German-English translation for "einstig"

"einstig" English translation

einstig
Adjektiv | adjective adj <attributiv, beifügend | attributive useattr>

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former, sometime, onetime, erstwhile future
  • future
    einstig zukünftig literarisch | literaryliteroder | or od obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
    einstig zukünftig literarisch | literaryliteroder | or od obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
A former liberator of the country, he is now its torturer.
Als einstiger Befreier seines Landes ist er heute dessen Henker.
Source: Europarl
We are far from the solidarity of the now defunct CECA.
Wir sind von der Solidarität der einstigen EGKS weit entfernt.
Source: Europarl
Kyoto was the former capital of Japan.
Kioto war die einstige Hauptstadt Japans.
Source: Tatoeba
Nothing of the hero is left in me.
Von der einstigen Heldin in mir ist nichts mehr übrig.
Source: GlobalVoices
Former allies are now adversaries and former adversaries are now allies.
Einstige Verbündete sind jetzt Feinde, und einstige Feinde sind mittlerweile Verbündete geworden.
Source: Europarl
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