Translation of "formerly" to French

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Dictionary translations for "formerly"

formerly adverb

anciennement (no longer)

Formerly people did not know that the earth is round and that it moves around the sun.

Anciennement, les gens ne savaient pas que la Terre était ronde et tournait autour du soleil.

autrefois (in earlier times)

jadis (long time ago)

Contexts with "formerly"

Formerly people did not know that the earth is round and that it moves around the sun. Anciennement, les gens ne savaient pas que la Terre était ronde et tournait autour du soleil.

Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the king during his mayoralty. Sir William Lucas, autrefois négociant à Meryton, possédait une jolie fortune. Ayant exercé honorablement l’office de maire, il avait obtenu du roi le titre de chevalier.

Formerly this building was a hospital. Ce bâtiment était un hôpital avant.

There is now less flogging in our great schools than formerly, but then less is learned there; so that what the boys get at one end they lose at the other. On fouette maintenant moins qu'avant dans nos bonnes écoles, mais alors on y apprend moins ; ce qui fait que ce que les écoliers gagnent d'un côté, ils le perdent de l'autre.

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