previous, former
Esta novela suya es de inferior calidad a la anterior.
This novel of his is of inferior quality to the previous one.
El nuevo director es bastante joven comparado con el anterior.
The new director is quite young compared to the previous one.
El anterior científico ha desaparecido.
The previous scientist has disappeared.
Tengo un hijo de un matrimonio anterior.
I have a son from a previous marriage.
De la época anterior a la conquista.
From the time before the conquest.
Heredé el barco del anterior Pirata Roberts.
I inherited the ship from the previous Pirate Roberts.
— La Princesa Prometida (1987)
El texto anterior está escrito en euskera.
The text above is written in Basque.
Compré menos fruta esta semana porque todavía queda de la anterior.
I bought less fruit this week because there's still some left over from last week.