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first

 (fûrst)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number one in a series.
2. The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others.
3. The beginning; the outset:from the first; at first.
4.Music The voice or instrument highest in pitch or carrying the principal part.
5. The transmission gear or corresponding gear ratio used to produce the range of lowest drive speeds in a motor vehicle.
6. The winning position in a contest:finished the season in first.
7.Baseball
a. First base.
b. A first baseman.
adj.
1. Corresponding in order to the number one.
2. Coming before all others in order or location:the first house on your left.
3. Occurring or acting before all others in time; earliest:the first day of spring.
4. Ranking above all others, as in importance or quality; foremost:was first in the class.
5.Music Being highest in pitch or carrying the principal part:first trumpet.
6. Of, relating to, or being the transmission gear or corresponding gear ratio used to produce the range of lowest drive speeds in a motor vehicle.
7. Of, related to, or being a member of the US president's household:first daughter Sasha Obama.
adv.
1. Before or above all others in time, order, rank, or importance:arrived first; forgot to light the oven first.
2. For the first time.
3. Rather; preferably:would die first.
4. In the first place; to begin with; firstly.
Idiom:
firstoff/thing
From the start; immediately:Why wasn't I told first off? When I get to work, I have to call my lawyer first thing.
[Middle English, from Old Englishfyrst; seeper inIndo-European roots.]
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first

(fɜːst)
adj (usually prenominal)
1.
a.coming before all others; earliest, best, or foremost
b.(as noun):I was the first to arrive.
2. (Mathematics) preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number ofone. Often written: 1st
3.rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels
4. (Automotive Engineering) denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
5. (Music, other)music
a.denoting the highest part assigned to one of the voice parts in a chorus or one of the sections of an orchestra:first soprano;the first violins.
b.denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section:he plays first horn.
6.first thingas the first action of the day:I'll see you first thing tomorrow.
7.first things firstthings must be done in order of priority
8.the first thing (in negative constructions) even one thing:he doesn't know the first thing about me.
n
9.the beginning; outset:I knew you were a rogue from the first;I couldn't see at first because of the mist.
10. (Education)educationchieflyBrit an honours degree of the highest class. Full term:first-class honours degree
11.something which has not occurred before:a first for the company.
12. (Automotive Engineering) the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle; low gear
13. (Music, other)music
a.the highest part in a particular section of a chorus or orchestra
b.the instrument or voice taking such a part
c.the chief or leading player in a section of an orchestra; principal
14. (Music, other)music a rare word forprime11
adv
15.before anything else in order, time, preference, importance, etc:do this first;first, remove the head and tail of the fish.
16.first and laston the whole; overall
17.from first to lastthroughout
18.for the first time:I've loved you since I first saw you.
19. (sentence modifier) in the first place or beginning of a series of actions:first I want to talk about criminality.
[Old Englishfyrest; related to Old Saxonfurist, Old Norsefyrstr, GermanFürst prince, one who is first in rank]
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first

(fɜrst)

adj.
1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one.
2. highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn.
4. (often cap.) being a member of the household or an intimate acquaintance of the president of the U.S. or of the governor of a state: the First Lady; Checkers, the first dog.
adv.
5. before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc.
6. before some other thing, event, etc.: If you're going, phone first.
7. for the first time.
8. in preference to something else; rather; sooner: I'd die first.
9. in the first place; firstly.
n.
10. the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
11. the beginning.
12. the first part; first member of a series.
13. the voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, esp. in an orchestra or chorus.
14. low gear; first gear.
15. the winning position or rank in a race or other competition.
16. Usu.,firsts. products of the highest quality or those produced without flaws.
Idioms:
1.at first sight, at the first glimpse; at once: love at first sight.
2.first off, at the outset; immediately.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old Englishfyr(e)st]
first′ness,n.
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first

–firstly
1.'first' used as an adjective

Thefirst thing, event, or person of a particular kind is the one that comes before all the others.

She lost 16 pounds in thefirst month of her diet.
Yuri Gagarin was thefirst man in space.

If you want to emphasize that a thing, event, or person is the first one of their kind, you can putvery in front offirst.

Thevery first thing I do when I get home is have a cup of tea.
2.'first' used as an adverb

If an event happens before other events, you say that it happensfirst.

Rani spokefirst.
When people get their newspaper, which page do they readfirst?

Be Careful!
Don't use 'firstly' with this meaning. Don't say, for example, 'Rani spoke firstly'.

3.'first' and 'firstly' used as sentence adverbials

You can usefirst orfirstly to introduce the first point in a discussion, the first of a series of questions or instructions, or the first item in a list.

First, mix the eggs and flour.
There are two reasons why I'm angry.Firstly you're late, and secondly, you've forgotten your homework.

If you want to emphasize that an item is the first one you are going to mention, you can sayfirst of all.

I have made a commitment,first of all to myself, and secondly to my family.
First of all, I'd like to thank you all for coming.

Be Careful!
Don't say 'firstly of all'.

4.'at first'

When you are contrasting feelings or actions at the beginning of an event with ones that came later, you sayat first.

