former in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for former in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

former [ˈfɔːməʳ, Am ˈfɔːrmɚ] ADJ

1. former (previous):

former

бивш

former

минал

in a former life

в предишния живот

2. former (first of two):

the former

първият от гореспоменатите

Translations for former in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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дотогавашен (-на)

former

бивш (бѝвша)

former

бивши служители

former employees

екссоциалистически страни

former socialist countries

предишен (-на)

former

раншен (-на)

former

бивши соцстрани

former socialist countries

гулден

guilder (former Dutch currency)

някогашен (-на)

former

отдавнашен (-на)

of former times

former Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in a former life

в предишния живот

the former

първият от гореспоменатите

during former/medieval times

в минали времена

he is a shadow of his former self

нищо не е останало от него

release to the seller/former owner

отдаване под аренда обратно на продавача/бившия собственик

release to the seller/former owner

обратна аренда

release to the seller/former owner

преарендуване

Peter and Ivan are friends, the former is an engineer

Петър и Иван са приятели, първият е инженер

the former western regions of Bulgaria ceded to Yugoslavia

Западните покрайнини

you are a shadow of your former self

станал си на сянка

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If a short vowel precedes the sound, the former spelling is used, as in "pick", "judge", and "match".

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The former is a looser tapestry, the latter tightly woven.

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Sometimes he would win, and sometimes he wouldn't win, and more often the latter than the former.

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The former may be further divided into public companies and private companies.

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Its former position can not be located accurately any more.

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The former steam tram trailers were gradually given new car bodies and boarded platforms.

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The former transmits the zygomaticotemporal, the latter the zygomaticofacial nerve.

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He fights for peace between humans and ykai, which generally involves protecting the former from the wiles of the latter.

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Over the years, many former black slaves moved in.

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Each of the house names are named after former principals of the schools.

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