antecedents in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for antecedents in the English»French Dictionary

I.antecedent [Brit ˌantɪˈsiːd(ə)nt, Am ˌæn(t)əˈsidnt] N

1. antecedent (precedent):

antecedent LING, MATH, PHILOS

antécédent m

2. antecedent (ancestor):

antecedent

ancêtre m

II.antecedent [Brit ˌantɪˈsiːd(ə)nt, Am ˌæn(t)əˈsidnt] ADJ

antecedent

antérieur (to à)

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antécédent LING, MATH

antecedent

antecedents in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for antecedents in the English»French Dictionary

I.antecedent [ˌæntɪˈsi:dnt] N

1. antecedent (forerunner):

antecedent

précurseur m

2. antecedent pl (past history):

antecedent

antécédents mpl

3. antecedent LING:

antecedent

antécédent m

II.antecedent [ˌæntɪˈsi:dnt] ADJ form

antecedent

antérieur(e)

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antécédent

antecedent

antécédent d'une affaire

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English

As our antecedents have recognized, the only way to effect meaningful change is to have grassroots-level organizing.

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Such change has produced modern instruments that are considerably different from their historical antecedents.

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Several antecedents, outcomes of organizational ambidexterity as well as related moderators have also been identified in the existing literature.

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The relative pronoun "that" is used with both human and non-human antecedents.

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This reference to man's antecedents establishes an important theme in the film: the residual atavistic impulses in 20th-century man.

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Self-monitoring is described as the observation and evaluation of ones own behavior, including its antecedents (events preceding the behavior) and consequences.

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Hints of long-extinct creatures, echoes of evolution past, occasionally emerge in real life -- they're called atavisms, rare cases of individuals born with characteristic features of their evolutionary antecedents.

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These antecedents are important because they are potentially under the control of organizations.

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In the 1960s, some usage guides started to reject the use of possessive antecedents.

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Actors and singers are absurdly clean-living and boring compared with antecedents from just twenty years ago.

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