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1 he arrived first

Общая лексика: он прибыл первым

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he arrived first
2 first

first [fɜ:st]

1. adjective

premier

• the first of May le premier mai

• the twenty-first time la vingt et unième fois

• Charles the First Charles Ier

• first principles principes mpl premiers

• they won for the first and last time in 1992 ils ont gagné une seule et unique fois en 1992

• there's always a first time il y a un début à tout

• she doesn't know the first thing about it elle n'y connaît rien

• he went out first thing this morning il est sorti très tôt ce matin

• I'll do it first thing in the morning je le ferai demain à la première heure

• first things first! les choses importantes d'abord !

• first fruits premiers résultats

2. adverb

   a. ( = at first) d'abord ; ( = firstly) premièrement ; ( = in the beginning) au début ; ( = as a preliminary) tout d'abord

• when we first met la première fois que nous nous sommes rencontrés

• when we first lived here quand nous sommes venus habiter ici

• first separate the eggs séparez d'abord les jaunes des blancs

• first of all tout d'abord

• first and foremost en tout premier lieu

• he's a patriot first and a socialist second il est patriote avant d'être socialiste

• she arrived first elle est arrivée la première

• to come first ( = arrive) arriver le premier ; (in exam, competition) être reçu premier

• my family comes first ma famille passe avant tout

• one's health comes first il faut penser à sa santé d'abord

• I must finish this first il faut que je termine ça d'abord

   b. ( = for the first time) pour la première fois

   c. ( = in preference) plutôt

• I'd die first! plutôt mourir !

3. noun

   a. premier m, - ière f

• they were the first to come ils sont arrivés les premiers

• another first for Britain ( = achievement) une nouvelle première pour la Grande-Bretagne

• first in, first out premier entré, premier sorti

• from first to last du début à la fin

• the first I heard of it was when... la première fois que j'en ai entendu parler, c'est quand...

► at first d'abord au début

   b. ( = first gear) première f (vitesse)

• in first en première

   c. (British) ( = degree) he got a first ≈ il a eu sa licence avec mention très bien

4. compounds

► first aid noun premiers secours mpl or soins mpl

• to give first aid donner les premiers soins or secours ► first aider noun secouriste mf

► first-aid kit noun trousse f de premiers secours

► first-born adjective noun

premier-né m, première-née f

► first cousin noun cousin (e) m(f) germain

► first edition noun première édition f

► first-ever adjective tout premier

► the first family noun (US) la famille du président

► first floor noun

• on the first floor (British) au premier (étage) ; (US) au rez-de-chaussée ► first form noun (British) ≈ (classe f de) sixième f

► first-generation adjective de première génération

• he's a first-generation American c'est un Américain de la première génération ► first grade noun (US) cours m préparatoire

► first-hand adjective [news, information] de première main

► first lady noun (US) première dame f des États-Unis (ou personne servant d'hôtesse à sa place)

► first language noun première langue f

► first lieutenant noun (British) (in navy) lieutenant m de vaisseau ; (US) (in air force) lieutenant m

► First Minister noun (in Scotland) chef du gouvernement régional écossais

► first minister noun Premier ministre m

► first name noun prénom m

• my first name is Ellis mon prénom est Ellis ► first-name adjective

• to be on first-name terms with sb appeler qn par son prénom ► first officer noun second m

► first night noun (Theatre etc) première f

► first-past-the-post system noun système m majoritaire à un tour

► first-rate adjective excellent

• to do a first-rate job faire un excellent travail ► First Secretary noun (in Wales) chef du gouvernement régional gallois

► first-time buyer noun accédant m à la propriété

► the First World War noun la Première Guerre mondiale

► first-timer (inf) noun

( = novice) débutant (e) m(f)

► first year noun (at university) première année f ; ( = student) étudiant (e) m(f) de première année

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[fɜːst] 1.
pronoun

1) (of series, group) premier/première m/f ( to do à faire)

2) ( of month)

the first (of May) — le premier (mai)

3) First ( in titles)

Elizabeth the First — Elisabeth Première

4) ( initial moment)

the first I knew about his death was a letter from his wife — c'est par une lettre de sa femme que j'ai appris qu'il était mort

that's the first I've heard of it! — première nouvelle!

5) ( beginning) début m

at first — au début

from the (very) first — dès le début

6) ( new experience) première f

a first for somebody/something — une première pour quelqu'un/quelque chose

7) Automobile ( gear) première f; gear

8) GB University ( degree) ≈ mention f très bien (à la licence)
2.
adjective

1) (of series, group) premier/-ière (before n)

the first three pages or the three first pages — les trois premières pages

2) ( in phrases)

at first glance ou sight — à première vue

I'll ring first thing tomorrow — je vous appellerai demain à la première heure

I'll do it first thing — je le ferai dès que possible

3) ( slightest)

he doesn't know the first thing about politics — il ne connaît absolument rien à la politique
3.
adverb

1) ( before others) [arrive, leave] le premier/la première

you go first! — après vous!

women and children first — les femmes et les enfants d'abord

to come first — Games, Sport terminer premier/première (in à); fig [career, family] passer avant tout

2) ( to begin with) d'abord

first of all — tout d'abord

first she tells me one thing, then something else — elle commence par me dire une chose puis elle me dit le contraire

there are two reasons: first... — il y a deux raisons: d'abord...

when we were first married — tout au début de notre mariage

when he first arrived — quand il est arrivé

3) ( for the first time) pour la première fois

I first met him in Paris — je l'ai rencontré pour la première fois à Paris

4) ( rather) plutôt

••

first come first served — les premiers arrivés sont les premiers servis

first things first — chaque chose en son temps

English-French dictionary > first
3 first

1. [fɜ:st] n
1. (the first) первое (число)

on the first of May - первого мая

2. первый (человек) (который что-л. делает)

we were the first to arrive - мы прибыли первыми

he was among the very first - он был среди первых (сделавших что-л.)

3. начало

at first - сначала, сперва

at the first - (в) первое время

from the (very) first - с самого начала

4. получивший первую премию, первый приз и т. п.; получивший высшую оценку

to come in an easy first - прийти к финишу первым /намного раньше других/

5. степень бакалавра с отличием первого класса ( в университетах Великобритании)

6. муз. самый высокий голос или самая высокая партия (в дуэте, трио и т. п.)

7. pl товар первого сорта, высшего качества

8. pl горн. лучшая кусковая руда; концентрат

9. место в первом классе (какого-л. транспорта)

10. разг. = first base

11. разг. = first speed
2. [fɜ:st] a
1. первый (по счёту)

the first three years - первые три года

the first turning on the right - первый поворот направо

the first man I saw on arrival - первый, кого я увидел по приезде

I'll do it first thing - я сделаю это прежде всего [ср. 2, 4)]

I'll call you first thing in the morning - завтра утром первым делом я позвоню вам

Peter the First - Пётр Первый

2. 1) первый по времени, самый ранний

the first flowers of spring - первые весенние цветы

the first writer of history - первый историк

2) первый (из следующих друг за другом), начальный

first form - первый класс ( в школе)

first performance - первое представление, премьера

first round - первый раунд ( бокс)

to succeed the very first time - добиться успеха с (самого) первого раза /с самого начала/

to wear a new dress for the first time - надеть новое платье (в) первый раз

his first experience under fire - его первое боевое испытание, его боевое крещение

3) первый, пробный

first attempt - первая попытка

first steps - первые шаги

4) первый, основной

the first thing to do - первое, что надо сделать [ср. тж. 1]

3. первый попавшийся; первый представившийся; любой

I'll do it at the first opportunity - я сделаю это при первой возможности

ask the first man you meet - спросите любого, кого вы встретите

4. первый, предварительный

first field dressing - индивидуальный перевязочный пакет

first working - горн. подготовительные работы

first tooth - молочный зуб

5. первый, передний (о части чего-л.)

first tier boxes - ложи первого яруса

the first row of seats - первый ряд (мест)

6. 1) первый, выдающийся, самый знаменитый

the first scholar of the day - самый крупный учёный своего времени

2) первосортный, самый лучший

articles of first quality - товар первого сорта

3) первый, ведущий

first violin /разг. fiddle/ - муз. первая скрипка

First Family - амер. семья президента

4) первый (по величине, значению и т. п.)

it is the first (important) city in the country - это самый крупный город страны

matter of the first importance - дело первостепенной важности

7. грам. первый

first person - первое лицо

first conjugation - первое спряжение

♢ first call - амер. воен. повестка ( утренняя или вечерняя зоря)

First Commoner - спикер (в палате общин до 1919 г.)

first wing - надкрылье, первое крыло

first swarm - рой-первак ( пчелиный)

the first but one - второй по порядку

in the first place - а) во-первых; прежде всего; б) вообще

why did you speak about it in the first place? - зачем вы вообще об этом говорили?

first and last - в общем и целом

first or last - рано или поздно

first and foremost - в первую очередь

first, last and all the time - амер. раз и навсегда

at first sight, at the first blush - с первого взгляда

I haven't the first idea of what you mean - совершенно не представляю себе, что вы имеете в виду

to play first fiddle см. fiddle I ♢

first come, first served - первого первым и обслуживают
3. [fɜ:st] adv
1. сперва, сначала

first of all - прежде всего

to say first one thing and then another - сначала сказать одно, а потом другое

I'll go there first - сначала я пойду туда

2. впервые

when he first went to war - когда он впервые попал на войну

when did you first see him? - когда ты впервые встретил /увидел/ его?

3. скорее, предпочтительно

surrender? We'll die first - сдаться? Да мы скорее умрём

4. первым; в первую очередь

to stand first - быть первым; быть в первых рядах

he arrived first - он прибыл первым

he claimed the right to speak first - он требовал, чтобы ему первому дали слово

you go first - идите первым

who plays first? - карт. чей первый ход?

ladies first! - проходите, пожалуйста!; сначала дамы!

women and children first - женщин и детей (спасать) в первую очередь

to put first things first - отобрать /выделить/ самое важное

НБАРС > first
4 first

fə:st
1. adjective, adverb
(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) primero

2. adverb
(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) primero

3. noun
(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) primero

- firstly
- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all

first¹ adj primero

January is the first month of the year enero es el primer mes del año

it's the first time that I've been here es la primera vez que vengo aquí

Se usa también para decir la fecha

the first of May el uno de mayo

first² adv

1. primero

he came first in the race llegó el primero en la carrera / ganó la carrera

you play later, first you must finish your lunch podrás jugar luego, primero acaba de comer

2. por primera vez

I first saw her at university la vi por primera vez en la universidad

at first al principio

first of all primero

first

tr[fɜːst]

adjective

1 primero,-a

■ what was your first job? ¿cuál fue tu primer trabajo?

■ who was the first man on the moon? ¿quién fue el primer hombre que pisó la luna?

■ she was his first wife fue su primera esposa

■ for the first time in my life... por primera vez en mi vida...

■ my first reaction was to... mi reacción inicial fue...

adverb

1 (before anything else) primero

■ Jane spoke first Jane habló primero

■ when you get up, what do you do first? al levantarte, ¿qué es lo primero que haces?

■ first, I have to go to the bank primero, tengo que ir al banco

2 (for the first time) por primera vez

■ when we first met, he hated me cuando nos conocimos, me odiaba

■ the book was first published in 1990 el libro fue editado por primera vez en 1990

3 (in first place) primero, en primer lugar

■ there are several reasons: first,... hay varias razones: en primer lugar,...

4 (in preference to) antes

■ he said he'd die first dijo que antes, preferiría morir

noun

1 la primera vez

■ it's a first for me too! ¡es la primera vez para mí también!

pronoun

1 el primero, la primera, lo primero

■ Jack was the first to arrive Jack fue el primero en llegar

■ the first I knew about it lo primero que supe

■ that's the first I've heard about it primera noticia

■ Elizabeth I (the First) Isabel I (primera)

noun

1 (first-class degree) ≈ sobresaliente nombre masculino (título universitario que corresponde a la nota más alta)

2 (gear) primera

■ I can't put it into first no puedo meter primera

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at first al principio

at first sight a primera vista

to come first (in race) llegar el primero 2 (in order) estar primero

first come, first served el que llega primero tiene prioridad

first of all en primer lugar

first thing a primera hora (de la mañana)

first things first lo primero es lo primero

from the first desde el principio

from first to last de principio a fin, desde el principio hasta el final

first aid primeros auxilios nombre masculino plural

first class primera clase nombre femenino

First Communion primera comunión nombre femenino

first floor SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL primer piso 2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL planta baja

First Lady Primera Dama

first lieutenant teniente nombre masculino de navío

first mate primer oficial nombre masculino

first name nombre nombre masculino de pila

first night estreno

first offender delincuente nombre masculino sin antecedentes

first person SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL primera persona

First World War Primera Guerra Mundial

first ['fərst] adv

1) : primero

finish your homework first: primero termina tu tarea

first and foremost: ante todo

first of all: en primer lugar

2) : por primera vez

I saw it first in Boston: lo vi por primera vez en Boston

first adj

1) : primero

the first time: la primera vez

at first sight: a primera vista

in the first place: en primer lugar

the first ten applicants: los diez primeros candidatos

2) foremost: principal, primero

first tenor: tenor principal

first n

1) : primero m, -ra f (en una serie)

2) : primero m, primera parte f

3) or first gear : primera f

4)

at first : al principio

first

adj.

• delantero, -a adj.

• original adj.

• primer adj.

• primero, -a adj.

• principal adj.

adv.

• primera velocidad adv.

• primero adv.

n.

• primero s.m.

