Sentence examples of "former" in English with translation "ancien"
He was a former university professor and researcher.
C'était un ancien professeur d'université et un chercheur.
The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.
Le Colisée était l'ancienne grande salle de spectacle dans la Rome antique.
When I met my former teacher, he inquired after my parents.
Quand j'ai rencontré mon ancien professeur, il m'a demandé comment allaient mes parents.
The other day I met my former neighbour in the city.
L'autre jour, j'ai croisé mon ancien voisin en ville.
Is it a good idea to hire former hackers to work as security professionals?
Est-ce une bonne idée de recruter d'anciens pirates informatiques comme professionnels de la sécurité ?
Bombay is the former name of Mumbai and was given to it by the English.
Bombay est l'ancien nom de Mumbai et lui avait été donné par les Anglais.
The newly promoted junior manager, drunk with power, lorded it over his former co-workers.
Le jeune dirigeant nouvellement promu, ivre de pouvoir, jouait les hobereaux à l'égard de ses anciens collègues.
The late Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen, had a vocal range of four octaves.
Le défunt Freddie Mercury, ancien chanteur principal de Queen, avait une tessiture de quatre octaves.
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