What does antérieur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word antérieur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use antérieur in French.

The word antérieur in French means before, prior, front, foreleg, front leg, come before, future perfect, foreleg, past anterior. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word antérieur

before, prior

adjectif (précédent)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est une directrice antérieure qui a pris cette mesure.
It was a previous headmistress who put this measure in place.

front

adjectif (situé à l'avant)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce skieur s'est blessé aux ligaments antérieurs dans sa chute.
The skier injured his front ligaments in the fall.

foreleg, front leg

nom masculin (cheval : membre avant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce cheval s'est blessé à l'antérieur droit dans sa chute.
The horse injured its foreleg when it fell.

come before

locution verbale (précéder)

Le XVe siècle est antérieur au XVIe siècle.

future perfect

nom masculin (temps de conjugaison) (Grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foreleg

nom masculin (bras ou patte avant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

past anterior

nom masculin (temps du futur dans le passé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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