I fɜːrst, fɜːst
adjective

1)

a) ( initial) primero [primero becomes primer when it precedes a masculine singular noun]

the first president of the USA — el primer presidente de los EE UU

Henry I — (léase: Henry the First) Enrique I (read as: Enrique primero)

who's going to be first? — ¿quién va a ser el primero?

our horse was first — nuestro caballo llegó en primer lugar or el primero

first things first — primero lo más importante

b) (in seniority, standing) primero

the first eleven/fifteen — (BrE) el equipo titular

she's first in line to the throne — está primera or es la primera en la línea de sucesión al trono

2) ( elliptical use)

he'll be arriving on the first (of the month) — llegará el primero or (Esp tb) el uno (del mes)

he fell at the first — cayó en la primera valla (or el primer obstáculo etc)

he/she was the first to arrive — fue el primero/la primera en llegar

he came in an easy first — ganó fácilmente

the first she knew about it was when... — la primera noticia que tuvo de ello fue cuando...

3) (in phrases)

at first — al principio

from the first — desde el principio, desde el primer momento

from first to last — de(l) principio a(l) fin

II

adverb

1)

a) ( ahead of others) primero

he came first in the exam — sacó la mejor nota en el examen

which comes first, your family or your career? — ¿para ti qué está primero, tu familia o tu carrera?

I always put my children first — para mí antes que nada or primero están mis hijos

ladies first — primero las damas

first come, first served: tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis — se adjudicará(n) las entradas por riguroso orden de solicitud (or llegada etc)

b) (before other actions, events) primero, en primer lugar

first, I want to thank everyone for coming — en primer lugar or primero quiero agradecerles a todos que hayan venido

c) ( beforehand) antes, primero

d) ( for the first time) por primera vez

when I first met him — cuando lo conocí

e) ( rather) antes

form a coalition? I'd resign first — ¿formar una coalición? antes (que eso) renuncio!

2) (in phrases)

first and foremost — ante todo

first and last — por encima de todo

first of all — en primer lugar, antes que nada

III

noun

a) first (gear) ( Auto) (no art) primera f

b) (original idea, accomplishment) primicia f

another first for Acme Corp — otra primicia de Acme Corp

c) (BrE Educ) nota más alta de la escala de calificaciones de un título universitario

[fɜːst]
1.

ADJ primero; (before m sing n) primer

I was first! — ¡yo iba or estaba primero!

during the first three months of pregnancy — durante los primeros tres meses de embarazo

he felt a bit lonely for the first few days — los primeros días se sentía un poco solo

the first three correct answers win a prize — las tres primeras respuestas correctas se llevan un premio

• at first — al principio

• on the first floor — (Brit) en el primer piso; (US) en la planta baja

• from first to last — de principio a fin

• in the first place — en primer lugar

to win first place — (in competition) conseguir el primer puesto, ganar

• to win first prize — ganar el primer premio

• first strike weapon — arma f de primer golpe

• the first time — la primera vez
instance 1., 2), thing 2)
2. ADV

1) (in place, priority) primero

first one, then another — primero uno, después otro

we arrived first — fuimos los primeros en llegar, llegamos los primeros

ladies first — las señoras primero

women and children first! — ¡las mujeres y los niños primero!

• first of all — ante todo, antes que nada

• to come first — (in race) ganar, llegar el primero; (=have priority) estar primero, tener prioridad

the customer/your homework must come first — el cliente es lo primero/tus deberes son lo primero

• first and foremost — ante todo, antes que nada

• to get in first — (in conversation, process) adelantarse

• you go first! — ¡tú primero!, ¡pasa tú!

• head first — de cabeza

• you have to put your children's needs first — primero están las necesidades de tus hijos

- first come, first served

free tickets, on a first-come-first-served basis — entradas gratis, por riguroso orden de llegada

2) (in time) (=before anything else) primero, antes de nada

first, I need a drink — primero or antes de nada or antes que nada, necesito una copa

first, I don't like it, second, I haven't got the money — lo primero: no me gusta, lo segundo: no dispongo del dinero

• first and last — (=above all) por encima de todo

• first off * — primero de todo, antes de nada

3) (=for the first time) por primera vez

the word was first used in 1835 — la palabra se usó por primera vez en 1835

I first met him in Paris — lo conocí en París

4) (=rather) primero, antes

let him in this house? I'd kill him first! — ¿dejarle pisar esta casa? ¡primero or antes lo mato!

I'd die first! — ¡antes me muero!

3.

PRON

the first of January — el primero de enero, el uno de enero

it's the first I've heard of it — ahora me entero, no lo sabía

Charles the First — Carlos Primero

• he came in an easy first — llegó el primero con ventaja

• from the (very) first — desde el principio

• to be the first to do sth — ser el primero en hacer algo

they were the first to arrive — fueron los primeros en llegar, llegaron los primeros

4. N

1) (Aut) primera f

in first — en primera

2) (Brit) (Univ) ≈ sobresaliente m

he got a first in French — ≈ se ha licenciado en francés con una media de sobresaliente

See:

see cultural note DEGREE in degree

5.

CPD

first aid N — primeros auxilios mpl
first-aid
first aider N — socorrista mf

first base N — (Baseball) primera base f

- not to get to first base

first blood N —

• to draw first blood — anotar el primer tanto

• first blood to sb — primer tanto para algn

first cousin N — primo(-a) m / f hermano(-a)

first degree N — licenciatura f

first edition N — primera edición f ; [of early or rare book] edición f príncipe

first family N (US) [of president] —

the first family — la familia del presidente

first form or year N — (Scol) primer curso de secundaria

first-year student — (Univ) estudiante mf de primer año (de carrera universitaria)

first gear N — (Aut) primera f

first grade N — (US) primero m de primaria; first-grade

first hand N —

• at first hand — directamente

- see sth at first hand

first lady N — (US) primera dama f

the first lady of jazz — la gran dama del jazz

first language N — (=mother tongue) lengua f materna; [of country] lengua f principal

first lieutenant N — (US) (Aer) teniente mf ; (Brit) (Naut) teniente mf de navío

first light N — amanecer m, alba f

• at first light — al amanecer, al alba

first mate N — primer oficial m, primera oficial f

first minister N — (in Scotland) primer(a) ministro(-a) m / f

first name N — nombre m (de pila)

to be on first name terms with sb — tutear a algn

first night N — (Theat) estreno m

first offender N — (Jur) delincuente mf sin antecedentes penales

first officer N — primer oficial m, primera oficial f

first performance N — (Theat, Mus) estreno m

first person N — (Ling) primera persona f

first person plural N (Gram) —

the first person plural — la primera persona del plural

first school N — (Brit) escuela para niños entre cinco y nueve años

first secretary, First Secretary N — (in Wales) primer(a) ministro(-a) m / f de Gales

first violin N — primer violín m, primera violín f

First World N —

the First World — el primer mundo

First World countries NPL — los países del primer mundo

First World War N —

the First World War — la Primera Guerra Mundial

First World War battlefield N — campo m de batalla de la Primera Guerra Mundial

first year N (Scol) — = first form

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I [fɜːrst, fɜːst]
adjective

1)

a) ( initial) primero [primero becomes primer when it precedes a masculine singular noun]

the first president of the USA — el primer presidente de los EE UU

Henry I — (léase: Henry the First) Enrique I (read as: Enrique primero)

who's going to be first? — ¿quién va a ser el primero?

our horse was first — nuestro caballo llegó en primer lugar or el primero

first things first — primero lo más importante

b) (in seniority, standing) primero

the first eleven/fifteen — (BrE) el equipo titular

she's first in line to the throne — está primera or es la primera en la línea de sucesión al trono

2) ( elliptical use)

he'll be arriving on the first (of the month) — llegará el primero or (Esp tb) el uno (del mes)

he fell at the first — cayó en la primera valla (or el primer obstáculo etc)

he/she was the first to arrive — fue el primero/la primera en llegar

he came in an easy first — ganó fácilmente

the first she knew about it was when... — la primera noticia que tuvo de ello fue cuando...

3) (in phrases)

at first — al principio

from the first — desde el principio, desde el primer momento

from first to last — de(l) principio a(l) fin

II

adverb

1)

a) ( ahead of others) primero

he came first in the exam — sacó la mejor nota en el examen

which comes first, your family or your career? — ¿para ti qué está primero, tu familia o tu carrera?

I always put my children first — para mí antes que nada or primero están mis hijos

ladies first — primero las damas

first come, first served: tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis — se adjudicará(n) las entradas por riguroso orden de solicitud (or llegada etc)

b) (before other actions, events) primero, en primer lugar

first, I want to thank everyone for coming — en primer lugar or primero quiero agradecerles a todos que hayan venido

c) ( beforehand) antes, primero

d) ( for the first time) por primera vez

when I first met him — cuando lo conocí

e) ( rather) antes

form a coalition? I'd resign first — ¿formar una coalición? antes (que eso) renuncio!

2) (in phrases)

first and foremost — ante todo

first and last — por encima de todo

first of all — en primer lugar, antes que nada

III

noun

a) first (gear) ( Auto) (no art) primera f

b) (original idea, accomplishment) primicia f

another first for Acme Corp — otra primicia de Acme Corp

c) (BrE Educ) nota más alta de la escala de calificaciones de un título universitario

English-spanish dictionary > first
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1. n первое

on the first of May — первого мая

first go — первым делом

first gun — первый анод

first leg — первый этап

first base — первая база

first chop — первый сорт

2. n начало

at first — сначала, сперва

at the first — первое время

from the first — с самого начала

at the first set-out — в самом начале

from the very first — с самого начала

first commercial production — начало промышленной добычи

first law of thermodynamics — первое начало термодинамики

3. n степень бакалавра с отличием первого класса

first fold — первый сгиб

the first — первое число

first call — первый взнос

first course — первый ряд

first flow — первый полив

4. n муз. самый высокий голос или самая высокая партия

the first of May — первое мая

the very first — самый первый

first or last — рано или поздно

first high water — высокая полная вода

to draw the first prize — получить самый крупный выигрыш

5. n товар первого сорта, высшего качества

first prize — первый приз

first story — первый этаж

first wort — первое сусло

first chop — первый сорт

first blood — первая кровь

6. n горн. лучшая кусковая руда; концентрат

first patent flour — лучшая пшеничная мука высших сортов

first clear flour — лучшая пшеничная мука вторых сортов

7. n место в первом классе

who struck the first blow? — кто начал ?, кто первый ударил?

the first speaker — первый выступающий, первый взявший слово

murder in the first degree — тяжкое убийство первой степени

have a right of first signature — иметь право первой подписи

first offender — преступник, совершивший первое преступление

8. a первый по времени, самый ранний

the first flowers of spring — первые весенние цветы

first fruit — первые плоды

first lees — первый отстой

first person — первое лицо

first press — первый пресс

first slice — первый слой

9. a первый, начальный

first form — первый класс

first performance — первое представление, премьера

first round — первый раунд

to succeed the very first time — добиться успеха с первого раза

scored the first win — завоевал первое место

taking first place — занимающий первое место

error of the first kind — ошибка первого рода

first carbonated juice — сок первой сатурации

first product — продукт первой кристаллизации

10. a первый, пробный

first attempt — первая попытка

first storey — первый этаж

first strike — первый удар

first measure — первый такт

first pull — пробный оттиск

first quality — первый сорт

11. a первый, основной

the first thing to do — первое, что надо сделать

first secretary — первый секретарь посольства

function of first kind — функция первого рода

Simpson's first rule — первое правило Симпсона

court of first instance — суд первой инстанции

first carbonation juice — сок первой сатурации

12. a первый попавшийся; первый представившийся; любой

ask the first man you meet — спросите любого, кого вы встретите

first order system — система первого порядка

first syndication — программы первого показа

score the first win — завоевать первое место

first class airfield — аэродром первого класса

first drawing on loan — первое погашение ссуды

13. a первый, предварительный

first field dressing — индивидуальный перевязочный пакет

first runoff — первый оттек

first spool — первый каскад

the first that — первое что

First Consul — первый консул

first cut — первое травление

14. a первый, передний

first tier boxes — ложи первого яруса

first generation bank — банк первого поколения

first jet — оттек утфеля первой кристаллизации

first production line — первая сборочная линия

love at first sight — любовь с первого взгляда

to rank among the first — быть в числе первых

15. a первый, выдающийся, самый знаменитый

the first scholar of the day — самый крупный учёный своего времени

first draw — первая протяжка

first ending — первая вольта

first gear — первая передача

first level — первый уровень

first moment — первый момент

16. a первосортный, самый лучший

articles of first quality — товар первого сорта

first string — лучшие игроки команды, первый состав

17. a первый, ведущий

first violin — первая скрипка

first order — первый порядок

first punch — первая обминка

first running — первое сусло

first stage — первая ступень

first copy — первый экземпляр

18. adv сперва, сначала

first of all — прежде всего

at first. — сначала

first time — сначала

at first — сначала,

in the first place — сначала; во-первых

at the first go-of — вначале; сперва; при первой попытке

19. adv впервые

when he first went to war — когда он впервые попал на войну

First Americans — первые американцы

for the first time — в первый раз; впервые

for the first time since — с тех пор как впервые

the first touches of autumn — первые признаки осени

first knowledge of inoculation — первые сведения о прививках

20. adv скорее, предпочтительно

first aid box — аптечка скорой помощи

first aid — первая помощь; скорая помощь

21. adv первым; в первую очередь

to stand first — быть первым; быть в первых рядах

he arrived first — он прибыл первым

he claimed the right to speak first — он требовал, чтобы ему первому дали слово

you go first — идите первым

who plays first? — чей первый ход?

ladies first! — проходите, пожалуйста!; сначала дамы!

the first half of the year — первое полугодие

tiing for first place — поделивший первое место

to a first approximation — в первом приближении

a court of first instance — суд первой инстанции

court of first appearance — суд первой инстанции

Синонимический ряд:

1. basic (adj.) basic; fundamental; primary

2. early (adj.) beginning; early; initial

3. initially (adj.) initially; originally; primarily

4. least (adj.) least; slightest; smallest

5. original (adj.) anterior; beginning; earliest; incipient; initial; maiden; original; pioneer; prime; primeval

6. paramount (adj.) paramount; preeminent; superior; supreme

7. top (adj.) arch; capital; cardinal; champion; chief; dominant; foremost; greatest; head; headmost; inaugural; key; leading; main; major; outstanding; pre-eminent; premier; principal; top

8. beginning (noun) beginning; commencement; outset; start

9. firstly (other) firstly; initially

Антонимический ряд:

finish; last; latest; lowest; secondary; subordinate; subsequent; supplementary; ultimately; unimportant

English-Russian base dictionary > first
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1. n

1) початок

from the (very) first — з самого початку

from first to last — з початку до кінця

at first — спершу

2) (the first) перше (число)

on the first of May — першого травня

3) перша людина

he was first to arrive — він прибув першим

4) найвища оцінка (в англійських університетах)

to obtain a first — скласти екзамени на «відмінно»

5) муз. найвищий голос, найвища партія (в дуеті тощо)

6) pl товар першого сорту (найвищого ґатунку)

7) pl концентрат

8) місце в першому класі (транспорту)

2. adj

1) перший; ранній

2) основний

3) пробний

4) перший-ліпший; будь-який

5) попередній; підготовчий

first working — гірн. підготовчі роботи

first tooth — молочний зуб

6) видатний, найвизначніший, знаменитий

7) першорядний, найкращий

articles of first quality — товари першого сорту

8) провідний

it is the first city in the country — це найбільше місто країни

3. adv

1) спершу, спочатку

first of all — насамперед

2) уперше

when did you first see him? — коли ти вперше побачив (зустрів) його?

3) швидше; краще

Surrender? We'll die first! — Здатися? — Та ми краще помремо!

4) першим, у першу чергу

he arrived first — він прибув першим

4. num

перший

first name — ім'я (на відміну від прізвища)

first call — амер., військ. повістка

first cause — першопричина

F. Lady — амер. дружина президента

F. Commoner — спікер (у палаті громад)

first night — прем'єра, перша вистава

first papers — амер., розм. заява про надання громадянства США

first water — чистісінької води (про діаманти)

the first but one — другий з краю

first and last — загалом і в цілому

first or last — рано чи пізно

first and foremost — у першу чергу

first, last and all the time — амер. раз і назавжди

Eduard the F. — Едуард Перший

at first sight, at the first blust — з першого погляду

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I n
1) ( the first) перше ( число)

2) перший, перша людина ( яка що-небудь робить)

3) початок

at first — спочатку, спершу

4) який отримав першу премію, перший приз; який отримав вищу оцінку

5) ступінь бакалавра з відзнакою першого класу ( в університетах Великої Британії)

6) мyз. найвищий голос або найвища партія (у дуеті, тріо)

7) pl товар першого ґатунку, вищої якості

8) pl; гipн. краща грудкова руда; концентрат

9) місце в першому класі ( якого-небудь транспорту)

10) = first base

11) = first speed
II a
1) перший ( числом)

2) перший за часом, найбільш ранній; перший (з тих, що йдуть один за одним), початковий; перший, пробний; перший, основний

3) перший стрічний: перший ліпший

4) перший, попередній

first field dressing — індивідуальний перев'язний пакет

first tooth — молочний зуб

5) перший, передній ( про частину чого-небудь)

first tier boxes — ложі першого ярусу

6) перший, видатний, найзнаменитіший; першосортний, найкращий; перший, ведучий

first violin — мyз. перша скрипка; перший (за величиною, значенням)

7) гpaм. перший

first person — перша особа
III adv
1) спершу, спочатку

2) уперше

3) скоріше, переважно

4) першим; у першу чергу

English-Ukrainian dictionary > first
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1. adj

primo (-a)

the first of January — il primo (di) gennaio

the first time — la prima volta

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 — lo farò per prima cosa domani

first things first! — prima le cose più importanti!

I don't know the first thing about it fam — non ne so un bel niente

2. adv

1) (firstly) prima, (before other things) per primo (-a), (when listing reasons etc) per prima cosa

first one, then another — prima uno, poi un altro

first of all — prima di tutto, innanzitutto

first and foremost — prima di tutto, innanzitutto

first and last — (above all) prima di tutto

ladies first! — prima le signore!

we arrived first — siamo arrivati per primi

she came first in the race — è arrivata prima nella gara

at first — sulle prime, all'inizio, dapprima

it was difficult at first — all'inizio è stato difficile

finish this work first — finisci questo lavoro prima

I want to get a job, but first I have to pass my exams — voglio trovare un lavoro, ma prima devo passare gli esami

head first — a capofitto

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

I first met him in Paris — l'ho incontrato per la prima volta a Parigi

3) (rather) piuttosto

I'd die first! — piuttosto morirei!

3. n

(person: in race) primo (-a)

the first to arrive — il (la)primo (-a) ad arrivare

first come, first served — chi tardi arriva, male alloggia

from the (very) first — fin dall'inizio, fin dal primo momento

from first to last — dall'inizio alla fine

in first (gear) Auto — in prima (marcia)

he gained a first in French Brit — (Univ: class of degree) si è laureato in francese col massimo dei voti

English-Italian dictionary > first *****
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♦ first /fɜ:st/
A a.

1 primo: the first comer, il primo venuto; a first coat of paint, una prima mano di vernice; the first officer of a ship, il primo ufficiale di bordo; the first two [three], i primi due [tre]; at first light, alle prime luci dell'alba

2 primo; più importante; principale: the first scientists in Europe, gli scienziati più importanti in Europa

B avv.

1 per primo; primo: ( sport) to come in first, arrivare primo

2 prima; per prima cosa: I must speak with him first, prima (o per prima cosa) devo parlare con lui; first of all, prima di tutto; per prima cosa; innanzitutto

3 (per) la prima volta: When did you first hear about it?, quando ne hai sentito parlare la prima volta?; when we first met, la prima volta che ci siamo incontrati; quando ci siamo conosciuti

4 inizialmente; all'inizio: when I first arrived, quando arrivai; all'inizio

5 piuttosto: He said he would die first, disse che piuttosto sarebbe morto

C n.

1 (il) primo; (la) prima: I was the first to see him, sono stato il primo a vederlo; They are the first to complain, sono i primi a protestare; Henry the First, Enrico primo

2 ( nelle date) –: April 1st, il 1 aprile

3 (in GB) laurea col massimo dei voti: to get a first in history, laurearsi in storia col massimo dei voti

4 (in GB) laureato col massimo dei voti

5 primo esempio (di qc.); primo caso; primato: to score a first, mettere a segno un primato

6 (autom.) prima ( marcia o velocità)

7 primo premio

8 ( USA, baseball) prima base

● (med.) first aid, pronto soccorso □ first-aid kit, cassetta di pronto soccorso □ first-aid station, posto di pronto soccorso □ first-aid training, addestramento al pronto soccorso □ first and foremost, soprattutto; anzitutto □ first and last, soprattutto □ first base, ( sport: baseball) prima base; (fig. USA) fase iniziale, primo stadio □ first best, ottimale; ideale; (econ.) ‘first best’: a first-best setting, un contesto ideale; (econ.) a first-best equilibrium, un equilibrio di first best □ first-born, il primo nato ( di figli); primogenito □ (geol.) first bottom, fondovalle fluviale □ first class, (sost.) (ferr., aeron.) prima classe; (rif. a corrispondenza, in GB) posta prioritaria; (market.) prima qualità ( di merce): to travel first class, viaggiare in prima classe; to send a letter first class, spedire una lettera per posta prioritaria □ first-class, (agg.) (ferr., aeron.) di prima classe; (fig.) di prima qualità; eccellente; ( di corrispondenza) di posta prioritaria: a first-class seat, un posto di prima classe; a first-class hotel, un albergo di prima categoria; un albergo eccellente; (in GB) first-class honours (degree), laurea col massimo dei voti; first-class mail, posta prioritaria; first-class stamp, francobollo di posta prioritaria □ first-degree, (med.) di primo grado: first-degree burns, ustioni di primo grado; (leg., in USA) first-degree murder, omicidio di primo grado □ (anat.) first finger, (dito) indice □ first floor, (in GB) primo piano; (in USA) pianterreno □ (in Scozia) first-footer, il primo ospite che entra in una casa dopo la mezzanotte dell'ultimo dell'anno □ (in Scozia) first-footing, visita per gli auguri di Capodanno □ first fruits, primizie; (fig.) primi frutti del proprio lavoro □ (autom.) first gear, prima (marcia) □ ( anche fig.) first-generation, della (o di) prima generazione □ ( sport) first half, primo tempo ( di una partita in due tempi) □ (rag.) first in, first out ► FIFO □ (in USA) first lady, moglie del Presidente degli USA; ( anche) moglie del Governatore di uno Stato della Federazione □ first language, lingua madre; madrelingua □ (mil., in USA) □ First Lieutenant, tenente □ first mate, primo ufficiale; secondo (di bordo) □ First Minister, primo ministro (in Irlanda del Nord, Scozia e Galles) □ (tur., di biglietto aereo, combinazione, ecc.) first-minute, first minute ( acquistato con forte sconto molto prima della partenza) □ (comm., econ.) first mover, pioniere; ‘first mover’: first-mover advantage, vantaggio della prima mossa □ first name, nome proprio; nome di battesimo: to be on first name terms with sb., chiamare per nome q.; dare del tu a q. □ ( Canada) First Nations, Prime Nazioni ( nome collettivo per la popolazione indigena del Canada) □ (teatr., cinem.) first night, prima; première (franc.) □ first-nighter, assiduo (spettatore) di prime teatrali (o cinematografiche) □ (fin.) first of exchange, prima di cambio; prima copia di una cambiale □ (fam.) first off, per prima cosa; in primo luogo (correlato con next off, ► next) □ (leg.) first offender, reo incensurato; chi delinque per la prima volta □ first officer, (naut.) = first mate ► sopra; (aeron.) secondo pilota □ first or last, prima o poi; presto o tardi □ first-order, di prim'ordine; di prima classe □ first past the post, (ipp.) primo al traguardo; (fig., polit., in GB) sistema uninominale a un turno (o a scrutinio unico), uninominale secca; sistema maggioritario a maggioranza semplice □ ( Canada) First Peoples = First Nations ► sopra □ (gramm. e fig.) first person, prima persona: written in the first person, scritto in prima persona □ first-rate, di prima qualità; di prim'ordine; di primaria importanza □ (polit.) first reading, prima lettura ( di un disegno di legge) □ (leg., market.) first refusal, diritto di prelazione; (diritto di) opzione □ ( USA) first respondent, addetto al primo intervento ( polizia, vigili del fuoco, ecc.) □ ( USA) first response, primo intervento □ (cinem., USA) first run, prima visione: a first-run theater, un cinema di prima visione □ first school, primo triennio delle elementari □ (polit.) First Secretary, primo ministro ( nel Galles, dal 1998 al 2000) □ first shift, primo turno; turno di giorno □ (cinem.) first show, prima visione □ (autom.) first speed, prima (velocità) □ (mil.) first strike, attacco di sorpresa □ (mil., fis. nucl.) first-strike weapon, arma per attacco di sorpresa □ first string, (mus.) primo violino; (fig., sport) i titolari ( di una squadra) □ first-string, di prim'ordine; di prima qualità: a first-string scientist, uno scienziato di prim'ordine □ first team player, titolare □ (fam.) first thing (tomorrow), per prima cosa (domattina) □ First things first, cominciamo dalle cose più importanti □ first-time buyer, acquirente della prima casa □ first-timer, chi fa qc. per la prima volta; esordiente □ (naut.) first watch, prima comandata ( turno di guardia dalle 8 di sera a mezzanotte) □ (econ.) the First World, i paesi a economia forte; i paesi industrializzati □ at first, in principio; dapprima; sulle prime □ at first hand, di prima mano □ at first sight (o view, blush), a prima vista □ from first to last, dall'inizio alla fine; da cima a fondo □ from the first, fin dal principio □ in the first instance (o place), in primo luogo; prima di tutto; innanzi tutto □ (fam.) not to have the first idea, non avere la più pallida idea □ not to know the first thing about st., non sapere niente di qc.; non intendersene minimamente di qc. □ of the first water, ( di pietra preziosa) di acqua purissima; (fig.) della più bell'acqua □ (prov.) First come, first served, chi primo arriva è servito per primo; ( anche) chi tardi arriva male alloggia: DIALOGO → - Parent-teacher meeting- It's first come first served this time, questa volta funziona in base all'ordine di arrivo.
NOTA D'USO: - first o early?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ first
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first ⇒ Numbers, Date

A pron

1 (of series, group) premier/première m/f (to do à faire) ; Beethoven's first Mus la première de Beethoven ; she'd be the first to complain/to admit it elle serait la première à se plaindre/à l'admettre ; she was one of ou among the first to arrive elle est arrivée parmi les premiers/-ières ;

2 ( of month) the first (of May) le premier (mai) ;

3 First ( in titles) Charles the First Charles I^er ; Elizabeth the First Elisabeth Première ;

4 ( initial moment) the first I knew about his death was a letter from his wife c'est par une lettre de sa femme que j'ai appris qu'il était mort ; that's the first I've heard of it! première nouvelle! ;

5 ( beginning) début m ; from the (very) first dès le début ; from first to last du début jusqu'à la fin ;

6 ( new experience) a first for sb/sth une première pour qn/qch ; another first for Germany! une autre première pour l'Allemagne! ;

7 Aut ( gear) to be in first [driver, car] être en première ; ⇒ gear ;

8 GB Univ ( degree) ≈ mention f très bien ; to get a first in history ou a history first avoir sa licence d'histoire avec mention très bien.

B adj

1 (of series, group) premier/-ière (before n) ; the first three pages/people or the three first pages/people les trois premières pages/personnes ; the first few minutes les toutes premières minutes ; the first person to do la première personne à faire ; the first person that did ( first of several) la première personne qui a fait ; ( first ever) la première personne qui ait fait ;

2 ( in phrases) at first glance ou sight à première vue ; for the first time pour la première fois ; I warned him not for the first time that ce n'était pas la première fois que je le prévenais que ; for the first and last time une fois pour toutes ; I'll ring first thing tomorrow/in the morning je vous appellerai demain au plus tôt/en tout début de matinée ; I'll do it first thing je le ferai dès que possible ;

3 ( slightest) he doesn't know the first thing about politics il ne connaît absolument rien à la politique ; I don't know the first thing about him je ne sais absolument rien à son sujet or de lui ; she didn't have the first idea what to do/where to go elle ne savait absolument pas quoi faire/où aller.

C adv

1 ( before others) [arrive, leave] le premier/la première ; Louise left first Louise est partie la première ; to get there first lit, fig arriver le premier/la première ; you go first! après vous!, passez devant! ; ladies first! les dames d'abord! ; women and children first les femmes et les enfants d'abord ;

2 ( at top of ranking) to come first Games, Sport terminer premier/première (in à) ; fig passer avant tout ; his career comes first with him sa carrière passe avant tout pour lui ; to put sb/sth first fig faire passer qn/qch avant tout ; put your family first faites passer votre famille avant tout ;

3 ( to begin with) d'abord ; first of all tout d'abord ; first we must decide nous devons d'abord décider ; first mix the eggs and sugar mélanger d'abord les œufs et le sucre ; first she tells me one thing, then something else elle commence par me dire une chose puis elle me dit le contraire ; there are two reasons: first… il y a deux raisons: d'abord… ; at first au début ; when we were first married tout au début de notre mariage ; when he first arrived quand il est arrivé ; he was a gentleman first and last c'était avant tout un gentleman ;

4 ( for the first time) pour la première fois ; I first met him in Paris je l'ai rencontré pour la première fois à Paris ;

5 ( rather) plutôt ; move to the country? I'd die first! déménager à la campagne? plutôt mourir!

Idioms

first come first served les premiers arrivés sont les premiers servis ; there are only a few tickets: it's first come first served il n'y a que quelques billets: les premiers arrivés seront les premiers servis ; seats are allocated on a first come first served basis les places sont allouées sur la base des premiers arrivés, premiers servis ; first things first chaque chose en son temps ; to put first things first penser aux choses importantes d'abord.

Big English-French dictionary > first
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[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!

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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

* * *
[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

- firstly
- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all
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[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!

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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

English-Italian dictionary > first
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fə:st
1. числ. поряд. первый а) первый по счету;
следующий раньше всех по порядку б) занимающий ведущее положение, главный, лучший first violin ≈ первая скрипка( в оркестре)
2. прил.
1) а) первый, ранний( начавший(ся) раньше остальных) among the first ≈ в числе первых She was the first to arrive. ≈ Она приехала первой. first aid Syn: earliest б) первый (положивший начало чему-л.) Voltaire was the first who popularized in France the philosophy of Newton. ≈ Вольтер был первым из тех, кто сделал популярной во Франции философию Ньютона. в) первый по расписанию, самый ранний I shall get back to Moscow by the first train. ≈ Я вернусь В Москву первым же поездом.
2) первый по порядку при последовательности или перечислении The first thing that fixes our eye is the noble river covered with boats. ≈ Первое, что попадается на глаза - это величественная река, усеянная лодками. the first of the year а) брит. первый день в году;
б) амер. первая половина года
3) первый по важности, значительности;
занимающий приоритетное положение first violin ≈ первая скрипка ∙ to be on a first name basis with smb. ≈ быть на ты с кем-л. First Commoner ≈ спикер( в палате общин до 1919 г.) First Sea Lord ≈ первый морской лорд, начальник главного морского штаба (Англии) first water ≈ чистейшей воды( о бриллиантах)
3. сущ.
1) начало Syn: beginning
2) самое раннее, самое первое по счету а) муз. самый высокий голос( в ансамбле), ведущий инструмент( в оркестре) б) лучшие товары, товары высшего качества в) победа( первое место) в соревнованиях, в конкурсе ∙ first base
4. нареч.
1) а) раньше, ранее, сначала (предшествующий какому-то другому объекту по времени) б) прежде всего в) впервые Syn: for the first time
2) скорее, предпочтительно Syn: sooner ∙ first, last and all the time амер. ≈ решительно и бесповоротно;
раз и навсегда first and last ≈ в общем и целом first or last ≈ рано или поздно (the *) первое (число) - on the * of May первого мая первый (человек) (который что-л. делает) - we were the * to arrive мы прибыли первыми - he was among the very * он был среди первых (сделавших что-л.) начало - at * сначала, сперва - at the * (в) первое время - from the (very) * с самого начала получивший первую премию, первый приз и т. п.;
получивший высокую оценку - to come in an easy * прийти к финишу первым /намного раньше других/ степень бакалавра с отличием первого класса( в университетах Великобритании) (музыкальное) самый высокий голос или самая высокая партия( в дуэте, трио и т. п.) pl товар первого сорта, высшего качества pl (горное) лучшая кусковая руда;
концентрат место в первом классе (какого-л. транспорта) (разговорное) первая база (бейсбол) (разговорное) первый этап, первый шаг( к чему-л.) (разговорное) (автомобильное) первая скорость первый (по счету) - the * three years первые три года - the * turning on the right первый поворот направо - the * man I saw on arrival первый, кого я увидел по приезде - I'll do it * thing я сделаю это прежде всего - I'll call you * thing in the morning завтра утром первым делом я позвоню вам - Peter the F. Петр Первый первый по времени, самый ранний - the * flowers of spring первые весенние цветы - the * writer of history первый историк первый (из следующих друг за другом), начальный - * performance первое представление, премьера - * round первый раунд (бокс) - to succeed the very * time добиться успеха с (самого) первого раза /с самого начала/ - to wear a new dress for the * time надеть новое платье (в) первый раз - his * experience under fire его первое боевое испытание, его боевое крещение первый, пробный - * attempt первая попытка - * steps первые шаги первый, основной - the * thing to do первое, что надо сделать первый попавшийся;
первый представившийся;
любой - I'll do it at the * opportunity я сделаю это при первой возможности - ask the * man you meet спросите любого, кого вы встретите первый, предварительный - * field dressing индивидуальный перевязочный пакет - * working( горное) подготовительные работы - * tooth молочный зуб первый, передний (о части чего-л.) - * tier boxes ложи первого яруса - the * row of seats первый ряд (мест) первый, выдающийся, самый знаменитый - the * scholar of the day самый крупный ученый своего времени первосортный, самый лучший - articles of * quality товар первого сорта первый, ведущий - * violin /(разг) fiddle/ (музыкальное) первая скрипка - F. Family (американизм) семья президента первый (по величине, значению и т. п.) - First Lord of the Admiralty первый лорд адмиралтейства, военно-морской министр( до 1964 г.) - it is the * (important) city in the country это самый крупный город страны - matter of the * importance дело первостепенной важности (грамматика) первый - * person первое лицо - * conjugation первое спряжение > * call (американизм) (военное) повестка( утренняя или вечерняя зоря) > F. Commoner спикер (в палате общин до 1919 г.) > * wing надкрылье, первое крыло > * swarm рой-первак (пчелиный) > the * but one второй по порядку > in the * place во-первых;
прежде всего;
вообще > why did you speak about it in the * place? зачем вы вообще об этом говорили? > * and last в общем и целом > * or last рано или поздно > * and foremost в первую очередь > *, last and all the time (американизм) раз и навсегда > at * sight, at the * blush с первого взгляда > I haven't the * idea of what you mean совершенно не представляю себе, что вы имеете в виду > to play * fiddle играть первую скрипку, занимать ведущее /руководящее/ положение;
задавать тон > * come, * served первого первым и обслуживают сперва, сначала - * of all прежде всего - to say * one thing and then another сначала сказать одно, а потом другое - I'll go there * сначала я пойду туда впервые - when he * went to war когда он впервые попал на войну - when did you * see him? когда ты впервые встретил /увидел/ его? скорее, предпочтительно - surrender? We'll die * сдаться? Да мы скорее умрем первым;
в первую очередь - to stand * быть первым;
быть в первых рядах - he arrived * он прибыл первым - he claimed the right to speak * он требовал, чтобы ему первому дали слово - you go * идите первым - who plays *? (карточное) чей первый ход? - ladies *! проходите, пожалуйста!;
сначала дамы! - women and children * женщин и детей (спасать) в первую очередь - to put * things * отобрать /выделить/ самое важное ~ начало;
at first сперва;
на первых порах, вначале;
at the first of the year в начале года;
from the first с самого начала;
from first to last с начала до конца ~ начало;
at first сперва;
на первых порах, вначале;
at the first of the year в начале года;
from the first с самого начала;
from first to last с начала до конца to be on a ~ name basis (with smb.) = быть на ты (с кем-л.) ~ первый;
ранний;
first thing первым долгом;
I'll do it first thing in the morning я первым делом завтра займусь этим;
to come first прийти первым first впервые;
I first met him last year впервые я его встретил в прошлом году ~ начало;
at first сперва;
на первых порах, вначале;
at the first of the year в начале года;
from the first с самого начала;
from first to last с начала до конца ~ (the ~) первое число ~ первосортный ~ первый, выдающийся;
значительный;
the first scholar of the day самый выдающийся ученый своего времени;
first violin первая скрипка ~ первый;
ранний;
first thing первым долгом;
I'll do it first thing in the morning я первым делом завтра займусь этим;
to come first прийти первым ~ num. ord. первый;
first form первый класс (в школе) ~, last and all the time амер. решительно и бесповоротно;
раз и навсегда;
first or last рано или поздно ~ самая высокая партия в музыкальной пьесе или самый высокий голос в ансамбле;
First Commoner спикер (в палате общин до 1919 г.) ~ самый лучший ~ скорее, предпочтительно;
first and last в общем и целом ~ сперва, сначала;
first of all прежде всего ~ pl товары высшего качества reading: ~ чтение (стадия прохождения законопроекта) в парламенте;
first, second, third reading первое, второе, третье чтение ~ скорее, предпочтительно;
first and last в общем и целом ~ самая высокая партия в музыкальной пьесе или самый высокий голос в ансамбле;
First Commoner спикер (в палате общин до 1919 г.) ~ cost себестоимость ~ num. ord. первый;
first form первый класс (в школе) ~ сперва, сначала;
first of all прежде всего ~ of exchange первый экземпляр векселя ~, last and all the time амер. решительно и бесповоротно;
раз и навсегда;
first or last рано или поздно ~ первый, выдающийся;
значительный;
the first scholar of the day самый выдающийся ученый своего времени;
first violin первая скрипка First Sea Lord первый морской лорд, начальник главного морского штаба (Англии) ;
first water чистейшей воды( о бриллиантах) ~ первый;
ранний;
first thing первым долгом;
I'll do it first thing in the morning я первым делом завтра займусь этим;
to come first прийти первым ~ первый, выдающийся;
значительный;
the first scholar of the day самый выдающийся ученый своего времени;
first violin первая скрипка First Sea Lord первый морской лорд, начальник главного морского штаба (Англии) ;
first water чистейшей воды (о бриллиантах) ~ начало;
at first сперва;
на первых порах, вначале;
at the first of the year в начале года;
from the first с самого начала;
from first to last с начала до конца ~ начало;
at first сперва;
на первых порах, вначале;
at the first of the year в начале года;
from the first с самого начала;
from first to last с начала до конца first впервые;
I first met him last year впервые я его встретил в прошлом году ~ первый;
ранний;
first thing первым долгом;
I'll do it first thing in the morning я первым делом завтра займусь этим;
to come first прийти первым they were the ~ to come они пришли первыми;
in the first place сперва;
прежде всего;
в первую очередь place: ~ горн. забой;
in place of вместо;
in the first (in the second) place вопервых (во-вторых) ;
in the next place затем ~, last and all the time амер. решительно и бесповоротно;
раз и навсегда;
first or last рано или поздно they were the ~ to come они пришли первыми;
in the first place сперва;
прежде всего;
в первую очередь

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > first
12 first

آخِر الجميع \ last: (compared with first) after all the others: He arrived last.

Arabic-English glossary > first
13 the letter arrived by the first delivery

Общая лексика: письмо пришло с утренней почтой

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the letter arrived by the first delivery
14 בּוּרְגָּס m. (πυργίαν, πύργος) burgus) little turret, isolated place of residence, often used as a station for travellers (castellum; v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Mansio). Lev. R. s. 7 הגיע לב׳וכ׳ he arrived at the first station ; Pesik. Eth. Korb. p. 61a> Ar. (ed. בורגנין, Yalk. Lev. 479, end כור דגן, cor

בורגמיןv. preced.

