1 the first of two people, things, or groups that have just been talked about -- el primero
Of the two suggestions, I prefer the former.
2 used or known before -- anterior [ masculine-feminine ]
3 [ singular ] the first of two things mentioned -- el primero/la primera
This same problem concerns former landfill sites that are later used for housing.
To prevent any misunderstanding, therefore, they were not ruled inadmissible simply because they referred by name to a former official.
There may be perfectly legitimate reasons for these disparities, relating to the special features of a country, its culture or its links with former colonies.
More than 50 000 former combatants have been disarmed, and over 95% of the heavy weaponry has been cantoned.
A former liberator of the country, he is now its torturer.
We should be careful when using that kind of language to former colonies.
These legal proceedings against a former head of government are classical preventive human rights policy.
All this former freedom fighter's political actions now have just one goal: how to stay in power at any cost.