At first I was reluctant.
At first I thought that the shop was empty, then from behind one of the counters a man appeared.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'firstly' in sentences like these.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.first - the first or highest in an ordering or seriesfirst - the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
former - the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
2.first - the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
no.,ordinal,ordinal number - the number designating place in an ordered sequence
3.first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
birth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
incipience,incipiency - beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency"
point in time,point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
starting point,terminus a quo - earliest limiting point
threshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"
4.first - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"
baseball team - a team that plays baseball
5.first - an honours degree of the highest class
honours,honours degree - a university degree with honors
double first - a first-class honours degree in two subjects
Britain,Great Britain,U.K.,UK,United Kingdom,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
6.first - the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehiclefirst - the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
auto,automobile,car,motorcar,machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
gear mechanism,gear - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Adj.1.first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
front - relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"
early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
last - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
2.first - indicating the beginning unit in a seriesfirst - indicating the beginning unit in a series
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
3.first - serving to set in motionfirst - serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"
4.first - serving to beginfirst - serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"
5.first - ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"
6.first - highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
second - a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"
Adv.1.first - before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"
2.first - the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
3.first - before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
4.first - prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"
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first

adjective
1.earliest,original,primitive,primordial,primevalThe first men of this race lived like gods.
2.initial,opening,earliest,maiden,introductory,pristinethe first few flakes of snow
3.top,best,winning,premierThe first prize is thirty-one thousand pounds.
4.elementary,key,basic,primary,fundamental,cardinal,rudimentary,elementalIt is time to go back to first principles.
5.foremost,highest,greatest,leading,head,ruling,chief,prime,supreme,principal,paramount,overriding,pre-eminentThe first priority for development is to defeat inflation.
adverb
1.to begin with,firstly,initially,at the beginning,in the first place,beforehand,to start with,at the outset,before all elseI do not remember who spoke first.
noun
1.novelty,innovation,originality,new experienceIt is a first for New York.
from the firstfrom the start,from the beginning,from the outset,from the very beginning,from the introduction,from the starting point,from the inception,from the commencement,from the word `go'(informal)You knew about me from the first, didn't you?
Quotations
"Many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first"Bible: St. Mark
Proverbs
"First come, first served"
"First things first"
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first

adjective
1.Preceding all others in time:
2.At or near the start of a period, development, or series:
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Translations
أولأَوَّلأَوَّلاًأوَّلاالأوَّل
primer
nejdříveprvnípoprvé
førstførstetopkarakter
unua
esimene
ensimmäinenensinkertaykkönen
prviprvo
első
fyrsturá undan
最初に最初の最初のもの
맨 첫처음으로첫 번째의
primus
pirmaspirmapirmagimispirmasispirmiausia
pirmaispirmkārtvispirms
najskôr
najprejprviprvič
ettaförstförstehögsta betyg
ครั้งแรกที่หนึ่งอย่างแรก
ilkilk kişi/şeyilkinöncebirinci kişi/şey
cơ bảnđầu tiêntrước hết

first

[fɜːst]
A.ADJ →primero; (before m sing n) →primer
I was first! →¡yoibaor estaba primero!
during the first three months of pregnancy →durante los primeros tresmeses deembarazo
he felt a bit lonely for the first few days →los primerosdías sesentíaun pocosolo
the first three correct answers win a prize →las tres primerasrespuestascorrectas sellevan unpremio
first-past-the-post system (Parl)sistema de votación por mayoría relativa
at first →al principio
on the firstfloor (Brit) →en el primerpiso (US) →en laplanta baja
at firsthand →directamente
from first tolast →de principio a fin
in the firstplace →en primer lugar
to win first place (in competition) →conseguir el primerpuesto,ganar
to win firstprize →ganar el primerpremio
firststrike weapon →armaf de primergolpe
the firsttime →la primeravez
see alsoinstanceA2
see alsothingA2
B.ADV
1. (in place, priority) →primero
first one, then another →primero uno, después otro
we arrived first →fuimos los primeros enllegar,llegamos los primeros
ladies first →lasseñoras primero
women and children first! →¡lasmujeres y losniños primero!
first ofall →ante todo,antes que nada
tocome first (in race) →ganar,llegarel primero; (=have priority) →estar primero,tenerprioridad
the customer/your homework must come first →elcliente es lo primero/tusdeberes son lo primero
first andforemost →ante todo,antes que nada
toget in first (in conversation, process) →adelantarse
yougo first! →¡tú primero!, ¡pasa tú!
head first →de cabeza
you have toput your children's needs first →primero están lasnecesidades de tushijos
first come, first served →elque llega primerotieneprioridad
free tickets, on a first-come-first-served basis →entradasgratis, porrigurosoorden dellegada
2. (in time) (=before anything else) →primero, antesde nada
first, I need a drink →primeroor antesde nadaorantes que nada,necesito unacopa
first, I don't like it, second, I haven't got the money →lo primero: no megusta, lo segundo: nodispongodeldinero
first andlast (=above all) →por encima de todo
firstoff →primero de todo, antesde nada
3. (=for the first time) →por primera vez
the word was first used in 1835 →lapalabra seusópor primera vez en 1835
I first met him in Paris →loconocí enParís
4. (=rather) →primero, antes
let him in this house? I'd kill him first! →¿dejarlepisar estacasa? ¡primeroor antes lomato!
I'd die first! →¡antes memuero!
C.PRONthe first of January →el primero deenero, el uno deenero
it's the first I've heard of it →ahora meentero, no losabía
Charles the First →Carlos Primero
he came in aneasy first →llegóel primero conventaja
from the (very) first →desde el principio
to be the firstto do sth →serel primero enhacer algo
they were the first to arrive →fueron los primeros enllegar,llegaron los primeros
D.N
1. (Aut) →primeraf
in first →en primera
2. (Brit) (Univ) →sobresalientem
he got a first in French →se halicenciado enfrancés con unamedia desobresalienteDEGREE
E.CPDfirst aidN →primeros auxiliosmpl
first-aidbox =first-aid kitfirst-aidcourse →cursom deprimeros auxilios
first-aidkit →botiquínm deprimeros auxilios
first-aidpost; first-aidstation (US) →puestom de socorro
first baseN (Baseball) →primerabasef
not to get to first base (US) →quedar enagua deborrajas
first degreeN →licenciaturaf
first editionN →primeraediciónf; [of early or rare book] →ediciónfpríncipe
first formor yearN (Scol)primer curso de secundaria
first-yearstudent (Univ) →estudiantemf de primeraño (de carrera universitaria)
first gearN (Aut) →primeraf
first ladyN (US) →primeradamaf
the first lady of jazz →lagrandamadeljazz
first languageN (=mother tongue) →lenguafmaterna; [of country] →lenguafprincipal
first lieutenantN (US) (Aer) →tenientemf (Brit) (Naut) →tenientemf denavío
first lightN →amanecerm,albaf
at first light →al amanecer, alalba
first mateN →primer oficialm, primeraoficialf
first ministerN (in Scotland) →ministro/ministram/fprincipal
first nameN →nombrem (de pila)
to be on first nameterms with sb →tutear a algn
first nightN (Theat) →estrenom
first offenderN (Jur) →delincuentemf sinantecedentes penales
first officerN →primer oficialm, primeraoficialf
first performanceN (Theat, Mus) →estrenom
first personN (Ling) →primerapersonaf
first schoolN (Brit)escuela para niños entre cinco y nueve años
first violinN →primerviolínm, primeraviolínf
see alsocousin
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first

[ˈfɜːrst]
adj
(in time, position, group, series) →premier/ière
the first time →la premièrefois
to win first prize →remporter le premierprix
a first prize of £1000 →1000livresen guise de premierprix
in the first instance →en premier lieu
first thingadv (=before anything else)
I'll do it first thing tomorrow →Je leferaidemain matinà la premièreheure.
not to know the first thing about sth (=anything at all) →ne rienconnaître à qch
We didn't know the first thing about running a restaurant →Nous neconnaissions rienà lagestion d'unrestaurant.
(in importance) →premier/ière
first things first! →leschosesimportantes d'abord !
adv
(=before others) →le premier(la)/ière
Ralph spoke first →Ralph aparlé le premier.
Jenny arrived first →Jennyestarrivée la première.
to come first(in race) →arriver premier/ière
Rachel came first →Rachelestarrivée première.
head first →la tête la première
feet first →lespieds devant
(=before that) →d'abord
I want to get a job, but first I have to pass my exams →Je veuxtrouver dutravail, mais d'abord je doisréussir mesexamens.
to put sth/sb first (=give priority to) →donner lapriorité à qch/qn
(=for the first time) →pour la premièrefois
They first met in 2002 →Ils se sontrencontrés pour la premièrefois en 2002.
(when listing reasons) →en premier lieu,premièrement
first of all →tout d'abord, pourcommencer
first off →tout d'abord
n
(=person) →premier/ièrem/f
to be the first to do sth →être le premier àfaire qch
He was the first to film them →Il aété le premier à lesfilmer.
She was the first to arrive →Elleestarrivée la première.
first come first served →les premiersarrivés seront les premiersservis
to be a first for sb →être une première pour qn
(British) (alsofirst-class degree) →mentionftrès bien,licencef avecmentiontrès bien
(AUTOMOBILES) (alsofirst gear) →premièref
(=first day) the first of January →le premierjanvier
on the first →le premier
(=start) at first →au commencement,au début
from the first →dès le début
from the very first →au toutdébut
(alsofirst thing)
The first I heard of it was →La premièrefois que j'en aientenduparler était ...
That was the first I knew of it →Je n'étais pasau courant avant.first aidn →premiers secoursmpl,premiers soinsmplfirst aider[ˌfɜːrstˈeɪdər]n →secouristemffirst-aid kitn →troussef àpharmacie,troussef depremiers secoursfirst bloodn
to draw first blood →remporter le premierround,remporter le premiertour
first blood to sb →premierrounden faveur de qn, premièremancheen faveur de qnfirst bornfirst-born[ˈfɜːrstbɔːrn]n (=child) →premier-né (première-née)m/ffirst-born[ˌfɜːrstˈbɔːrn]adj →premier-né(première-née)first-classfirst class[ˌfɜːrstˈklɑːs]
adj
[ticket, carriage] →de première classe
She has booked a first-class ticket →Elle aréservé unbillet de premièreclasse.
(=excellent) →excellent(e),exceptionnel(le)
a first-class meal →unexcellentrepas
a first-class stamp →untimbre entarifprioritaire
a first-class letter →unelettre entarifprioritaire
adv
[travel, fly] →en première classe
to send a letter first class →envoyer unelettre entarifprioritaire
to post a letter first class →envoyer unelettre entarifprioritairefirst cousinn →cousin(e)m/fgermain(e)first degreen(UNIVERSITY) →licenceffirst-degree burnn →brûluref au premierdegréfirst degree murdern →meurtremavec préméditation
to be charged with first-degree murder →être accusé(e) demeurtreavec préméditationfirst editionn →premièreéditionffirst everfirst-everadj →tout(e) premier/ièrefirst familyn(US) [president] the first family →lafamille duprésidentfirst floorn
(British) (=floor above the ground floor) →premierétagem
on the first floor →au premierétage, au premier
(US) (=ground floor) →rez-de-chausséem
on the first floor →aurez-de-chausséefirst-floor[ˌfɜːrstˈflɔːr]modif
(British)(on the floor above the ground floor) [flat, sitting room, restaurant, balcony] →au premierétage
(US) (=ground-floor) [apartment] →aurez-de-chausséefirst formn(British) →sixièmef,classef de sixièmefirst fruitsnpl →premiersrésultatsmplfirst-generation[ˌfɜːrstdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən]adj →de la premièregénérationfirst graden(US) →coursmpréparatoirefirst-grade[ˌfɜːrstˈgreɪd]adj(US) [teacher, class, student] →ducours préparatoirefirst-grader[ˌfɜːrstˈgreɪdər]n →élèvemf de CPfirst handn
at first hand →directement
to see sth at first hand →constater qchdirectementfirst handfirsthand, first-hand[ˌfɜːrstˈhænd]adv [know, experience, see] →directementfirst-handfirsthand[ˌfɜːrstˈhænd]adj [experience, knowledge] →de première mainfirst ladyn
(US) (=wife of president) →première damef desÉtats-Unis
the first lady of jazz →la plusgrande dame dujazzfirst languagen →premièrelangueffirst lieutenantn
(British)(in navy) →lieutenantm devaisseau
(US)(in air force) →lieutenantm
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first

