English to French Meaning of former - ancien

Former :

ancien

adjective

ancien, précédent, vieux, passé, parfois, une fois, devenue caduque, avant, antécédent, antérieur, est, premier, dernier, défunt, autrefois, parfait, plus haut, supérieur, plus de, de haut rang

Former :: ancienFormerly :: anciennement

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Definitions of former in English

Noun(1) the first of two or the first mentioned of two
Adjective(1) referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several(2) belonging to some prior time(3) (used especially of persons(4) belonging to the distant past

Examples of former in English

(1) The celebration continued with a reception where former colleagues, students and friends shared remembrances.(2) The data show no previous information on the former positions held by fifteen cabinet officials.(3) It's easy to forget the former blight and decay of this part of Southwark.(4) Their judgment was based on fresh evidence from a former boyfriend of the alleged victim which showed her evidence was unreliable.(5) an arch former(6) I prefer the former design to the latest(7) All regret for the past is vain; every desire to revert to a former social stage is unreal.(8) As former colonies gained statehood, the practice frequently continued but steadily lost adherents.(9) If a choice were between law and order kept by private military companies and anarchy, most people would opt for the former .(10) The team that starred at World Cup 02 are a shadow of their former selves and won't be in Germany this summer.(11) I went back day after day to study it more, my former explorations temporarily forgotten.(12) But, of the two, we tend to prefer the former on morphological grounds.(13) The essence of the former view can be presented as follows.(14) Colin Samson clearly takes the former view of the of the Innu experience.(15) The former Minister under the previous Government might have, but I doubt that.(16) The beauty of the former design was that it kept the past current without effort.

Related Phrases of former

(1) the former ::

l'ancien

(2) former president ::

ancien président

(3) former employee ::

ancien employé

(4) former name ::

ancien nom

(5) former employer ::

ancien employeur

(6) former student ::

ancien étudiant

(7) former girlfriend ::

ancienne petite-amie

(8) former boyfriend ::

ancien petit-ami

(9) in former times ::

dans les temps anciens

(10) former wife ::

ex-femme

Related Phrases of former

(1) the former ::

l'ancien

(2) former president ::

ancien président

(3) former employee ::

ancien employé

(4) former name ::

ancien nom

(5) former employer ::

ancien employeur

(6) former student ::

ancien étudiant

(7) former girlfriend ::

ancienne petite-amie

(8) former boyfriend ::

ancien petit-ami

(9) in former times ::

dans les temps anciens

(10) former wife ::

ex-femme

Synonyms

Adjective

1. one-time ::

une fois

3. first-mentioned ::

mentionné en premier

4. quondam ::

ancien

5. early ::

de bonne heure

6. previous ::

Antonyms

1. after ::

après

2. following ::

3. later ::

plus tard

4. posterior ::

postérieur

5. subsequent ::

subséquent

Different Forms

former, formerly

Word Example from TV Shows

$Between eating and sleeping,\NI'd choose the former, but...$

Between eating and sleeping,
I'd choose the FORMER, but...

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 6

$It's Arturo Román.\NThe Royal Mint's former director.$

It's Arturo Román.
The Royal Mint's FORMER director.

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 7

Are you a FORMER Navy SEAL?

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 6

I got a FORMER fat girl with no self-esteem.

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 16

I suppose it is FORMER Queen Regent now.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2

Examples of former from TV Shows