Usage examples of "previous" in English with translation to French

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The previous sentence is true. La phrase précédente est vraie
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.
Complete the following form to know who you could have been in a previous life. Remplis le formulaire suivant pour savoir qui tu as pu être dans ta vie antérieure.
I would like to retract my previous statement. Je voudrais revenir sur ma déclaration précédente.
Regarding Professor Scott's final criticism I have nothing more to add to what I said in my previous reply. En ce qui concerne la dernière critique du professeur Scott, je n'ai rien de plus à ajouter que ce que j'ai dit dans ma dernière réponse.
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.
The previous tenant took excellent care of her apartment. La locataire précédente a pris grand soin de son appartement.
"Would you like to buy a suit?" the shopkeeper asked Dima, who brought the smells of the previous night with him as he walked through the door. "-Aimeriez-vous acheter un complet ?" demanda le propriétaire du magasin à Dima alors que ce dernier, en franchissant la porte, amenait avec lui les odeurs de la nuit précédente.
According to a review of previous research, high levels of chocolate consumption can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Selon une révision de recherches antérieures, un haut niveau de consommation de chocolat peut réduire le risque de maladies coronariennes et d'accident vasculaire cérébral.
This article is more interesting than the previous one. Cet article est plus intéressant que le précédent.
He said he had come to Japan the previous week. Il dit qu'il s'est rendu au Japon la semaine précédente.
This newspaper article is more interesting than the previous one. Cet article est plus intéressant que le précédent.
This article is more interesting as compared to the previous one. Cet article est plus intéressant que le précédent.
He died previous to my arrival. Il est mort avant mon arrivée.
I have a previous engagement at ten. J'ai déjà des obligations à 10 heures.
I met him on the previous day. Je l'ai rencontré la veille.
Betty has a previous conviction for theft. Betty a déjà été condamnée pour vol.
Has your neck thickened during the previous year? Ton cou s'est-il épaissi au cours de l'année passée ?
He said that he had met her on the previous day. Il dit qu'il l'avait rencontrée la veille.
"How about a cup of coffee?" "I'd like to, but I have a previous engagement." "Un café ?" "J'aimerais bien, mais j'ai déjà un rendez-vous de prévu."
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