adj →erste(r, s);hisfirst novel →sein Erstlingsromanm;he wasfirst in the queue (Brit)or in line (US) →er war der Erste in derSchlange;he wasfirst in Latin →er war derBeste inLatein;who’sfirst? →wer ist der Erste?;I’mfirst, I’ve been waiting longer than you →ich binzuerst an derReihe, ichwarte schonlänger als Sie;thefirst time I saw her … →als ich siezum ersten Malsah, …;is it yourfirst time? →machst du daszum ersten Mal?;there always has to be afirst time →einmal istimmer das erste Mal;we managed it the veryfirst time →wir haben esauf Anhiebgeschafft;infirst place (Sport etc) →an erster Stelle;to beor lie infirst place →an erster Stelleliegen;in thefirst place →zunächstorerstenseinmal;why didn’t you say so in thefirst place? →warum hast du denn dasnicht gleichgesagt?;first time around →beim ersten Mal
adv
→zuerst;(= before all the others)arrive, leave →als erste(r, s);first, take three eggs →zuerstor als Erstesnehme man dreiEier;that’s not what you saidfirst →zuerst hast du etwas anderesgesagt;first comefirst served (prov) →werzuerstkommt,mahltzuerst (Prov);on afirst comefirst served basis →nach demPrinzip „werzuerstkommt,mahltzuerst“;women and childrenfirst →Frauen undKinderzuerst;ladiesfirst →Ladiesfirst!, denDamen derVortritt;you (go)first →nach Ihnen;he saysfirst one thing then another →ersagt mal so, mal so;before he says anything I want to get infirst with a few comments →bevor erirgendetwassagt,möchte ich einigeBemerkungenanbringen;what comesfirst in your order of priorities? →wassteht bei Ihnen an ersterStelle?, was ist Ihnen amwichtigsten?;but, darling, you know you always comefirst →aber, meinSchatz, duweißt doch, dass du bei mirimmeran erster Stellestehst;he always puts his jobfirst →seineArbeitkommt bei ihmimmer vor allen anderenDingen
(= before all else) →als Erstes, zunächst; (in listing) →erstens;first of all(= before all else, mainly) →vor allem;first (of all) I’m going for a swim →als Erstesor zu(aller)erstgehe ichschwimmen;why can’t I? — well,first of allorfirst off(inf),it’s not yours and secondly … →warum dennnicht? — nun, zunächstorerstenseinmalgehört esnicht dir undzweitens …;first and foremost →zunächst;first and foremost, he is a writer →zuallererst ist erSchriftsteller;first and last he is an Englishman →er ist durch und durchEngländer
(= for the first time) →zum ersten Mal, das erste Mal;when did youfirst meet him? →wann haben Sie ihn das erste Malorzum ersten Malgetroffen?;when this model wasfirst introduced →zuAnfangorzuerst, als dasModell herauskam;when itfirst became known that … →alserstmalsbekanntwurde, dass …;this work wasfirst performed/published in 1997 →diesesWerkwurde 1997uraufgeführt/erstveröffentlicht
(= before: in time) →(zu)erst;I must finish thisfirst →ich muss das erstfertigmachen;thinkfirst before you sign anything →überlegen Sie es sich, bevor Sie etwasunterschreiben
(in preference) →eher,lieber;I’d diefirst! →eherorlieberwürde ichsterben!
(Naut, Rail)to travelfirst →ersterKlassereisen
n
thefirst →der/die/das Erste;(= former) →der/die/dasErstere;he was among the (very)first to arrive →er war unter den Erstenor Allerersten, dieankamen;they were thefirst to congratulate me →siegratulierten mir als Erste;he was thefirst home/to finish →er war als Erster zuHause/fertig; (in race) →erging als ErsterdurchsZiel;she wore a blouse and a skirt, but thefirst was too tight and the second too baggy →sietrug eineBluse und einenRock, abererstere war zueng undletzterer zuweit
this is thefirst I’ve heard of it →das ist mir jaganzneu;thefirst he knew about it was when he saw it in the paper →er hat erst davonerfahren, als er es in derZeitunglas
atfirst →zuerst, zunächst;from thefirst →vonAnfang an;fromfirst to last →vonAnfang bisEnde
(Brit Univ) →Einsf, →Notef →„Eins“;he got afirst →erbestand (sein Examen) mit „Eins“or „sehrgut“;he was supposed to get afirst →er war ein Einserkandidat
it’s afirst(= first time ever done) →es ist dasallererste Mal(, das so was gemacht wird);it’s afirst for me/the firm(= new experience) →ich habe/dieFirma hat nochnieso etwasgemacht;this is afirst for the city →daspassiertzum ersten Mal in derStadt
(Aut)first (gear) →der erste (Gang);infirst →im ersten (Gang)
(US Baseball) →erstesBaseor Mal? alsosixth

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first aid
n →Erste Hilfe;to givefirst →Erste Hilfeleisten
first-aid box
n (Brit) →Verband(s)kastenm
first-aid kit
n →Verband(s)kastenm
first-aid post,first-aid station
n →Sanitätswachef
first-born
n →Erstgeborene(r)mf
first class
n (Rail, Post etc) →erste Klasse
adj pred(= excellent)he’sfirst at cooking/tennis →er ist einerstklassigerKoch/Tennisspieler;that’s absolutelyfirst! →das isteinfachSpitze!(inf)
first-class
adj attr
(= excellent) →erstklassig;he’s afirst cook →er ist einerstklassigerKoch
(Rail, Aviat, Tourism)flight, train, ticket, cabin →ersterKlasse;afirst hotel →ein Erste-Klasse-Hotelnt, →einHotelnt →ersterKlasse;first travel →Reisenpl →ersterKlasse;afirst ticket →eineFahrkarte ersterKlasse;afirst compartment →ein Erste-Klasse-Abteilnt;first passengers →Reisendepl →in der erstenKlasse
(Post)first mailbevorzugt beförderte Post;first postage/stampPorto/Briefmarke für die bevorzugt beförderte Post;first letterbevorzugt beförderter Brief
(Brit Univ)first (honours) degree →Examennt →mit „Eins“or „sehrgut“;he graduated withfirst honours →ermachte seinExamen mit „Eins“or „sehrgut“
(Sport)career, innings etc →in deroberstenSpielklasse;first cricketdie oberste Kricket-Spielklasseto playfirst cricketin der obersten Kricket-Spielklasse spielen
adv
(Aviat, Naut, Rail)travel, fly →ersterKlasse
(Post)to send somethingfirst →etw mit derbevorzugtbefördertenPostschicken
first costs
pl (Comm) →Selbstkostenpl, →Gestehungskostenpl
first cousin
n →Vetterm →orCousinm →/Cousinef →orKusinef →erstenGrades
first-day cover
n →Ersttagsbriefm
first-degree burn
n →Verbrennungf →erstenGrades
first edition
first-foot
vt (Scot) →einen Neujahrsbesuchabstatten(+dat)
first form
n (Brit Sch) →erste Klasse
first-former
n (Brit Sch) →Erstklässler(in)m(f)
first-generation
adj citizen, computer →der erstenGeneration
first-hand
adj information, experience, knowledge →aus ersterHand;to havefirst knowledge of something →etw auseigenerErfahrungkennen;they havefirst experience of charitable organizations →sie habenpersönlichErfahrungen mit Wohlfahrtsverbändengemacht
adv hear, learn, experience, witness →persönlich, aus ersterHand;see →miteigenenAugen;they experienced police brutalityfirstor at first hand →sie haben dieBrutalität derPolizei ameigenenLeibeerfahren
First Lady
n →FirstLadyf
first language
first lieutenant
first light
n →Tagesanbruchm, →Morgengrauennt;atfirst →beiTagesanbruch, imMorgengrauen

