"former" meaning in Anglais

See former in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \ˈfɔɹ.mɚ\, \ˈfɔː.mə\, ˈfɔɹ.mɚ Audio: En-us-former.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-former.wav
  1. Ancien, antérieur.
    Sense id: fr-former-en-adj-Ar4N-ZYT Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. (Avec 'the') Ce premier, celui-là. Note d’usage : Le verbe s’accorde en nombre avec le nom substitué.
    Sense id: fr-former-en-adj-eZTCetaD Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: previous

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for former meaning in Anglais (2.8kB)

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    {
      "translation": "contraire de premier",
      "word": "latter"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "Adjectifs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Étymologies en anglais incluant une reconstruction",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du germanique *formaz apparenté au latin primus (« premier ») → voir for-."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjectif",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The former president was much better than the current one.",
          "translation": "L’ancien président était bien meilleur que l’actuel."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ancien, antérieur."
      ],
      "id": "fr-former-en-adj-Ar4N-ZYT"
    },
    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Which of the two do you prefer, the former or the latter?",
          "translation": "Lequel des deux préférez-vous, celui-là ou celui-ci ?"
        },
        {
          "ref": "Frederick Starr, «Science at the University of Chicago », dans Popular Science Monthly, vol. 51, octobre 1897",
          "text": "These lectureships were endowed by Mrs. Haskell, and are known as the Haskell Lectures and the Barrows Lectures. The former are given yearly at the university, the latter are delivered in alternate years in cities of India."
        }
      ],
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        "(Avec 'the') Ce premier, celui-là. Note d’usage : Le verbe s’accorde en nombre avec le nom substitué."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfɔɹ.mɚ\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfɔː.mə\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "ˈfɔɹ.mɚ",
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        "Connecticut (États-Unis)"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "translation": "antérieur",
      "word": "previous"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "translation": "contraire de premier",
      "word": "latter"
    }
  ],
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    "Adjectifs en anglais",
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "anglais",
    "Étymologies en anglais incluant une reconstruction"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du germanique *formaz apparenté au latin primus (« premier ») → voir for-."
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjectif",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The former president was much better than the current one.",
          "translation": "L’ancien président était bien meilleur que l’actuel."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ancien, antérieur."
      ]
    },
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        "Exemples en anglais à traduire"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Which of the two do you prefer, the former or the latter?",
          "translation": "Lequel des deux préférez-vous, celui-là ou celui-ci ?"
        },
        {
          "ref": "Frederick Starr, «Science at the University of Chicago », dans Popular Science Monthly, vol. 51, octobre 1897",
          "text": "These lectureships were endowed by Mrs. Haskell, and are known as the Haskell Lectures and the Barrows Lectures. The former are given yearly at the university, the latter are delivered in alternate years in cities of India."
        }
      ],
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        "(Avec 'the') Ce premier, celui-là. Note d’usage : Le verbe s’accorde en nombre avec le nom substitué."
      ]
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      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "\\ˈfɔː.mə\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
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    }
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    {
      "translation": "antérieur",
      "word": "previous"
    }
  ],
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}

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