Dicţionar englez-român

FORMERLY

Pronunție (USA): Play  (GB): Play

Traducere în limba română

formerly adverb

odinioară, altădată, înainte vreme, mai înainte.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

He had formerly visited at Stanhill, but it was too long for his young cousins to remember him.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

I must confess that he did not speak so well of Wickham as he formerly did.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

My friend Yates brought the infection from Ecclesford, and it spread—as those things always spread, you know, sir—the faster, probably, from your having so often encouraged the sort of thing in us formerly.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Formerly used as an antineoplastic.

(Mopidamol, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

But since we see that he has broken the elastic and has not troubled to replace it, it is obvious that he has less foresight now than formerly, which is a distinct proof of a weakening nature.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They are powerful drivers of trait diversity, and while we have been harnessing these traits to improve our crops for generations, we are now starting to understand the molecular mechanisms involved, said Dr Matthias Benoit, the paper's first author, formerly at SLCU.

(Harnessing tomato jumping genes could help speed-breed drought-resistant crops, University of Cambridge)

Here he made the acquaintance of the Doctor's beautiful young wife (paler than formerly, all this time; more rarely seen by me or anyone, I think; and not so gay, but not less beautiful), and so became more and more familiar by degrees, until, at last, he would come into the school and wait.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

My father tried it more than once, formerly; but without receiving any benefit; and Mr. Perry, whose name, I dare say, is not unknown to you, does not conceive it would be at all more likely to be useful now.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

His behaviour to her sister was such, during dinner time, as showed an admiration of her, which, though more guarded than formerly, persuaded Elizabeth, that if left wholly to himself, Jane's happiness, and his own, would be speedily secured.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

Therefore she begged to be excused from any further attendance on the top set, until things were as they formerly was, and as they could be wished to be; and further mentioned that her little book would be found upon the breakfast-table every Saturday morning, when she requested an immediate settlement of the same, with the benevolent view of saving trouble and an ill-conwenience to all parties.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)




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