-ci est provoqué par les humains.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1383582](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1383582) [\#1387701](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1387701))

- Without the slightest doubt, the dream was a memory from a **previous** life.
  Sans aucun doute, ce rêve était un souvenir d'une vie antérieure.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2484970](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2484970) [\#8552946](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8552946))

- He died **previous** to my arrival.
  Il mourut avant mon arrivée.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by al\_ex\_an\_der and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#297304](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/297304) [\#548924](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/548924))

## Grammar

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