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ex

former, ex-, ex (former boyfriend/girlfriend, former spouse/partner)

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adjective Uncommon #13,481
former, ex- Used before a noun to mean someone or something from the past (e.g., mi ex jefe = my former boss).
SP: Mi ex jefe trabaja en otra empresa ahora.
EN: My former boss works at another company now.

Tom tiene tres ex mujeres.

Tom has three ex-wives.

Ex alumnos Evergreen.

Evergreen alumni.

— Old Boy (2003)

Ex estudiante de química.

Former chemistry student.

— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)

Primer esposo, quizá, pero no ex.

First husband, maybe, but not ex.

— Eternity (2025)

Le pasa a cada segundo ex-soldado.

It happens to every second ex-soldier.

— Una gran mujer (Beanpole) (2019)

Lo dices como si fuera su ex novio.

You say that as if you were her ex-boyfriend.

— Suzume (2022)

Mis hombres son ex miembros de fuerzas especiales.

My men are former special forces members.

Un ex artista de circo.

A former circus performer.

— Delicatessen (1991)

El ex-Emperador y su mujer.

The former Emperor and his wife.

— El último emperador (1987)

Buscamos a un ex-jugador de béisbol llamado Archibald Graham.

We are looking for a former baseball player named Archibald Graham.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Y ella es ex-marina!

And she's a former marine!

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Yo soy Pepa, la ex amante del padre de Carlos.

I’m Pepa, Carlos’s father’s former lover.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Tom tiene tres ex esposas.

Tom has three ex-wives.

Nuestra ex ama de llaves lo cocinaba a la perfección.

Our former housekeeper cooked it to perfection.

— Parásitos (2019)

No se le permite ningún contacto con sus ex alumnos.

He is not allowed any contact with his former students.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

De Nathan, tu ex-prometida.

From Nathan, your ex-fiancée.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

De tu ex-novio.

From your ex-boyfriend.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

He visto a su jefe, tiene una pinta de ex policía.

I've seen his boss; he looks like an ex-cop.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

Ex esposo.

Ex-husband.

— Un día de furia (1993)

El viejo profesor y su ex alumno.

The old professor and his former student.

— El conformista (1971)

Somos los ex alumnos del Sang Nok, ¿recuerdas?

We are the Sang Nok alumni, remember?

— Old Boy (2003)

Soy ex-alumno de Rushmore, de donde me expulsaron hace poco.

I am a former student of Rushmore, from which I was recently expelled.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

Como tu ex mujer Ryoko.

Like your ex-wife Ryoko.

— Audition (2000)

Ex alumnos.

Alumni.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Esperemos que sea un ex niño explorador.

Let's hope he's a former Boy Scout.

Me asombra la paciencia de tu ex esposo.

I am amazed by your ex-husband's patience.

— El espejo (1975)

noun Rare #25,701
ex (former boyfriend/girlfriend, former spouse/partner) Used informally to refer to a former romantic partner.
SP: Mi ex vive en otra ciudad.
EN: My ex lives in another city.

No hay tal cosa como un ex-marine.

There's no such thing as an ex-Marine.

— Avatar (2009)

Tu ex es una psicópata.

Your ex is a psychopath.

Yo no hablo con mis ex.

I don't talk to my exes.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Tom es el ex de Mary.

Tom is Mary's ex.

Soy la ex de Tom.

I'm Tom's ex.

Bueno, estudió conmigo, un ex.

Well, he studied with me, a former student.

— Игла (1989)

Los ex son siempre peligrosos.

Exes are always dangerous.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Seguramente ya están con el fascista de tu ex-marido.

They're probably already with your fascist ex-husband.

— R.A.F. Facción del ejército rojo (2008)

Él es tu ex, ¿verdad?

He's your ex, right?

— El maquinista (2004)

Necesita una analista, no una ex.

He needs an analyst, not an ex.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Acabo de enterarme de que Tom es el ex de Mary.

I just found out that Tom is Mary’s ex.

Charlotte, la novia de tu ex.

Charlotte, your ex's girlfriend.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

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ego ˈe ɡ o