Jewish literature > בּוּרְגָּס m. (πυργίαν, πύργος) burgus) little turret, isolated place of residence, often used as a station for travellers (castellum; v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Mansio). Lev. R. s. 7 הגיע לב׳וכ׳ he arrived at the first station ; Pesik. Eth. Korb. p. 61a> Ar. (ed. בורגנין, Yalk. Lev. 479, end כור דגן, cor
15 llegar

v.

1 to arrive (to a place).

llegar a un hotel/una ciudad to arrive at a hotel/in a city

llegar a casa to get home

¿falta mucho para llegar o para que lleguemos? is there far to go?

llegaré pronto I'll be there soon

Ellos llegan tarde They arrive late.

2 to come (time).

cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comes

ha llegado el invierno winter has arrived

La oportunidad llegó The opportunity came.

3 to be enough.

4 to receive, to get, to be handed.

Te llegó un carta You received a letter.

5 to be the host for.

Nos llegó mucha gente We were the host for a lot of people.

6 to come to, to filter through to.

Nos llegó la noticia The news filtered through to us.

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LLEGAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(g changes to gu before e)

Past Indicative

llegué, llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegasteis, llegaron.

Present Subjunctive

llegue, llegues, llegue, lleguemos, lleguéis, lleguen.

Imperative

llega (tú), llegue (él/Vd.), lleguemos (nos.), llegad (vos.), lleguen (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

verb

1) to arrive

2) appear

3) come

4) suffice

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- llegar a ser

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Para las expresiones llegar al alma, llegar lejos, llegar a las manos, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [movimiento, destino, procedencia] to arrive

Carmen no ha llegado todavía — Carmen hasn't arrived yet

llegaron cubiertos de barro — they arrived covered in mud

avíseme cuando llegue — tell me when he arrives {o} comes

está recién llegado de Roma — he recently arrived from Rome

por fin hemos llegado — we're here at last

el vuelo llegará a las 14:15 — the flight gets in at 14:15

llegará en tren/autobús — he will come by train/bus

no llegues tarde — don't be late

• llegar [a], cuando llegamos a Bilbao estaba lloviendo — when we got to {o} arrived in Bilbao it was raining

¿a qué hora llegaste a casa? — what time did you get home?

los vehículos están llegando a la línea de salida — the cars are approaching the starting line

• llegarle [a alguien], ¿te ha llegado ya el paquete? — have you got the parcel yet?

•[estar] al llegar, Carlos debe de estar al llegar — Carlos should be arriving any minute now

el verano está al llegar — summer is just around the corner

•[hacer] llegar algo a algn, hacer llegar una carta a algn — to send sb a letter

¿le puedes hacer llegar este recado? — could you give her this message?

¿le has hecho llegar el dinero? — did you get the money to her?

llegarle LAm —

le llegó el año pasado — he died last year

- me llega

- el que primero llegue, ese la calza
santo
2) (=alcanzar)

a) [con las manos] to reach

¿me puedes quitar la cortina? yo no llego — could you take the curtain down for me? I can't reach

no llego al estante de arriba — I can't reach the top shelf

b) [indicando distancia, nivel]

esta cuerda no llega — this rope isn't long enough, this rope won't reach

me llegó muy hondo lo que me dijo — what she said made a very deep impression on me

el tema de la película no me llega — the subject of the film does nothing for me {o} leaves me cold

• llegar [a] {o} [hasta] — to come up to

el agua me llegaba hasta las rodillas — the water came up to my knees

soy bajita y justo le llego al hombro — I'm short and I only just come up to his shoulder

el vestido le llega hasta los pies — the dress comes {o} goes down to her feet

los pies no le llegaban al suelo — her feet weren't touching the floor

la cola llegaba hasta la puerta — the queue went {o} reached back as far as the door

el tren solo llega hasta Burgos — the train only goes as far as Burgos

• me llega al [corazón] ver tanto sufrimiento — seeing so much suffering touches me to the heart

- ¡hasta allí podíamos llegar!

a tanto no llego —

soy bastante inteligente pero a tanto no llego — I'm reasonably clever, but not enough to do that

podría dejarle un millón, pero dos no, a tanto no llego — I might let her have a million, but not two, I'm not prepared to go as far as that
camisa 1), suela 1)
c) [indicando duración] to last

el pobrecito no llegará a las Navidades — the poor thing won't make it to {o} last till Christmas

este abrigo no te llega al próximo invierno — this coat won't last till next winter

le falta un año para llegar a la jubilación — he has a year to go till {o} before he retires

3) llegar a ({+ sustantivo})

a) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo, conclusión] to reach, come to

llegó a la felicidad completa — she attained total happiness

¿cómo has conseguido llegar a la fama? — how did you manage to achieve fame {o} become famous?

le costó pero llegó a arquitecto — it wasn't easy, but he eventually managed to become an architect

por fin ha llegado a catedrático — he's finally made it to professor

b) [con cantidades] to come to

los gastos totales llegaron a 1.000 euros — the total expenditure came to 1,000 euros

el importe llega a 50 pesos — the total is 50 pesos

el público no llegaba a 200 espectadores — there were fewer than 200 spectators there

la audiencia de este programa ha llegado a cinco millones — (Radio) as many as five million people have listened to this programme; (TV) the viewing figures for this programme have been as high as five million

4) llegar a ({+ infin})

a) (=conseguir)

llegó a conocer a varios directores de cine — she met {o} got to know several film directors

no llego a comprenderlo — I just can't understand it

el producto puede llegar a tener éxito — the product could be a success

• si lo llego a [saber] — if I had known

• llegar a [ser] famoso/el jefe — to become famous/the boss

Julia llegó a ser presidenta — Julia became president

• llegar a [ver], no llegó a ver la película terminada — he never saw the film finished

el proyecto no llegó a ver la luz — the project never saw the light of day

temí no llegar a ver el año nuevo — I feared I wouldn't live to see the new year, I feared I wouldn't make it to the new year

b) [como algo extremo]

llegué a estar tan mal, que casi no podía moverme — I got so bad, I could hardly move

llegamos a sospechar de él — we came to suspect him

• puede llegar a [alcanzar] los 300km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 300km/h

este pez puede llegar a alcanzar los dos metros de largo — this fish can grow as long as two metres

la popularidad que un actor puede llegar a alcanzar a través de la televisión — the popularity an actor can come to attain from being on television

• ¿llegó a [creer] que sería campeón del mundo? — did you ever believe you'd be world champion?

yo había llegado a creer que estábamos en el camino de superar ese problema — I had really started to believe that we were on the way to overcoming that problem

llegué a creérmelo — I came to believe it

• llegó al [punto] de robarle — he even went so far as to rob her

5) (=bastar) to be enough

con dos euros no me llega — two euros isn't enough

con ese dinero no le va a llegar — you won't have enough money

no me llega para ropa nueva — I can't afford to buy new clothes

•[hacer] llegar el sueldo a fin de mes — to make ends meet

hacer llegar el dinero — to make one's money last

6) [momento, acontecimiento] to come

llegará un día en que sea rico — the day will come when I'm rich

cuando llegó la paz — when peace came

se fueron cuando llegó la noche — they left at nightfall

2.

VERBO TRANSITIVO (=acercar) to bring up, bring over

3.

See:

llegarse
LLEGAR Llegar a A la hora de traducir llegar a al inglés, tenemos que diferenciar entre arrive in y arrive at. ► Empleamos arrive in con países, ciudades, pueblos {etc}: Esperamos llegar a Italia el día 11 de junio We expect to arrive in Italy on 11 June Llegaremos a Córdoba dentro de dos horas We'll be arriving in Cordoba in two hours' time ► En cambio, se traduce por arrive at cuando nos referimos a lugares más pequeños, como aeropuertos, estaciones, {etc}. La expresión llegar a casa es una excepción, ya que se traduce por arrive/ get home, es decir, sin preposición: Llegamos al aeropuerto con cuatro horas de retraso We arrived at the airport four hours late Llegué a casa completamente agotada I arrived home completely exhausted Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) persona/tren/carta to arrive

tienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now

llegó (el) último — he was the last to arrive

llegaron cansadísimos — they were exhausted when they arrived

¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?

siempre llega tarde — he's always late

no me llegó el telegrama — I didn't get the telegram

me hizo llegar un mensaje — he got a message to me

llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at

los que llegaron a la meta — the ones who crossed the finishing line

llegar a casa — to arrive o get home

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde — the rumor reached the mayor

la carta llegó a su destino — the letter reached its destination

¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?

llegar de — to arrive from

2)

a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)

llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as

b) (ir)

llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor

3) día/invierno to come, arrive

ha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...

cuando llegue la estación de las lluvias — when the rainy season starts

cuando llegó la noche — when night fell

4)

a) ( alcanzar) to reach

llegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something

llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...

los pies no le llegan al suelo — her feet don't touch the floor

la falda le llegaba a los tobillos — her skirt came down to her ankles

el agua le llegaba al cuello — the water came up to her neck

su voz llegaba al fondo del teatro — her voice carried to the back of the theater

b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enough

no me llega el dinero — I don't have enough money

c) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)

no llega a los dos metros — it is less than two meters

no sé si llegará a tanto — I don't know if it would be as much as that

no llegaban a 50 personas — there weren't even 50 people there

d) ( expresando logro)

llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way

así no vas a llegar a ningún lado — you'll never get anywhere like that

llegó a convencerme — he managed to convince me

quiero que llegues a ser alguien — I want you to make something of yourself

nunca llegó a (ser) director — he never became director

e) ( en el tiempo)

no llegará a las próximas elecciones — he won't survive till the next elections

llegar a viejo — to live to old age

llegué a conocerlo mejor — I got to know him better

¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?

llegó a ser de gran utilidad — it proved (to be) very useful

5) llegar a + inf

a) ( a un extremo)

llegó a amenazarme — she even threatened me

llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...

no llegó a pegarme — he didn't actually hit me

las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...

puede llegar a ganarle — he might beat him

b) ( en oraciones condicionales)

si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know

6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)

su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style

un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
2.
llegarse v pron (fam)

se llegó hasta aquí para dármelo — she came all the way here to give it to me (colloq)

llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber — run out to the store and get something to drink

* * *

= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.

Ex. The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.

Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex. Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.

Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.

Ex. With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.

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* al llegar = on arrival.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* haber llegado = be upon us.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a casa = get + home.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.

* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.

* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.

* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.

* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.

* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.

* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.

* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.

* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.

* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.

* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.

* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.

* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.

* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.

* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.

* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.

* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.

* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.

* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.

* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.

* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.

* llegar la hora de = time + come.

* llegar lejos = get + far.

* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.

* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.

* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.

* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).

* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.

* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* momento + llegar = time + approach.

* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.

* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) persona/tren/carta to arrive

tienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now

llegó (el) último — he was the last to arrive

llegaron cansadísimos — they were exhausted when they arrived

¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?

siempre llega tarde — he's always late

no me llegó el telegrama — I didn't get the telegram

me hizo llegar un mensaje — he got a message to me

llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at

los que llegaron a la meta — the ones who crossed the finishing line

llegar a casa — to arrive o get home

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde — the rumor reached the mayor

la carta llegó a su destino — the letter reached its destination

¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?

llegar de — to arrive from

2)

a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)

llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as

b) (ir)

llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor

3) día/invierno to come, arrive

ha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...

cuando llegue la estación de las lluvias — when the rainy season starts

cuando llegó la noche — when night fell

4)

a) ( alcanzar) to reach

llegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something

llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...

los pies no le llegan al suelo — her feet don't touch the floor

la falda le llegaba a los tobillos — her skirt came down to her ankles

el agua le llegaba al cuello — the water came up to her neck

su voz llegaba al fondo del teatro — her voice carried to the back of the theater

b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enough

no me llega el dinero — I don't have enough money

c) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)

no llega a los dos metros — it is less than two meters

no sé si llegará a tanto — I don't know if it would be as much as that

no llegaban a 50 personas — there weren't even 50 people there

d) ( expresando logro)

llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way

así no vas a llegar a ningún lado — you'll never get anywhere like that

llegó a convencerme — he managed to convince me

quiero que llegues a ser alguien — I want you to make something of yourself

nunca llegó a (ser) director — he never became director

e) ( en el tiempo)

no llegará a las próximas elecciones — he won't survive till the next elections

llegar a viejo — to live to old age

llegué a conocerlo mejor — I got to know him better

¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?

llegó a ser de gran utilidad — it proved (to be) very useful

5) llegar a + inf

a) ( a un extremo)

llegó a amenazarme — she even threatened me

llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...

no llegó a pegarme — he didn't actually hit me

las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...

puede llegar a ganarle — he might beat him

b) ( en oraciones condicionales)

si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know

6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)

su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style

un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
2.
llegarse v pron (fam)

se llegó hasta aquí para dármelo — she came all the way here to give it to me (colloq)

llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber — run out to the store and get something to drink

* * *

= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.

Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.

Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.

Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.

Ex: With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.

* al llegar = on arrival.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* haber llegado = be upon us.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a casa = get + home.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.

* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.

* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.

* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.

* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.

* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.

* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.

* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.

* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.

* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.

* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.

* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.

* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.

* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.

* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.

* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.

* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.

* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.

* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.

* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.

* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.

* llegar la hora de = time + come.

* llegar lejos = get + far.

* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.

* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.

* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.

* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).

* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.

* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* momento + llegar = time + approach.

* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.

* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

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llegar [A3 ]

vi

A «persona/tren/carta» to arrive

tienen que estar al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now

¿cuándo llegan tus primos? when are your cousins arriving?, when do your cousins arrive?

¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?

¿a qué hora llega el avión? what time does the plane arrive o get in?

siempre llega tarde he's always late

llegó (el) primero/(el) último he was the first/the last to arrive, he arrived first/last

llegaron cansadísimos they were exhausted when they arrived

no me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram, the telegram didn't get to me o didn't reach me

nos llega una noticia de última hora we have a late news item

me hizo llegar un mensaje he got a message to me

sus palabras me llegaban con mucho ruido de fondo there was a lot of background noise when I was talking to him

llegar A (a un país, una ciudad) to arrive in; (a un edificio) to arrive at

llegó a Bogotá en un vuelo de Avianca he arrived in Bogotá on an Avianca flight

llegó al aeropuerto a las dos she arrived at o got to the airport at two o'clock

el primer corredor que llegó a la meta the first runner to cross o reach the finishing line

llegamos a casa a las dos we got o arrived home at two o'clock

llegué a su casa de noche I got to o reached his house at night

la carta nunca llegó a mis manos the letter never reached me

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor

¿adónde quieres llegar con tantas preguntas? what are you getting at o driving at with all these questions?

llegar DE to arrive from

acaba de llegar de Hamburgo he's just arrived from o got(ten) ( o flown etc) in from Hamburg

B

1 «camino/ruta» (extenderse) llegar HASTA; to go all the way to, go as far as

ahora la carretera llega hasta San Pedro the road goes all the way to o goes as far as San Pedro now

2 (ir) llegar A/ HASTA:

este autobús no llega hasta or a Las Torres this bus doesn't go as far as o all the way to Las Torres

sólo llega al tercer piso it only goes (up) to the third floor

C «día/invierno» to come, arrive

el invierno llegó temprano winter came early

cuando llegue la estación de las lluvias when the rainy season starts

ha llegado el momento de tomar una decisión the time has come to make a decision

pensé que nunca llegaría este momento I thought this moment would never come o arrive

llegará el día en que se dé cuenta de su error the day will come when he'll realize his mistake

cuando llegó la noche todavía estaban lejos when night fell o at nightfall they were still a long way away

D

1 (alcanzar) to reach

no llego ni con la escalera I can't even reach with the ladder

llegar A algo to reach sth

tiene que subirse a una silla para llegar al estante he has to stand on a chair to reach the shelf

las cosas han llegado a tal punto, que … things have got to o have reached such a point that …

los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the floor

esa cuerda no llega al otro lado that rope won't reach to the other side

la falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to o reached her ankles

su voz llegaba al fondo del teatro her voice carried to the back of the theater

el agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neck

por ambos métodos llegamos al mismo resultado both methods lead us to the same result, we arrive at o reach the same result by both methods

llegué a la conclusión de que me habías mentido I reached o came to the conclusion that you had been lying to me

no se llegó a ningún acuerdo no agreement was reached

sé algo de electrónica, pero a tanto no llego I know something about electronics but not that much o but my knowledge doesn't extend that far

ahí

2 «dinero/materiales» (ser suficiente) to be enough

con un kilo llega para todos a kilo's enough o a kilo will do for all of us

no me llega el dinero I don't have enough money

3

(alcanzar a medir, costar, etc): este trozo de tela no llega a los dos metros this piece of material is less than two meters

me sorprendería si llegara a tanto I'd be surprised if it came to that much o if it was as much as that

no llegaban a 500 personas there weren't even 500 people there

4

(expresando logro): llegará lejos she'll go far o a long way

como sigas así no vas a llegar a ningún lado if you carry on like this, you'll never get anywhere

no creo que llegues a convencerme I don't think you'll manage to convince me

quiero que llegues a ser alguien I want you to be someone o to make something of yourself

nunca llegó a (ser) director he never became director, he never made it to director ( colloq)

5

(en el tiempo): este gobierno no llegará a las próximas elecciones this government won't survive till the next elections

como sigas fumando así no llegarás a viejo if you go on smoking like that you won't live to old age

con los años llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better over the years

¿llegaste a verlo? did you manage o did you get to see it?

¿llegó a saber quién era su padre? did she ever find out who her father was?

el invento puede llegar a ser de gran utilidad the invention could prove to be very useful

E

1 (como intensificador) llegar A + INF:

llegó a amenazarme con el despido she even threatened to fire me, she went so far as to threaten to fire me

llegué a pensar que me engañaba I even began to think he was deceiving me

no llegó a pegarme, pero … he didn't actually hit me, but …

llegó a aburrirme con sus constantes quejas I grew tired of o I got bored with his constant complaining

puede incluso llegar a ganarle he might even beat him

2

(en oraciones condicionales): si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know

si lo llegas a perder, te mato if you lose it, I'll kill you, if you go and lose it o if you manage to lose it, I'll kill you ( colloq)

F

«estilo/música» (ser entendido, aceptado): tiene un estilo que no llega a la gente people can't relate to o understand his style

emplea un lenguaje que llega a la juventud he uses language that gets through to o means something to young people

■ llegarse

v pron

( fam):

llégate hasta su casa y dale este paquete run over to her house and give her this parcel ( colloq)

llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber run out o over to the store and get something to drink, nip o pop out to the shop and get something to drink ( BrE colloq)

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llegar ( conjugate llegar) verbo intransitivo
1 [persona/tren/carta] to arrive;
tienen que estar por or al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now;
◊ llegaron cansadísimos they were exhausted when they arrived;

¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?;
siempre llega tarde he's always late;
no me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram;
llegar a algo ‹a país/ciudad› to arrive in sth;

‹ a edificio› to arrive at sth;
◊ llegar a casa to arrive o get home;

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor
2 [camino/ruta/tren] (ir) llegar a or hasta to go all the way to, go as far as;
◊ solo llega al tercer piso it only goes (up) to the third floor

3 [día/invierno] to come, arrive;
◊ ha llegado el momento de … the time has come to …

4
a) ( alcanzar) to reach;

llegar a algo ‹a acuerdo/conclusión› to reach sth, come to sth;
‹a estante/techo› to reach;
◊ llegué a la conclusión de que… I reached o came to the conclusion that …;

los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the floor;
la falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to her ankles;
el agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neck;
las cosas llegaron a tal punto que … things reached such a point that …
b) ( expresando logro):

◊ llegará lejos she'll go far o a long way;

así no vas a llegar a ningún lado you'll never get anywhere like that;
llegó a (ser) director he became director;
llegar a viejo to live to old age;
llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better
5 llegar a + inf
a) ( al extremo de):

◊ llegó a amenazarme she even threatened me;

no llegó a pegarme he didn't actually hit me
b) ( en oraciones condicionales):

◊ si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have come;

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
llegar verbo intransitivo
1 to arrive: llegué la última, I arrived last
está al llegar, she's about to arrive
llegar a la ciudad, to arrive at the town
2 (momento, acontecimiento) llegó la hora de..., the time has come to...
llegaron las heladas, the frosts came
3 (alcanzar) to reach: no llego al último estante, I can't reach the top shelf
(una meta) llegar a la cumbre, he reached the peak
4 (ser suficiente) to be enough
5 ( llegar a + infinitivo) to go so far as to: llegué a creerlo, I even believed it
llegaron a insultarnos, they went so far as to abuse us
figurado llegar a las manos, to come to blows
llegar a ser, to become
♦ Locuciones: estar al llegar, to be about to arrive
llegar a buen puerto, to reach a satisfactory conclusion o to arrive safely
no llegar la sangre al río, to not have serious consequences
no llegar a la suela del zapato, not to be able to hold a candle to
' llegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- achantarse
- alcanzar
- anticiparse
- apercibirse
- atrasarse
- aviar
- caer
- concesión
- dialogar
- dirigir
- excusa
- lejos
- moderar
- odisea
- oído
- plantarse
- puerto
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sangre
- santa
- santo
- seguir
- sentir
- suela
- última
- último
- vadear
- venir
- acuerdo
- ánimo
- antes
- aparecer
- atrasar
- bueno
- cuánto
- cuestión
- culminar
- demorar
- erigir
- improviso
- indicación
- indicar
- instrucción
- junto
- lujo
- mano
- mayoría
- novedad
English:
accessible
- age
- agree
- agreement
- amount to
- arrive
- bear
- bottom
- call
- check in
- close
- come
- come in
- come through
- come to
- come up to
- compromise
- deal
- decide
- decision
- draw in
- end
- fail
- filter out
- filter through
- first
- fog
- gallop up
- get
- get in
- get into
- get up to
- grip
- half-way
- head
- home
- hope
- in
- just
- late
- leak out I
- make
- master
- only
- place
- power
- pull in
- reach
- roll in
- roll up

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llegar

♦ vi

1. [persona, vehículo, medio de transporte] to arrive (de from);
llegar a un hotel/al aeropuerto to arrive at a hotel/at the airport;

llegar a una ciudad/a un país to arrive in a city/in a country;

llegar a casa to get home;

llegar a la meta to cross the finishing line;

cuando llegué a esta empresa… when I arrived at o first came to this company…;

llegaremos a la estación de Caracas a las dos we will be arriving at Caracas station at two o'clock;

nosotros llegamos primero o [m5] los primeros we arrived first;

el atleta cubano llegó primero the Cuban athlete came first;

llegaban muy contentos they were very happy when they arrived, they arrived very happy;

llegaré pronto I'll be there early;

este avión llega tarde this plane is late;

estar al llegar: deben de estar al llegar they must be about to arrive, they're bound to arrive any minute now;

los Juegos Olímpicos están al llegar the Olympics are coming up soon;

¿falta mucho para llegar o [m5] para que lleguemos? is there far to go?;

así no llegarás a ninguna parte you'll never get anywhere like that;
Fig
llegará lejos she'll go far

2. [carta, recado, mensaje] to arrive;

llegarle a alguien: no me ha llegado aún el paquete the parcel still hasn't arrived, I still haven't received the parcel;

ayer me llegó un mensaje suyo por correo electrónico I got o received an e-mail from him yesterday;

hacer llegar un mensaje o [m5] recado a alguien to pass a message on to sb;

si llega a oídos de ella… if she gets to hear about this…

3. [tiempo, noche, momento] to come;

cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comes;

ha llegado el invierno winter has come o arrived

4. [alcanzar]
llegar a to reach;

no llego al techo I can't reach the ceiling;

el barro me llegaba a las rodillas the mud came up to my knees, I was up to my knees in mud;

quiero una chaqueta que me llegue por debajo de la cintura I want a jacket that comes down to below my waist;

llegar a un acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;

llegamos a la conclusión de que era inútil seguir we came to o reached the conclusion that it wasn't worth continuing;

llegar hasta to reach up to;

esta carretera sólo llega hasta Veracruz this road only goes as far as Veracruz;

el ascensor no llega a o [m5] hasta la última planta the Br lift o US elevator doesn't go up to the top floor

5. [ascender]
el importe total de la reparación no llega a 5.000 pesos the total cost of the repairs is less than o below 5,000 pesos;

los espectadores no llegaban ni siquiera a mil there weren't even as many as a thousand spectators there

6. [ser suficiente] to be enough ( para for);
el dinero no me llega para comprarme una casa the money isn't enough for me to buy a house

7. [lograr]
llegar a (ser) algo to get to be sth, to become sth;

llegó a ser campeón de Europa he became European champion;

llegar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;

pesaba mucho, pero al final llegué a levantarlo it was very heavy, but I managed to lift it up in the end;

nunca llegó a (entrar en) las listas de éxitos she never made it into the charts;

nunca llegué a conocerlo I never actually met him;

si llego a saberlo… [en el futuro] if I happen to find out…;
[en el pasado] if I had known…
8. [al extremo de]
llegó a decirme… he went as far as to say to me…;

hemos llegado a pagar 4.000 euros at times we've had to pay as much as 4,000 euros;

cuesta llegar a creerlo it's very hard to believe it;

Comp

¡hasta aquí o [m5] ahí podíamos llegar! this is beyond a joke o absolutely outrageous!

9. [causar impresión, interesar]
tiene una imagen que no llega al electorado she fails to project a strong image to the electorate;

son canciones sencillas que llegan a la gente they are simple songs that mean something to people;

lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home

10. [durar]
llegar a o [m5] hasta to last until;

este año las rebajas llegarán hasta bien entrado febrero the sales this year will last until well into February;

está muy enferma, no creo que llegue a las Navidades she's very ill, I doubt whether she'll make it to Christmas

11. Méx Fam
voy a llegarle [ya me voy] I'm off home;

¡llégale! [no hay problema] no problem!, don't worry!

