former

ehemalig, früher

Hatte früher eine bestimmte Arbeit, Stellung oder Beziehung, heute aber nicht mehr.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: previous, past, ex-

Gegenteile: current

Häufige Wendungen: former president, former employee, former home

erstgenannt, erstere

Bezieht sich auf die erste von zwei bereits erwähnten Personen oder Dingen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: first

Gegenteile: latter

Häufige Wendungen: former option, former case, former example

Ersteres, Ersterer

Die erste von zwei Personen oder Dingen, die zuvor genannt wurden.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Gegenteile: latter

Häufige Wendungen: the former, prefer the former, choose the former

Gestalter, Gründer

Eine Person, die etwas herstellt, schafft oder gründet.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: former of something (He was the former of the society.)

Synonyme: maker, creator, founder

Häufige Wendungen: former of something, a former