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1 former
former [ˈfɔ:mər]1. adjectivea. ( = previous) [president, employee] ancien━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► With this meaning ancien goes before the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [strength] d'autrefois• my former wife/husband mon ex-femme/ex-mari• the buildings have now been restored to their former glory les bâtiments rénovés ont retrouvé leur splendeur d'antanb. ( = first) the former option la première option2. pronoun• the former... the latter le premier... le dernier• the former is the more expensive of the two systems ce premier système est le plus coûteux des deux3. compounds* * *['fɔːmə(r)] 1.2.the former — ( the first of two) le premier/la première m/f, celui-là/celle-là m/f
1) ( earlier) [era, life] antérieur; [size, state] initial, originalof former days ou times — d'autrefois
2) [leader, husband, champion] ancien/-ienne (before n)3) ( first of two) premier/-ière (before n)3.- former combining form GB Schoolfourth-former — ≈ élève mf de troisième
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2 former
former ['fɔ:mə(r)]∎ in former times or days autrefois, dans le passé(b) (earlier, previous) ancien, précédent;∎ my former boss mon ancien patron;∎ I'm a former student of his je suis un de ses anciens élèves;∎ my former wife mon ex-femme;∎ in a former life dans une vie antérieure;∎ in former times autrefois;∎ he's only a shadow of his former self il n'est plus que l'ombre de lui-même;∎ the former Yugoslavia l'ex-Yougoslavie f∎ I prefer the former idea to the latter je préfère la première idée à la dernière2 noun∎ of the two methods I prefer the former des deux méthodes je préfère la première(b) Technology gabarit m -
3 former
A n1 the former ( the first of two) le premier/la première m/f, celui-là/celle-là m/f ; the former is simple, the latter is complex celui-là est simple, celui-ci est complexe, le premier est simple, le dernier est complexe ;2 Aerosp couple m.B adj1 ( earlier) [era, life] antérieur ; [size, state] initial, original ; to restore sth to its former glory rendre sa beauté première à qch ; of former days ou times d'autrefois ; in former times autrefois ; he's a shadow of his former self il n'est plus que l'ombre de lui-même ;2 ( no longer) [leader, employer, husband, champion] ancien/-ienne (before n) ;3 ( first of two) [proposal, course, method] premier/-ière (before n). -
4 -former
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5 former
['fo:mə](of an earlier time: In former times people did not travel so much.) ancien- formerly- the former -
6 former chairman
l'ancien président; s'il est décédé dans l'intervalle: feu l'ancien président ou le regretté président XEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > former chairman
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7 former French Intelligence and Counterespionage Service
Esp. SDECE (Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage - remplacé par la DGSE en 1982)English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > former French Intelligence and Counterespionage Service
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8 former
vt. ; donner une forme ; donner une formation, un enseignement ; faire: formâ (Albanais.001, Arvillard) / -eu (Compôte-Bauges), C. é feûrme < il forme> (001). - E.: Faire. -
9 former member
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11 former, member
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12 former, parliamentarian
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13 former, same-sex, partner
ex-partenaire de même sexeEnglish-French legislative terms > former, same-sex, partner
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14 former, spouse
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15 the former
(the first of two things mentioned: We visited America and Australia, staying longer in the former than in the latter.) le premier -
16 first-former
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17 sixth former
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18 first-former
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > first-former
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19 henchman of the former regime
Pol. suppôt de l'ancien régimeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > henchman of the former regime
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20 sixth former
noun ≈ élève mf de terminale
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former — [ fɔrme ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XIIe; lat. formare I ♦ Donner l être et la forme. 1 ♦ (En parlant du Créateur, de la Nature) ⇒ créer, 1. faire, informer. « Dieu forma l homme à son image » ( BIBLE ). 2 ♦ Vx Concevoir, engendrer. « Songez… … Encyclopédie Universelle
former — Former. v. a. Donner l estre & la forme. Dieu a formé l univers suivant l idée éternelle qu il en avoit. Dieu a formé l homme à son image, l a formé du limon de la terre. Il sign. aussi Produire, dans le sens que les causes naturelles, que les… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
former — former, latter 1. These two words are used individually or contrastively (as the former and the latter) to refer to the first and second respectively of two people or things previously mentioned; in this role they are used attributively (before a … Modern English usage
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former — I adjective antecedent, bygone, earlier, erstwhile, foregoing, late, past, preceding, preexistent, previous, prior, pristinus, quondam, retired, whilom associated concepts: former adjudication, former conviction, former jeopardy, former marriage … Law dictionary
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Former — For mer, a. [A compar. due to OE. formest. See {Foremost}.] 1. Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past. [1913 Webster] For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. Job. viii. 8. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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former, latter — Former applies to the first of two in a series. When you refer to the first of three or more, say either first or first named. In the sense in which it contrasts with former, latter refers to the second of two things mentioned. When you mention… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions