first

first
[fɜːst] 1.
determinante
1) (of series, group) primo

the first three pages, the three first pages — le prime tre pagine

the first few minutes — i primi minuti, i minuti iniziali

2) (in phrases)

at first glance o sight a prima vista; I'll ring first thing in the morning per prima cosa domani mattina telefono; I'll do it first thing — lo farò per prima cosa

3) (slightest)

he doesn't know the first thing about politics — non sa assolutamente nulla di politica

she didn' t have the first idea what to do — non aveva la più pallida idea di cosa fare

2.
pronome
1) (of series, group) primo m. (-a) (to do a fare)
2) (of month)

the first (of May) — il primo (maggio)

3) (initial moment)

the first I knew about his death was a letter from his wife — ho saputo per la prima volta della sua morte da una lettera di sua moglie

that's the first I've heard of it! — è la prima volta che lo sento!

4) (beginning) inizio m.

from the (very) first — (fin) dall'inizio

5) (new experience)

a first for sb., sth. — la prima volta di o per qcn., qcs

6) at first dapprima, all'inizio, in principio
3.
nome
1) aut. (anche first gear)

to be in first — [driver, car] essere in prima

2) BE univ.

to get a first in history o a history first — laurearsi in storia con il massimo dei voti

4.
avverbio
1) (before others) [arrive, leave] per primo

you go first! — dopo di lei! o prego!

women and children first — prima le donne e i bambini

2) (at top of ranking)

to come first — gioc. sport arrivare primo; fig. [career, family] venire prima di tutto

3) (to begin with) (per) prima (cosa)

first of all — prima di tutto

there are two reasons: first... — ci sono due ragioni: primo...

when we were first married — all'inizio del nostro matrimonio, quando eravamo appena sposati

when he first arrived — appena arrivato

4) (for the first time) per la prima volta

I first met him in Paris — lo incontrai per la prima volta o lo conobbi a Parigi

5) (rather)

move to the country? I'd die first! — trasferirmi in campagna? piuttosto morirei! preferirei morire!

••

first come first served — chi tardi arriva male alloggia

there are only a few tickets: it's first come first served — ci sono pochi biglietti: saranno distribuiti ai primi che arriveranno

first things first — procediamo con ordine, prima le cose importanti

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[fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb
(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) primo
2. adverb
(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) prima
3. noun
(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) primo
- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all
* * *
[fɜːst] 1.
determinante
1) (of series, group) primo

the first three pages, the three first pages — le prime tre pagine

the first few minutes — i primi minuti, i minuti iniziali

2) (in phrases)

at first glance o sight a prima vista; I'll ring first thing in the morning per prima cosa domani mattina telefono; I'll do it first thing — lo farò per prima cosa

3) (slightest)

he doesn't know the first thing about politics — non sa assolutamente nulla di politica

she didn' t have the first idea what to do — non aveva la più pallida idea di cosa fare

2.
pronome
1) (of series, group) primo m. (-a) (to do a fare)
2) (of month)

the first (of May) — il primo (maggio)

3) (initial moment)

the first I knew about his death was a letter from his wife — ho saputo per la prima volta della sua morte da una lettera di sua moglie

that's the first I've heard of it! — è la prima volta che lo sento!

4) (beginning) inizio m.

from the (very) first — (fin) dall'inizio

5) (new experience)

a first for sb., sth. — la prima volta di o per qcn., qcs

6) at first dapprima, all'inizio, in principio
3.
nome
1) aut. (anche first gear)

to be in first — [driver, car] essere in prima

2) BE univ.

to get a first in history o a history first — laurearsi in storia con il massimo dei voti

4.
avverbio
1) (before others) [arrive, leave] per primo

you go first! — dopo di lei! o prego!

women and children first — prima le donne e i bambini

2) (at top of ranking)

to come first — gioc. sport arrivare primo; fig. [career, family] venire prima di tutto

3) (to begin with) (per) prima (cosa)

first of all — prima di tutto

there are two reasons: first... — ci sono due ragioni: primo...

when we were first married — all'inizio del nostro matrimonio, quando eravamo appena sposati

when he first arrived — appena arrivato

4) (for the first time) per la prima volta

I first met him in Paris — lo incontrai per la prima volta o lo conobbi a Parigi

5) (rather)

move to the country? I'd die first! — trasferirmi in campagna? piuttosto morirei! preferirei morire!

••

first come first served — chi tardi arriva male alloggia

there are only a few tickets: it's first come first served — ci sono pochi biglietti: saranno distribuiti ai primi che arriveranno

first things first — procediamo con ordine, prima le cose importanti


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