sometime

• Adjectif utilisé pour décrire une personne qui a occupé un poste ou un rôle à un moment donné du passé, par exemple « ancien professeur » ; il peut aussi signifier « de temps en temps » ou « occasionnel » dans certains contextes.

An adjective used to describe a person who once held a particular position or role, e.g., 'a sometime professor'.

1. B2formal

   Having been something in the past; former.

   ancien

   • He is a sometime actor, now a director.
   • The sometime president of the club attended the reunion.
   • She is a sometime colleague from my previous job.

   Synonymeserstwhileformeroldpastpreviousquondam

   Antonymescurrentfuturepresent

• Adverbe signifiant 'à un moment indéfini ou inconnu dans le passé ou le futur'. Il indique un moment non précisément déterminé, souvent avec une certaine incertitude ou flexibilité.

An adverb meaning 'at an unspecified or unknown time in the past or future.' It is used to refer to a point in time that is not precisely defined, often implying a degree of uncertainty or flexibility.

1. At an unspecified timeA2formal

   At an indefinite or unknown time in the future or past.

   à un moment indéterminé

   • Let's meet for coffee sometime next week.
   • I will finish reading that book sometime this month.
   • She visited Paris sometime last year.

   Synonymeseventuallyonce

2. FormerlyB2formal

   Used to indicate a previous period or position.

   autrefois, anciennement

   • He was sometime president of the society.
   • The sometime mayor of the city now works as a consultant.
   • She is a sometime actress, now a director.

   Synonymesat one timeerstwhileformerlyoncepreviouslyquondam