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first mate
n (Naut) →ErsterOffizier, ErsteOffizierin; (on small boats) →Bestmannm
First Minister
n (Brit Pol) →ErsterMinister, ErsteMinisterin
first name
n →Vornamem;they’re onfirst terms →siereden sich mitVornamen an
first night
n (Theat) →Premieref;first nerves →Premierenfiebernt
first-nighter
n →Premierenbesucher(in)m(f)
first offender
n →Ersttäter(in)m(f);he is afirst →er istnichtvorbestraft
first officer
n (Naut) →ErsterOffizier, ErsteOffizierin
first-past-the-post system
n (Pol) →Mehrheitswahlrechtnt
first performance
n (Theat) →Uraufführungf; (Mus also) →Erstaufführungf
first person
n →erstePerson;thefirst plural →die erstePersonPlural;the story is in thefirst →dieGeschichte ist in der erstenPersongeschriebenorwird von einem Icherzähler/einer Icherzählerinerzählt
first-person
adjfirst narrator →Icherzähler(in)m(f);first narrative →Icherzählungf
first principles
pl →Grundprinzipienpl;to go backor return tofirst →zu denGrundlagenzurückkehren
first-rate
adj →erstklassig;the orchestra wasfirst →dasOrchesterhat ausgezeichnetgespielt;they did afirst job →sie habenerstklassigeorausgezeichneteArbeitgeleistet
first refusal
n →Vorkaufsrechtnt;to give somebody (the)first →jdm dasVorkaufsrechteinräumen;to have (the)first on →dasVorkaufsrecht haben für
first responder
n usu pl →Ersthelferm,Rettungskräfte wie Feuerwehr, Polizei etc, die als erste am Unglücksort eintreffen
first school
n(= Brit) →Grundschulef
first-strike weapon
n →Erstschlagwaffef
first thing
nshe just says thefirst that comes into her head →siesagteinfach das, was ihrzuersteinfällt;you don’t have to buy thefirst you see →du brauchstnicht das zukaufen, was duzuerstsiehst;thefirst (to do) is to … →als Erstes muss man …;thefirst I knew about it was when James told me →icherfuhr es erst, alsJames es mirerzählte;thefirst I knew he’d taken the lot →ehe ich michsversah, hatte er allesgenommen;thefirst to remember is that she hates formality →man muss vor allem darandenken, dass sieFörmlichkeitnichtmag;firsts first →eins nach dem anderen,immer (hübsch) derReihe nach;(= most important first) →dasWichtigstezuerst;you have to putfirsts first →du musstwissen, was amwichtigsten ist;he doesn’t know thefirst about it/cars →davon/vonAutos hat ernicht diegeringsteAhnung
adv →gleich;I’ll gofirst in the morning/when I get back →ichgehe gleichmorgenfrüh/gleich, wenn ichwieder da bin;I’m not at my bestfirst (in the morning) →früh amMorgen bin ichnicht gerade inHochform;do itfirst before you forget →mach es gleich, ehe du esvergisst
first-time buyer
n jd, der zum ersten Mal ein Haus/eine Wohnung kauft, →Erstkäufer(in)m(f)
first-timer
n (inf)
(= novice) →Neulingm
(Comm) →Erstkäufer(in)m(f)
first violin
n →ersteGeige;he playsfirst →erspielt ersteGeige
First World War
nthefirst →der ErsteWeltkrieg
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[fɜːst]
1.adj →primo/a
the first of January →il primo (di)gennaio
the first time →la primavolta
Charles the First →Carlo Primo
to win first place →arrivare primo
in the first place →per prima cosa,innanzitutto
in the first instance →in primo luogo,prima di tutto
first thing in the morning →la mattina presto
I'll do it first thing tomorrow →lofaròper prima cosadomani
first things first! →prima lecose piùimportanti!
I don't know the first thing about it (fam) →non ne so unbel niente
2.adv
a. (firstly) →prima; (before other things) →per primo/a; (when listing reasons) →per prima cosa
first one, then another →prima uno,poiun altro
first of all →prima di tutto
first and foremost →prima di tutto,innanzitutto
first and last (above all) →prima di tutto
ladies first! →prima lesignore!
we arrived first →siamoarrivati perprimi
she came first in the race →èarrivata prima nellagara
at first →sulle prime,all'inizio,dapprima
finish this work first →finisci questolavoro prima
head first →a capofitto
b. (for the first time) →per la prima volta
I first met him in Paris →l'hoincontratoper la prima volta aParigi
c. (rather) →piuttosto
I'd die first! →piuttostomorirei!
3.n (person, in race) →primo/a
the first to arrive →il/la primo/a adarrivare
first come, first served →chitardiarriva,malealloggia
from the (very) first →fin dall'inizio, fin dal primomomento
from first to last →dall'inizio alla fine
in first (gear) (Aut) →in prima (marcia)
he gained a first in French (Brit) (Univ) (class of degree) →si èlaureato infrancese colmassimo dei voti
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(fəːst) adjective, adverb
before all others in place, time or rank.the first person to arrive;The boy spoke first. eerste الأوَّل пръв primeiro prvníerst,zuerst første; førstπρώτοςprimero esimene, esimesena اول ensimmäinenpremier,premièreראשון प्रथम, पहला prvi, na prvom mjestu első pertama fyrsturprimo 最初の[] 첫 째의 pirmas pirmais pertamaeerstførst, som nummer én/den førstepierwszy لومړیprimeiro primulпервый prvý prvi prvi först, första เป็นอันดับที่หนึ่งilk 第一 перший مقام میں سب سے پہلے thứ nhất; đầu tiên第一
