predecessor

predecesor, antecesor

Persona que ocupaba un puesto antes de quien lo ocupa ahora.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who had a particular job or official position before the person who has it now.

• My predecessor left these notes.
• The new president changed her predecessor’s policies.
• Unlike his predecessor, the manager meets staff every week.

Antónimos: successor

Expresiones frecuentes: my predecessor, immediate predecessor, predecessor in office, his predecessor

predecesor, modelo anterior

Máquina o producto que existía antes de una versión más nueva.

En inglés sencillo: An earlier machine or product that existed before a newer version.

• This phone is lighter than its predecessor.
• The machine’s predecessor used much more electricity.
• Several predecessors helped shape the design of the modern bicycle.

Cómo se usa: predecessor to something (This camera was the predecessor to our current model.)

Sinónimos: forerunner

Antónimos: successor

Expresiones frecuentes: its predecessor, direct predecessor, predecessor to something