preliminary

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preliminary

[prɪˈlɪmɪnərɪ]

sustantivo

1. preludio (m)

preliminaries -> preliminares mpl (to investigation, meeting)

adjetivo

2. preliminar

preliminary [pri-li-mi-na-ri]

adjetivo

1. Preliminar, antecedente, preparativo, introductorio (introductory).

sustantivo

2. Preliminar, paso iniciativo, acto preparativo para alguna cosa.

preliminary [prɪˈlɪmɪnərɪ]

adjective

preliminar

noun

1 prolegómeno (m)

a background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment la comprobación del historial personal es normalmente un prolegómeno al nombramiento de presidente; let's dispense with the preliminaries and get down to business dejémonos de prolegómenos or preámbulos y vayamos al grano

It had taken about ten minutes to cover the preliminaries...

2 (Dep) fase (f) previa

The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final