former in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for former in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.former [Am ˈfɔrmər, Brit ˈfɔːmə] ADJ

1. former (earlier, previous):

former Prime Minister/champion

antiguo

my former wife/husband

mi exesposa/exesposo

in former days or times

antes

in former days or times

en otros tiempos

in former days or times

antiguamente

a former member of the team

un antiguo miembro or un exmiembro del equipo

2. former (first-mentioned):

former

primero

the former case/problem

el primer caso/problema

II.former [Am ˈfɔrmər, Brit ˈfɔːmə] N

the former

el primero / la primera

the former pl

los primeros / las primeras

sixth former N (in UK)

sixth former

alumno de uno de los dos últimos años de la enseñanza secundaria

first-former [Am ˈfərstˌfɔrmər, Brit ˈfəːstˌfɔːmə] N Brit

first-former

alumno m de primer año / alumna f de primer año (del colegio secundario)

first-former

alumno m de sexto de EGB / alumna f de sexto de EGB (en Esp)

Translations for former in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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preparatorios

former two-year pre-university course

austral

austral (former Argentine unit of currency)

diplomatura

former university qualification, gained after three years

inti

inti (former Peruvian unit of currency)

sucre

sucre (former Ecuadorean unit of currency)

el expresidente

the former president

un exalumno (de un colegio)

a former pupil

un exalumno (de una universidad)

a former student

cruceiro

cruzeiro (former Brazilian unit of currency)

former in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for former in the English»Spanish Dictionary

former [ˈfɔ:məʳ, Am ˈfɔ:rmɚ] ADJ

1. former (previous):

former

anterior

in a former life

en una vida anterior

2. former (first of two):

former

primero, -a

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to be a shadow of one's former self

no ser ni la sombra de lo que se era

Translations for former in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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exagente

former agent

exreina

former queen

exrey

former king

CTNE

former name of the Spanish national telephone company

che

name of the former Spanish letter 'ch'

antiguo (-a)

former

como decía aquel

as the former said

no es sombra de lo que era

he/she is a shadow of his/her former self

former Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a shadow of one's former self

no ser ni la sombra de lo que se era

in a former life

en una vida anterior

the former theatre Brit [or theater Am] director

el que fue director del teatro

name of the former Spanish letter 'ch'

che

former name of the Spanish national telephone company

CTNE

he/she is a shadow of his/her former self

no es sombra de lo que era

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By 1930, there were 1.3 million former southerners living in other regions.

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

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Over the years, many former black slaves moved in.

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He generally termed the former possession and the latter property.

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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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Its former position can not be located accurately any more.

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The resort would re-open in the 1870s but never returned to its former glory.

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

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The station had been in legal disputed with former owners since 1985.

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