Translation of "the former" to German

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Dictionary translations for "the former"

the former pronoun

der ersterer

der ehemaliger

Contexts with "the former"

Joan and Jane are sisters. The former is a pianist. Joan und Jane sind Schwestern. Erstere ist Pianistin.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Zwei Dinge sind unendlich, das Universum und die menschliche Dummheit, aber bei ersterem bin ich mir noch nicht ganz sicher.

Our former home was in Sweden. Unser ehemaliges Zuhause war in Schweden.

He was only a shadow of his former self. Er war nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst.

Bulgaria is the only country in Europe where a former monarch has been elected prime minister. Bulgarien ist das einzige Land in Europa, wo ein ehemaliger Monarch zum Ministerpräsidenten gewählt wurde.

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