antecedente
[ɐ̃.tə.sə.ˈdẽ.tə]
adjective/nounmasculine/femininepl: antecedentes
antecedent; preceding; previous
1. Something that comes before in time or order; a preceding event or cause
The antecedent events led to the current situation.
Os eventos antecedentes levaram à situação atual.
2. In grammar, the noun or noun phrase to which a pronoun refers
In the sentence 'The book that I read was interesting,' 'book' is the antecedent of 'that'.
Na frase 'O livro que li era interessante,' 'livro' é o antecedente de 'que'.
3. A person's background, history, or prior conduct
His criminal antecedents made him a suspect.
Seus antecedentes criminais o tornaram suspeito.
Related Idioms & Phrases
antecedentes criminais (criminal record/background)
sem antecedentes (with a clean record)
verificar antecedentes (to background check)
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