“前一天”常见的英文表达有 the day before 或 the previous day。
the day before: 强调在特定某个日期之前的那一天,在日常对话和书面表达中都很常用。例如:I met him the day before yesterday.(我前天见过他。这里“the day before yesterday” 就是 “前一天的前一天”,即“前天”;同理,若说“the day before”某一天,就是指那一天的“前一天” )
the previous day: 更正式一些,常用于书面语或较为正式的场合。例如:The previous day, they had a heated argument.(前一天,他们发生了激烈的争吵。 )