adverb
before doing anything else.`Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first! eers أوَّلا първо primeiro nejdřívezuerst førstπρώταprimero kõigepealt ابتدا ensind'abordקודם आरम्भ में ponajprije, prvo először (is) lebih dulu á undanprima まず最初に ! 첫째로 pirma, pirmiausia pirmkārt; vispirms dahulueerstførstnajpierw لومړیprimeiro mai întâiсперва najskôr najprej najpre först เป็นอันดับแรก ก่อนทำสิ่งอื่นönce 先 спершу, спочатку کچھ بھی کرنے سے قبل trước hết先
noun
the person, animaletc that does something before any other person, animaletc.the first to arrive. eerste الأوَّل първенец primeiro první der/die/das Erste førsteπρώτοςprimero esimene اولین ensimmäinen premier/-ière הַרִאשוֹן प्रथम, पहला prvi (najbolji) ucenik, osoba... az első yang pertama fyrsturprimo 最初のもの 첫째(최초)의 사람(것) pirmasis pirmais pertama de eersteden førstepierwszy لومړیprimeiro primul, primaпервый prvý prvi prvi första, förste คนหรือสัตว์ที่มาก่อนคนอื่น ilk kişi/şey, birinci kişi/şey 首先 той, хто перший کوئی شخص یا جانور جو سب سے پہلے کچھ کرے người đầu tiên; vật đầu tiên首先
ˈfirstly adverb
in the first place.I have three reasons for not going – firstly, it's cold, secondly, I'm tired, and thirdly, I don't want to! eerstens أولا на първо място primeiramente za prvéerstens for det førsteπρώτον,κατ' αρχήνen primer lugar esiteks اولاً ensiksien premier lieuראשית पहले prvo, prije svega, ponajprije először pertama í fyrsta lagiin primo luogo 第一に 첫째로 pirma pirmkārt yang pertamaten eerstefor det førstepo pierwsze په سرکیprimeiro în primul rândво-первых po prvé prvič najpre för det första อันดับแรก birincisi 第一 по-перше پہلی بات thứ nhất第一
first aid adjective (etc) treatment of a wounded or sick person before the doctor's arrival:We should all learn first aid; ()
first-aid treatment. eerstehulp مُساعَدَه أوَّلِيَّه първа помощ primeiros socorros první pomocErste Hilfe førstehjælpπρώτες βοήθειεςprimeros auxilios esmaabi کمک های اولیه ensiapupremiers soins עֶזרָה רִאשוֹנָה प्राथमिक चिकित्सा prva pomoć elsősegély pertolongan pertama hjálp í viðlögum, skyndihjálppronto soccorso 応急手当 응급 치료 pirmoji pagalba pirmā palīdzība; pirmās palīdzības- bantuan kecemasaneerste hulpførstehjelppierwsza pomoc لومړني كمكونهprimeiros socorros prim ajutorпервая помощь prvá pomoc prva pomoč prva pomoć första hjälpen การปฐมพยาบาลilk yardım 急救 перша допомога; швидка допомога مریض یا زخمی کی پہلی طبی امداد sự sơ cứu急救
ˈfirst-born adjective, noun
(one's) oldest (child). eersgeborene البِكْر първороден primogênito prvorozenýerstgeboren, der/die/das Erstgeborene førstefødtπρωτότοκοςprimogénito esiklaps بزرگتر esikoinenpremier-néבכור पहली संतान prvorodeni (dijete); prvorođenac elsőszülött sulung frumgetinn, elsturprimogenito 最初に生まれた 맨 처음 태어난 pirmagimis pirmdzimtais anak pertamaeerstgeborenførstefødt pierworodny غټprimogénito primul născutпервенец prvorodený, -á prvorojen(ec) prvorođeni förstfödd เกี่ยวกับคนหัวปี ilk doğan; ilk çocuk 最年長的(孩子) первісток پہلا بچہ đầu lòng; cả 最年长的（孩子）
ˌfirst-ˈclass adjective
1. of the best quality.a first-class hotel. eersteklas دَرَجَه أولى първокласен de primeira classe prvotřídníerstklassig førsteklasses; top- πρώτης κατηγορίαςde primera clase esmaklassiline درجه یک ensiluokkainende première classe מַחלָקָה רִאשוֹנָה पहला दर्जा najbolji első osztályú terbaik fyrsta flokksdi prima classe 一流の 최고급의 pirmaklasis, aukščiausios klasės pirmšķirīgs kelas pertamaeersteklasførsteklasses, på/av første klasse najlepszej jakości لومړی درجهde primeira classe (de) clasa întâiпервоклассный prvotriedny prvovrsten prvoklasan första klassens ชั้นหนึ่งbirinci sınıf 第一流的 першокласний, першорядний عمدہ قسم کا hạng nhất第一流的
2. very good.This food is first-class! eersteklas مُمتاز، درجَه أولى отличен excelente prvotřídníausgezeichnet førsteklasses; i top; uovertruffen πρώτης τάξηςde primera calidad,excelente eriti hea عالی erittäin hyväde première qualitéמעולה बहुत अच्छा odlican elsőrendű lezat fyrsta flokks, fyrirtaksdi prima qualità すばらしい 매우 좋은 aukščiausios kokybės, geriausias lielisks sangat sedapeersteklasførsteklasses pierwszorzędny ښهexcelente (de) cali­tatea întâiпревосходный prvotriedny prvovrsten sjajan förstklassig เยี่ยมมากçok güzel,mükemmel 極好的 першокласний بہت اچھا rất ngon; rất tốt极好的
3. (for) travelling in the best and most expensive part of the train, plane, shipetc.a first-class passenger ticket;(also adverb) She always travels first-class. eersteklas دَرَجَه أولى първа класа de primeira classe v první tříděerster Klasse førsteklasses-; på første klasseπρώτη θέσηde primera clase esimese(s) klassi(s) درجه یک ensimmäisessä luokassaen première classe מַחלָקָה רִאשוֹנָה पहला दर्जा prvorazredan, najbolji első osztályú kelas satu fyrsta farrÿmi in prima classe １等の 1등석의 pirmoji klasė (par ceļošanu) pirmās klases-; pirmajā klasē kelas pertamaeersteklasførste klassepierwszej klasy لومړی درجهde primeira classe (de) la clasa întâi первого класса prvá trieda v prvem razredu prva klasa förstaklass-, första klass การเดินทางโดยพาหนะราคาแพงที่สุด birinci mevki 頭等艙 такий, що належить до першого класу ریل، جہاز وغیرہ کے سب سے بہترین حصے میں سفر کرنا hạng nhất 头等车（舱）
