Significado de former em inglês
formerformer1 /ˈfɔːmə $ ˈfɔːrmər/ adjective [only before noun] 
Ver todas as traduções1happening or existing before, but not nowque ocorreu ou existiu antes, mas não mais: 
the former Soviet Uniona antiga União Soviética Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.A fazenda deles foi reduzida à metade do tamanho que tinha antes.► see thesaurus at last2having a particular position in the pastque ocupou determinado cargo no passado SYN ex-: my former husbandmeu ex-marido former President Clintono ex-presidente Clinton3in former times/years in the pastno passado4somebody/something’s former self what someone or something was like before they were changed by age, illness, trouble etccomo alguém ou algo era antes de ser alterado pela idade, doença, problemas etc.: She seems more like her former self.Ela parece mais com o que era antes.be a shadow/ghost of your former self (=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be)(= estar muito menos confiante, saudável, cheio de energia etc. do que antes) The team’s a shadow of its former self.O time é uma sombra do que já foi.
Ver todas as traduções1happening or existing before, but not nowque ocorreu ou existiu antes, mas não mais: the former Soviet Uniona antiga União Soviética Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.A fazenda deles foi reduzida à metade do tamanho que tinha antes.► see thesaurus at last2having a particular position in the pastque ocupou determinado cargo no passado SYN ex-: my former husbandmeu ex-marido former President Clintono ex-presidente Clinton3in former times/years in the pastno passado4somebody/something’s former self what someone or something was like before they were changed by age, illness, trouble etccomo alguém ou algo era antes de ser alterado pela idade, doença, problemas etc.: She seems more like her former self.Ela parece mais com o que era antes.be a shadow/ghost of your former self (=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be)(= estar muito menos confiante, saudável, cheio de energia etc. do que antes) The team’s a shadow of its former self.O time é uma sombra do que já foi.formerformer2 noun 1the former formalformal the first of two people or things that you have just mentionedo primeiro de duas pessoas ou coisas que acabaram de ser mencionadas OPP the latter: Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.Das duas possibilidades, a primeira parece mais provável.2first/second/sixth etc former British English used in some schools to show which class a student is in, according to how many years they have been in schoolusado em algumas escolas para indicar o ano em que o aluno está, conforme o número de anos que frequentou a escola
1the former formalformal the first of two people or things that you have just mentionedo primeiro de duas pessoas ou coisas que acabaram de ser mencionadas OPP the latter: Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.Das duas possibilidades, a primeira parece mais provável.2first/second/sixth etc former British English used in some schools to show which class a student is in, according to how many years they have been in schoolusado em algumas escolas para indicar o ano em que o aluno está, conforme o número de anos que frequentou a escola