Usage examples of "anteriores" in Spanish with translation to English

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Dice una nueva mentira para cubrir las anteriores. He tells a new lie to cover up those that came before.
Sus últimas piezas musicales solo son variaciones de sus trabajos anteriores. His latest musical pieces are just variants of his earlier work.
El padre del padre es el abuelo, el padre del abuelo es el bisabuelo, el padre del bisabuelo es el tatarabuelo, pero no se ha definido una palabra para las generaciones anteriores al tatarabuelo. The father of a father is a grandfather, a grandfather's father is a great-grandfather, a great-grandfather's father is a great-great-grandfather, but no word has been decided upon for the generations before great-great-grandfather.
He tenido un infarto anteriormente. I have had a stroke before.
La frase anterior es cierta. The previous sentence is true.
Anteriormente, este edificio fue un hospital. Formerly this building was a hospital.
Lo había comprado la semana anterior. I had bought it the week before.
Había perdido una cámara el día anterior. I had lost a camera in the previous day.
Con profundo y reverente sobrecogimiento, volví a poner el candelabro a su posición anterior. With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position.
Nunca he escuchado hablar de él anteriormente. I had never heard anyone speak of him before.
Ella dijo que lo había conocido el día anterior. She said she had met him on the previous day.
El anterior presidente de Estados Unidos es el único estadounidense que conoce al presidente de cada país. The former president of the United States is the only American who knows the president of every country.
Perdí el reloj que había comprado el día anterior. I lost the watch I had bought the day before.
Él dijo que la había conocido el día anterior. He said that he had met her on the previous day.
Como se mencionó anteriormente, ésta es mi idea básica. As was mentioned before, this is my basic idea.
Este artículo de periódico es más interesante que el anterior. This newspaper article is more interesting than the previous one.
Él perdió el reloj que había comprado el día anterior. He lost the watch which he had bought the day before.
El test dice que fui rey en mi vida anterior. The test says I was a king in my previous life.
Ella lo conoció el día anterior, o sea, el cinco de mayo. She met him the day before, that is to say May fifth.
Completa el siguiente formulario para saber quién pudiste haber sido en tu anterior vida. Complete the following form to know who you could have been in a previous life.
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