ˌfirst-ˈhand adjective, adverb
(of a story, descriptionetc) obtained directly, not through various other people.a first-hand account;I heard the story first-hand. eerstehands مُباشِر، دون وَسيط от първа ръка em primeira mão z první rukyaus erster Hand førstehånds-; på første hånd από πρώτο χέριdirecto, personal; directamente, personalmente; de primera mano vahetu(lt) دست اول ensi kädende première main מִמָקוֹר רִאשוֹן स्वत:, प्रत्यक्ष iz prve ruke első kézből (való) secara langsung milliliðalaus; frá fyrstu hendidi prima mano 直接の[] 직접 iš pirmųjų lūpų tieši; no pirmavota orang yang pertama uit de eerste handførstehånds-,på første hånd z pierwszej ręki لومری لاسه em primeira mão direct (de la sursă) (полученный) из первых рук z prvej ruky iz prve roke iz prve ruke förstahands-, i första hand, direkt โดยตรง (ประสบการณ์) ilk elden, kaynağından 直接的/地 з перших рук جس کا براہ راست تجربہ ہوا ہو mắt thấy tai nghe 直接的（地）
ˌfirst-ˈrate adjective
of the best quality.She is a first-rate architect. eersteklas; eersterangs رائِع، مِن الطِّراز الأوَّل първокачествен excelente prvotřídníausgezeichnet førsterangs- πρώτης τάξηςestupendo esmajärguline تراز اول ensiluokkainenexcellentמעולה अति उत्तम prvorazredan első osztályú terbaik fyrsta flokks, afbragðs-di prim'ordine 一流の 1류의 aukščiausios klasės pirmšķirīgs terbaikuitstekendtipp topp,førsteklasses pierwszorzędny لومری قیمتexcelente de primă mână, exce­lentпервоклассный prvotriedny prvovrsten prvoklasni förstklassig, prima ชั้นหนึ่งbirinci sınıf 第一流的 першорядний اول درجے کا thượng hạng第一流的
at first
at the beginning.At first I didn't like him. eers; aanvanklik في البِدايَه първоначално no começo z počátkuzuerst først; i begyndelsenστην αρχήal principio algul در ابتدا aluksiau débutבהתחלה प्रारंभ में spocetka, isprva először, kezdetben mula-mula til að byrja meðall'inizio 最初は 처음에 iš pradžių vispirms pada mulanyain het begini begynnelsen,til å begynne med na początku په سر کی no começo la începutсначала zo začiatku najprej u početku först ตั้งแต่ตอนแรกilkin,ilk önce 起先 спочатку شروع میں lúc đầu; ban đầu起先
at first hand
obtainedetc directly.I was able to acquire information at first hand. eerstehands مُباشَرةً، بدون وَسيط от източника em primeira mão z první rukyaus erster Hand på første hånd από πρώτο χέρι de primera mano otsesest allikast بی واسطه suoraande première main מִמָקוֹר רִאשוֹן स्वत:, प्रत्यक्ष direktno, iz prve ruke első kézből secara langsung milliliðalausdirettamente 直接に 직접 iš pirmųjų lūpų, iškart no pirmavota secara langsung uit de eerste handpå første hånd z pierwszej ręki بی واسطه em primeira mão direct (de la sursă) из первых рук z prvej ruky iz prve roke iz prve ruke direkt ได้มาโดยตรงdoğrudan, kaynağından 直接地 з перших рук براہ راست trực tiếp直接地
first and foremost
first of all. allereers أوَّلا وقَبل كل شَيء преди всичко antes de tudo především zu allererst først og fremmest; frem for alt πρώτο και κύριοantes que nada eeskätt اولین و مهم ترین ensi sijassaen tout premier lieu בָּראש וּבַרִאשוֹנָה सर्वप्रथम prije svega mindenekelőtt pertama sekali fyrst og fremstsoprattutto まず第一に 무엇보다도 먼저 pirmiausia pirmām kārtām pertama sekalibovenalførst og fremst przede wszystkim لومړی او دیره مهم antes de tudo în primul (şi în primul) rând прежде всего predovšetkým na prvem mestu prvo i najvažnije först ก่อนอื่น her şeyden önce 首先 насамперед سب سے پہلے đầu tiên và chủ yếu首先
first of all
to begin with; the most important thing is.First of all, let's clear up the mess;First of all, the scheme is impossible – secondly, we can't afford it. eerstens أولا، بدايَةً най-напред antes de tudo především zu allererst for det første; først og fremmest πρώτ'απ' όλα,κατ' αρχήνen primer lugar kõigepealt قبل از همه ensinnäkintout d'abord קוֹדֶם כּול सर्वप्रथम prije svega, ponajprije elsősorban terpenting, pertama-tama í fyrsta lagiprima di tutto まず最初に 무엇보다도 pirmiausia vispirms pertama-tama om te beginnenfor det første przede wszystkim د توله نه بعد antes de tudo în primul rând в первую очередь predovšetkým najprej pre svega allra först, först och främst เป็นอย่างแรกönce,ilk önce 首先 насамперед سب سے پہلے trước hết首先
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→أَوَّل,أَوَّلاً,لِلمَرَّةِ الأُولَى nejdříve, poprvé, první først, topkarakterErster,zuerstπρώτα,πρωτιά,πρώτοςantes,en primer lugar,primero,primicia ensimmäinen, ensinpremier,premièrement prvi, prvoper primo,prima,primo 最初に, 最初の, 最初のもの 맨 첫, 처음으로, 첫 번째의eerstebegynnelse,først,førstepierwsze miejsce,pierwszy,po raz pierwszyprimeiramente,primeiroначальный,первый,сначала först, förste, högsta betyg ครั้งแรก, ที่หนึ่ง, อย่างแรกilk,ilkin đầu tiên, trước hết第一,第一的,首先
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adj primero;— aid primeros auxilios;adv por primera vez;When did you first feel chest pain?..¿Cuándo le dolió el pecho por primera vez?
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