former

ancien

Qui avait autrefois un emploi, un rôle ou une relation, mais ne l’a plus.

En anglais simple : Having had a particular job, position, or relationship in the past, but no longer having it.

• She is a former teacher.
• I met my former boss yesterday.
• Their former home is now a hotel.

Synonymes : previous, past, ex-

Contraires : current

Expressions courantes : former president, former employee, former home

premier

Qui désigne la première des deux personnes ou choses déjà mentionnées.

En anglais simple : Referring to the first of two people or things already mentioned.

• Of tea and coffee, the former drink is cheaper.
• Between the two routes, the former option is shorter.
• The former example explains the rule more clearly than the latter one.

Synonymes : first

Contraires : latter

Expressions courantes : former option, former case, former example

le premier

La première des deux personnes ou choses déjà mentionnées.

En anglais simple : The first of two people or things already mentioned.

• I tried tea and coffee, and preferred the former.
• We could walk or drive; the former costs nothing.
• Of the two proposals, the former has more support.

Contraires : latter

Expressions courantes : the former, prefer the former, choose the former

créateur, fondateur

Personne qui fabrique, crée ou fonde quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A person who makes, creates, or establishes something.

• She was a skilled former of clay figures.
• The former of the society wanted it to help workers.
• They honoured him as the former of their company.

Comment l'utiliser : former of something (He was the former of the society.)

Synonymes : maker, creator, founder

Expressions courantes : former of something, a former