12. Méx Fam
llegarle a alguien [pedirle salir] to ask sb out

♦ See also the pronominal verb llegarse

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llegar

v/i

1 arrive;

ha llegado la primavera spring is here, spring has arrived;

está al llegar he’ll arrive momentarily, he’s about to arrive

2 ( alcanzar) reach;

me llega hasta las rodillas it comes down to my knees;

el agua me llegaba a la cintura the water came up to my waist;

no llego a comprender por qué … I don’t understand why …;

la comida no llegó para todos there wasn’t enough food for everyone;

¡hasta ahí podíamos llegar! fam that’s going too far!, that’s a bit much! fam ;

llegar a saber find out;

llegar a ser get to be;

llegar a viejo live to a ripe old age;

llegar a presidente get to be president, become president

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llegar {52} vi

1) : to arrive, to come

2)

llegar a : to arrive at, to reach, to amount to

3)

llegar a : to manage to

llegó a terminar la novela: she managed to finish the novel

4)

llegar a ser : to become

llegó a ser un miembro permanente: he became a permanent member

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llegar vb

1. (en general) to arrive / to get

acabo de llegar I've just arrived / I've just got here

¿a qué hora llegaréis a Londres? what time will you arrive in London?

llegué a la estación a las once I arrived at the station at eleven o'clock

cuando lleguemos a Tudela, cenaremos we'll have dinner when we get to Tudela

todavía no ha llegado a casa he's not home yet

llegarás tarde you'll be late

2. (alcanzar) to reach

¿llegas? can you reach?

3. (tiempo) to come [pt. came; pp. come]

llegará el momento en el que tengamos que decidir qué hacemos the time will come when we have to decide what to do

¡ha llegado la primavera! spring is here!

4. (altura) to come

el agua nos llegaba a las rodillas the water came up to our knees

la falda te llega hasta los tobillos your skirt comes down to your ankles

5. (alcanzar una cantidad) to come to

no llega a las dos mil pesetas it comes to just under two thousand pesetas

el melón no llega a los tres kilos the melon weighs less than three kilos

6. (ser suficiente) to be enough

los bocadillos no llegaron para todos there weren't enough sandwiches for everyone

no me llega el dinero I haven't got enough money

llegar a hacer algo to manage to do something

llegar a ser to become [pt. became; pp. become]

por fin ha llegado a ser presidente he's finally become president

Spanish-English dictionary > llegar
16 antes

adv.

1 before.

no importa si vienes antes it doesn't matter if you come earlier

ya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used to

mucho/poco antes long/shortly before

lo antes posible as soon as possible

antes de Cristo before Christ, BC

antes de tiempo ahead of time

antes de hacer algo before doing something

antes de que before

antes de que llegaras before you arrived

de antes old; (antiguo) previous (anterior)

2 before.

me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you)

antes de before

3 first (primero).

esta señora está antes this lady is first

entraron antes que yo they went in in front of me

m.pl.

1 elks, mooses.

2 suedes.

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antes

► adverbio

1 (tiempo) before, earlier

■ llámame antes de salir ring me before you leave

■ llegué antes que él I arrived before him

■ antes del partido before the match

■ deberías estar allí antes de las nueve you should be there before nine

■ bébete el café antes de que se enfríe drink your coffee before it gets cold

2 (en el pasado) before, in the past

3 (lugar) in front, before

► conjunción

1 on the contrary, quite the opposite, rather

■ no la aborrece, antes la ama he doesn't hate her, on the contrary he loves her

► adjetivo

1 before

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

antes bien on the contrary

■ no se acobardó, antes bien se encaró con su enemigo he didn't shrink back, on the contrary, he stood up to his enemy

antes de J.C. before Christ

antes de nada first of all

lo antes posible as soon as possible

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adv.

1) before, earlier

2) rather, sooner

3) formerly, previously

•

- antes bien
- antes de anoche
- antes de ayer
- antes de Cristo
- antes de que
- antes que
- cuanto antes

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1.

ADJ before

llame el día antes para pedir cita — call the day before for an appointment

ocurrió unos momentos antes — it happened a few moments earlier o before

el tren ha llegado una hora antes — the train has arrived an hour early

2. ADV

1) [en el tiempo]

a) [con relación a otro acontecimiento]

yo llegué antes — I arrived first

el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously

no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her

lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me

• antes de algo — before sth

antes de 1900 — before 1900

la cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine

una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de terminado el discurso — before the speech was over

antes de una semana no vamos a saber nada — we won't know anything for a week

• el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ

• antes de hacer algo — before doing sth

antes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed

• mucho antes de algo — long before sth

mucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm

• antes de o que nada — [en el tiempo] first of all; [indicando preferencia] above all

antes de nada dejad que me presente — first of all, allow me to introduce myself

antes que nada, hay que mantener la calma — above all, we must keep calm

somos, antes que nada, demócratas — we are first and foremost democrats

• poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sth

• antes de que — + subjun before

antes de que te vayas — before you go

esperamos lograrlo antes de que termine la década — we hope to achieve this before the end of the decade

b) [en el pasado]

antes fumaba un paquete de tabaco al día — before, I smoked a packet of cigarettes a day, I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day

antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past

• de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous house

ya no tienen la alegría de antes — they don't have the joie de vivre they used to have

ya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be

fue una boda de las de antes — it was an old-style wedding

ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days

c) (=hasta ahora) before, before now

nunca antes he tenido problemas — I've never had any problems before

d) (=más temprano) earlier

no he podido venir antes — I couldn't come any earlier

los viernes salimos un poco antes — on Fridays we leave a little earlier

no te he podido llamar antes — I couldn't call you sooner o earlier

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

cuanto antes mejor — the sooner the better

• lo antes posible — as soon as possible

e) (=más joven) at a younger age, at an earlier age

cada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days

2) [en el espacio] before

tres páginas antes — three pages before

• antes de algo — before sth

la calle que hay antes del semáforo — the street before the traffic lights

3.

CONJ [indicando preferencia] sooner, rather

preferimos ir en tren antes que en avión — we prefer to go by train rather than by plane

no cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money

• antes bien, antes al contrario — but rather

• antes no — Chile, Méx just as well, luckily

vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you

• antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sth

antes que irme a la India, preferiría viajar por Europa — rather than going to India, I'd prefer to travel around Europe

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adverbio

1)

a) ( con anterioridad) before

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

b) (en locs)

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

3)

a) (indicando orden, prioridad) first

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

b) ( indicando preferencia)

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

4) ( en el espacio) before

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

5)

a)

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

b)

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

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= earlier, formerly, before now.

Ex. These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

Ex. Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.

Ex. OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.

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* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.

* antes de acostarse = before bed.

* antes de ahora = before now.

* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.

* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.

* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].

* antes del amanecer = before dawn.

* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].

* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes (de que) = before.

* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.

* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.

* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* antes o después de = either side of.

* antes que = sooner than.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* como antes = as before.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.

* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.

* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.

* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.

* minutos antes de = minutes before.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* no antes de = no sooner than.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* no visto antes = unprecedented.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

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adverbio

1)

a) ( con anterioridad) before

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

b) (en locs)

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

3)

a) (indicando orden, prioridad) first

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

b) ( indicando preferencia)

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

4) ( en el espacio) before

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

5)

a)

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

b)

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

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antes (de que)

= before

Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.

= earlier, formerly, before now.

Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.

Ex: OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.

* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.

* antes de acostarse = before bed.

* antes de ahora = before now.

* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.

* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.

* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].

* antes del amanecer = before dawn.

* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].

* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes (de que) = before.

* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.

* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.

* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* antes o después de = either side of.

* antes que = sooner than.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* como antes = as before.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.

* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.

* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.

* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.

* minutos antes de = minutes before.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* no antes de = no sooner than.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* no visto antes = unprecedented.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

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antes

adverb

A

1 (con anterioridad) before

me lo deberías haber dicho antes you should have told me before o earlier

lo haré lo antes posible I'll do it as soon as possible

los inquilinos de antes eran más simpáticos the people who lived there before o the previous tenants were nicer

días antes había estado con él I had been with him a few days before

la había hecho el día antes she had made it the day before o the previous day

2 ( en locs):

antes de before

llegó antes de las tres/del accidente she arrived before three/before the accident

debe estar aquí antes de las ocho you must be here before o by eight

unos días antes de la publicación del libro a few days before the book was published o ( frml) prior to the publication of the book

antes de Jesucristo before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche the night before last

antes de ayer the day before yesterday

antes DE + INF before -ING

muéstrame la carta antes de mandársela show me the letter before you send it to him o before sending it to him

antes ( DE) QUE + SUBJ:

a ver si podemos terminarlo antes (de) que lleguen let's try and finish before they get here

antes (de) que me olvide, llamó Marisa before I forget, Marisa called

no se lo muestres antes (de) que yo lo vea don't show it to him until I've seen it

mucho/poco antes (de) que tú nacieras a long time/just before you were born

B (en tiempos pasados) before, in the past

antes no se veían mendigos por la calle como ahora you didn't use to see beggars on the streets o in the past you didn't see beggars on the streets o you didn't see beggars on the streets before, the way you do now

antes salíamos mucho más que ahora we used to go out o in the past we went out much more than we do now

ya no es el mismo de antes he's not the same person any more, he's not the same person he was

las casas de antes eran más sólidas houses used to be o in the past houses were more solidly built

C

1 (indicando orden, prioridad) first

yo estaba antes I was here first

antes que before

el señor está antes que yo this man was here before me o is before me

antes que nada first of all

la obligación está antes que la diversión duty comes before pleasure

mis hijos están antes que tú para mí my children are more important to me than you are, my children come before you

2

(indicando preferencia): ¿casarme con él? ¡antes me muero! marry him? I'd rather o sooner die!

cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but that

la muerte antes que la deshonra death before dishonor

antes QUE + INF:

antes que verlos pasar hambre, soy capaz de robar I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

D (en el espacio) before

me bajo dos paradas antes I get off two stops before

el ejemplo dado líneas antes the example given a few lines above o before

está antes de Rocha/del puente it's before you get to o it's this side of Rocha/the bridge

E

1

antes bien ( liter); on the contrary

2

antes no (Chi, Méx fam): antes no te apuñalaron you were lucky o you can count yourself lucky you didn't get stabbed

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antes adverbio
1
a) ( con anterioridad) before;

◊ lo compré el día antes I bought it the day before;

lo antes posible as soon as possible
b) ( más temprano) earlier;

◊ no pude llegar antes I couldn't arrive earlier

c) ( en locs)

◊ antes de before;

antes de Jesucristo before Christ, BC;
no van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hours;
le daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a week;
antes de lo esperado earlier than expected;
antes de hacer algo before doing sth;
antes (de) que me olvide before I forget;
no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it
d) ( en el espacio) before

2 ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past;
◊ ya no es el mismo de antes he's not the same person any more

3
a) (indicando orden, prioridad) first;

◊ antes que nada first of all;

yo estaba antes I was here first
b) ( indicando preferencia):

◊ ¡antes me muero! I'd rather o sooner die!;

cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but that
antes
I adverbio
1 (en el tiempo) before
antes de las dos, before two o'clock
un año antes, a year before
mucho antes, long before
poco antes, a short time before
2 (tiempo remoto) in the past
antes se bordaba a mano más, people used to hand-embroider more in the past
3 (en el espacio) before
la escuela está antes de la estación, the school is before the station
II conj antes morir que disculparme, I'd rather die than apologize
♦ Locuciones: antes (bien), on the contrary
cuanto antes, as soon as possible
lo antes posible, as soon as possible
' antes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- acaso
- acopiar
- adelantarse
- anoche
- anticiparse
- aquél
- aquélla
- atusar
- ayer
- bélica
- bélico
- cadáver
- como
- congelación
- consumir
- cuanta
- cuanto
- dérmica
- dérmico
- engañarse
- escaparse
- escarceo
- escribano
- folclórica
- folclórico
- gay
- grabar
- homologar
- hostelera
- hostelero
- incluida
- incluido
- interesar
- manía
- marcha
- mejor
- menos
- merodear
- mezclar
- no
- noche
- ocurrirse
- poca
- poco
- presupuesto
- recoger
- resolver
- sabatina
- sabatino
English:
action
- advance
- anything
- applaud
- apprentice
- arbitration
- as
- asap
- averse
- back
- BC
- before
- beforehand
- best
- better
- blurt out
- board
- boil over
- breathing space
- bridge
- bustling
- capture
- clean
- clean up
- clear
- clock
- clock off
- clock out
- close
- cram
- customary
- defrost
- dispose of
- early
- enact
- even
- eventual
- exercise
- family
- fellow
- first
- flying
- formerly
- from
- gather in
- go over
- ground
- hold off
- hors d'oeuvre
- jack up

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antes

♦ adv

1. [en el tiempo] before;
[antaño] formerly, in the past;
lo he dicho antes I've said it before;

no importa si venís antes it doesn't matter if you come earlier;

me lo podías haber contado antes you could have told me earlier o before;

antes llovía más it used to rain more often;

antes no había televisión y la gente se entretenía con la radio in the past, there wasn't any television, so people used to listen to the radio;

ya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used to;

desde el accidente, ya no es el mismo de antes he hasn't been the same since the accident;

cuanto antes as soon as possible;

mucho/poco antes long/shortly before;

lo antes posible as soon as possible;

antes de before;

antes de entrar dejen salir [en letrero] please let people off first before boarding;

no llegues antes de las cinco don't get there before five, make sure you arrive no earlier than five;

tenlo preparado antes de medianoche have it ready by midnight;

antes de hacer algo before doing sth;

consúltame antes de añadir nada consult me first before you add anything o before adding anything;

antes de que llegaras before you arrived;

antes de anoche the night before last;

antes de ayer the day before yesterday;

antes de Cristo before Christ, BC;

de antes [antiguo] old;
[anterior] previous;
el sistema de antes era muy lento the old system was very slow;

esta cerveza sabe igual que la de antes this beer tastes the same as the previous one o the one before

2. [en el espacio] before;

me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you);

antes de before;

el motel está antes del próximo cruce the motel is before the next junction

3. [primero] first;

esta señora está antes this lady is first;

ten paciencia, este señor está antes que nosotros be patient, this man is in front of us;

entraron antes que yo they went in in front of me;

¿quién va a salir antes? who's going to leave (the) first?

