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UK: /ˈfɔː.mər/ US: /ˈfɔːr.mə`/

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⇨ primero,ra

If I have to choose between the beach and the mountains I prefer the former

Si tengo que elegir entre la playa y las montañas prefiero lo primero

⇨ aquel, aquella

(Definition of former pron from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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