How is the phrase ser anterior a translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Predate
verb

Existir u ocurrir antes que otra cosa en el tiempo.

To exist or occur before something else in time.

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  • Los dinosaurios son millones de años anteriores a los humanos. — Dinosaurs predate humans by millions of years.

  • Los leones suelen cazar a los animales más débiles. — Lions often predate weaker animals in the wild.

  • ¿Eran las ruinas antiguas anteriores a la ciudad moderna? — Did the ancient ruins predate the modern city?

  • ¿Atrapó hoy el águila a su presa? — Did the eagle predates its prey successfully today?

  • Estos fósiles son anteriores a lo que hoy sabemos de la evolución. — These fossils predate our current understanding of evolution.

  • Observamos cómo cazan los lobos en invierno. — We observed how the wolves predate during the winter.

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