4. [expresa preferencia] rather;

no quiero tener coche, antes me compraría una moto I don't want a car, I'd rather buy a motorbike;

antes… que rather… than;

prefiero la sierra antes que el mar I prefer the mountains to the sea;

iría a la cárcel antes que mentir I'd rather go to prison than lie;

antes de nada first of all, before anything else;

antes que nada [expresando preferencia] above all, first and foremost;

antes al contrario on the contrary

♦ adj
[previo] previous;
la noche antes the night before

♦ antes bien loc conj

on the contrary;

no le aburría, antes bien parecía agradarle far from boring him, it appeared to please him

* * *

antes

I adv before;

cuanto antes, lo antes posible as soon as possible;

poco antes shortly before;

antes que nada first of all;

antes bien on the contrary;

de antes old

II prp

:

antes de before;

antes de hora, antes de tiempo early, ahead of time;

antes de llegar el tren before the train arrived

III conj

:

antes de que subj before

* * *

antes adv

1) : before, earlier

2) : formerly, previously

3) : rather, sooner

antes prefiero morir: I'd rather die

4)

antes de : before, previous to

antes de hoy: before today

5)

antes que : before

antes que llegue Luis: before Luis arrives

6)

cuanto antes : as soon as possible

7)

antes bien : on the contrary

* * *

antes adv

1. (previamente) before

avísame antes de irte let me know before you go

antes no utilizábamos ordenadores we didn't use computers before

2. (más temprano) earlier

se levanta antes que yo he gets up earlier than I do

3. (lugar) just before

la piscina está antes del cruce the swimming pool is just before the crossroads

antes de before

antes de leer el periódico before reading the newspaper

antes de la guerra before the war

antes de que before

antes de que yo naciera before I was born

antes que nada above all

cuanto antes as soon as possible

lo antes possible as soon as possible

Spanish-English dictionary > antes
17 arriver

arriver [aʀive]

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► arriver is conjugated with être.

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1. intransitive verb

   a. (au terme d'un voyage) to arrive

• arriver à [+ ville] to get to

• arriver en France to arrive in France

• nous sommes arrivés we're here

• le train doit arriver à 6 heures the train is due to arrive at 6 o'clock

• réveille-toi, on arrive ! wake up, we're almost there!

• arriver le premier (à une course) to come in first ; (à une soirée, une réception) to arrive first

• les premiers arrivés the first to arrive

   b. ( = approcher) [saison, nuit, personne, véhicule] to come

• arriver en courant to run up

• j'arrive ! I'm coming!

• le train arrive en gare the train is coming into the station

• l'air arrive par ce trou the air comes in through this hole

   c. ( = atteindre) arriver à to reach

• la nouvelle est arrivée jusqu'à nous the news has reached us

• le lierre arrive jusqu'au 1^er étage the ivy goes up to the 1st floor

• l'eau lui arrivait (jusqu')aux genoux the water came up to his knees

• et le problème des salaires ? -- j'y arrive and what about the wages problem? -- I'm just coming to that

• il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville he can't hold a candle to you

• arriver au pouvoir to come to power

   d. ( = réussir) arriver à (+ infinitif) to manage to

• pour arriver à lui faire comprendre qu'il a tort to get him to understand he's wrong

• il n'arrive pas à le comprendre he can't understand it

• je n'arrive pas à faire ce devoir I can't do this exercise

• tu y arrives ? how are you getting on?

• je n'y arrive pas I can't manage it

• arriver à ses fins to achieve one's ends

• il n'arrivera jamais à rien he'll never achieve anything

   e. ( = atteindre une réussite sociale) to succeed

• il se croit arrivé he thinks he's arrived (inf)

   f. ( = se produire) to happen

• c'est arrivé hier it happened yesterday

• ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen

• tu n'oublies jamais ? -- ça m'arrive don't you ever forget? -- yes, sometimes

• cela ne m'arrivera plus ! I won't let it happen again!

• ça devait lui arriver he had it coming to him (inf)

   g. ► en arriver à ( = finir par) to come to

• on n'en est pas encore arrivé là ! (résultat négatif) we've not reached that stage yet! ; (résultat positif) we've not got that far yet!

• on en arrive à se demander si... it makes you wonder whether...

• c'est triste d'en arriver là it's sad to be reduced to that

2. impersonal verb

• il est arrivé un accident there's been an accident

• il lui est arrivé un accident he's had an accident

• quoi qu'il arrive whatever happens

• comme il arrive souvent as often happens

► il arrive que/de

• il m'arrive d'oublier I sometimes forget

• il peut lui arriver de se tromper she does occasionally make a mistake

• il m'est arrivé plusieurs fois de le voir I have seen him or it several times

• il ne lui arrive pas souvent de mentir he doesn't often lie

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aʀive
1.

verbe intransitif

1) ( parvenir) [personne, avion, lettre] to arrive; ( s'acheminer) [personne, pluie] to come

je suis arrivée avant toi — I got here before you

l'eau arrive par ce tuyau — the water comes in through this pipe

j'arrive! — I'm coming!

j'arrive de Londres — I've just come from London

arriver en courant — to come running up

arriver en tête — to come first

arriver dans les premiers — ( en compétition) to be among the first to finish; ( à une soirée) to be among the first to arrive

2) ( atteindre)

arriver à — to reach [niveau, âge, accord]; to find [solution]; to achieve [but, résultat]

arriver aux chevilles — [eau] to come up to one's ankles; [jupe] to come down to one's ankles

arriver (jusqu')à quelqu'un — [nouvelle, odeur] to reach somebody

‘qu'en est-il du chômage?’ - ‘j'y arrive’ — ‘what about unemployment?’ - ‘I'm coming to that’

3) ( réussir) ( socialement) to succeed; gén

arriver à faire — to manage to do

je n'arrive pas à faire — I can't do

je n'arrive à rien — I'm getting nowhere

arriver à ses fins — to achieve one's ends

4) ( aboutir)

en arriver à — to come to

on en arrive à des absurdités — you end up with nonsense

j'en arrive à croire que... — I'm beginning to think that...

5) ( survenir) [accident, catastrophe] to happen

ce sont des choses qui arrivent — these things happen, it's just one of those things

2.

verbe impersonnel

qu'est-il arrivé? — what happened? (à to)

que t'arrive-t-il? — what's wrong with you?

il arrive un moment où — there comes a time when

il arrive que quelqu'un fasse — sometimes somebody does

est-ce qu'il t'arrive d'y penser? — do you ever think about it?

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aʀive
1. vi

1) [train, visiteur, courrier] to arrive

Est-ce qu'elle est arrivée? — Has she arrived yet?

arriver à Paris — to get to Paris, to arrive in Paris

Il arrive à Paris à 8 h. — He gets to Paris at 8., He arrives in Paris at 8.

J'arrive à l'école à huit heures. — I get to school at 8 o'clock., I arrive at school at 8 o'clock.

arriver à destination — to arrive at one's destination

j'arrive! — I'm coming!, coming!

en arriver à faire — to end up doing, to get to the point of doing

2) (= survenir) to happen

Ce sont des choses qui arrivent. — These things happen.

C'est arrivé quand? — When did it happen?

arriver à qn — to happen to sb

Qu'est-ce qui est arrivé à Christian? — What happened to Christian?

3)

arriver à (sujet chose) [date, étape] — to reach

arriver à terme [contrat] — to come to an end

arriver à échéance — to fall due

4) (= réussir)

arriver à [perfection, but] — to reach, to achieve

arriver à faire qch — to manage to do sth

J'espère que je vais y arriver. — I hope I'm going to manage it.

2. vb impers

il arrive que — it happens that

il lui arrive de faire — he sometimes does

Il m'arrive de dormir jusqu'à midi. — I sometimes sleep till midday.

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arriver verb table: aimer

A vi

1 ( dans l'espace) [personne, avion, train, colis, lettre] to arrive; [nuage, pluie] to come; arriver de [personne, train, bus] to come from; arriver par [eau, gaz] to come through; arriver ensemble to arrive together; elle n'est pas encore arrivée she hasn't arrived yet; arriver à 13 h à Paris to arrive in Paris at 1 pm; arriver dans le centre ville/sur la berge to reach the town centre^GB/the bank; arriver par bateau/avion/le train to arrive by boat/plane/train; je suis arrivé chez moi I got home; j'arriverai chez toi dans l'après-midi/tard I'll get to ou arrive at your place in the afternoon/late; appelle-nous dès que tu seras arrivé give us a call as soon as you arrive ou get there; arriver en avance/en retard/à l'heure to arrive early/late/on time; arriver juste au bon moment to arrive ou come at just the right moment; je suis arrivée avant/après toi I got here before/after you; elle est arrivée au Japon en 1982 she came to Japan in 1982; dépêche-toi, le train arrive! hurry up, the train is coming!; regarde qui arrive look who's coming; le mauvais temps arrive par le nord the bad weather is coming from the north; l'eau arrive par ce tuyau the water comes in through this pipe; j'arrive! I'm coming!; j'arrive du centre ville I've just come from the city centre^GB; j'arrive de Londres I've just come from London; arriver en courant to come running up; arriver sur qn [orage, cyclone] to hit sb; [personne] to descend on sb; l'eau nous arrivait aux chevilles the water came up to our ankles, we were ankle-deep in water; l'eau arrivait au niveau de la fenêtre the water came up to the window; ma jupe m'arrive aux chevilles my skirt comes down to my ankles; arriver (jusqu')à qn [nouvelle, rumeur, odeur] to reach sb; heureusement cela n'est pas arrivé jusqu'à lui or jusqu'à ses oreilles○ luckily it didn't reach him ou his ears; arriver sur scène [chanteur, acteur] to come on stage; arriver sur le marché [personnes, produits] to come on the market;

2 ( dans le temps) arriver en tête/en queue to come first/last; en arrivant au ministère when he/she became minister; il est arrivé le premier he arrived first, he was the first to arrive; arriver dans les premiers ( en compétition) to be among the first to finish; ( à une soirée) to be among the first to arrive; de nombreux signes montrent qu'on arrive à la fin d'une période a number of signs show that we are coming to the end of an era; arriver à son terme [contrat] to expire; [projet] to come to an end; ce plan arrive au moment où this plan comes at a time when; maintenant j'arrive au problème de la drogue now, I'll come to the problem of drugs; ‘qu'en est-il du chômage?’-‘j'y arrive’ ‘what about unemployment?’-‘I'm coming to that’; tu arrives à un âge où you are getting to an age when;

3 (avec un raisonnement, après une suite d'événements) arriver à une somme to come to an amount; arriver à des résultats to achieve results; arriver à une solution to find a solution; arriver à une conclusion to come to a conclusion; arriver à un accord to reach an agreement;

4 ( réussir) arriver à faire to manage to do, to succeed in doing; je n'arrive pas à faire I can't do; il n'arrive plus à la suivre he can't keep up with her; j'essaie, mais je n'y arrive pas I'm trying, but I can't do it; je n'arrive à rien I'm getting nowhere; arriver à ses fins to achieve one's ends;

5 ( aboutir) on en arrive à des absurdités you end up with nonsense; comment peut-on en arriver là? how could it have come to this?; (parlant d'un pays, d'une économie) how did things get into that state?; j'en arrive à croire que/à me demander si… I'm beginning to think that/to wonder if…;

6 ( survenir) [accident, catastrophe] to happen; ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen, it's just one of those things; cela n'était pas arrivé depuis longtemps it hadn't happened for a long time; ça arrive mais c'est rare it does happen, but not very often; tout peut arriver anything can happen; ça n'arrive qu'aux autres it only happens to other people; on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver you never know what may happen; un accident est si vite arrivé accidents happen so easily; voilà ce qui arrive quand on ne fait pas attention that's what happens when you don't pay attention; la même chose m'est arrivée il y a un mois the same thing happened to me a month ago; tu vois, tout arrive! I told you, you should never give up hope!;

7 ( réussir socialement) [personne] to succeed; faire n'importe quoi pour arriver to do anything to succeed.

B v impers il est arrivé quelque chose something has happened (à to); il arrive toujours quelque chose something always happens; qu'est-il arrivé? what happened?; il n'est rien arrivé nothing happened; il n'arrive jamais rien ici nothing ever happens around here; il arrive un moment où there comes a time when; il arrive que qn fasse sometimes sb does; il m'arrive d'être en retard/d'aller à l'opéra sometimes I'm late/I go to the opera; est -ce qu'il arrive que le courrier se perde? does the mail ever go missing GB ou get lost?; est-ce qu'il t'arrive d'y penser? do you ever think about it?; qu'est-il arrivé à ta voiture? what happened to your car?; que t'arrive-t-il? what's wrong with you?; il m'est arrivé une chose bizarre something odd happened to me; quoi qu'il arrive whatever happens; je t'appellerai quoi qu'il arrive I'll call you whatever happens ou come what may; que peut-il arriver au pays? what can happen to the country?

[arive] verbe intransitif (aux être)

A.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [parvenir à destination - voyageur, véhicule, courrier] to arrive

arriver chez quelqu'un to arrive at somebody's place

arriver chez soi to get ou to arrive home

arriver au sommet to reach the summit

dès que je suis arrivé au Canada as soon as I arrived in ou got to Canada

on arrive à quelle heure? what time do we get there?

même en roulant vite ça nous fait arriver après minuit even if we drive fast we won't get there before midnight

nous sommes bientôt ou presque arrivés we're almost there

les invités vont bientôt arriver the guests will be arriving soon

qui est arrivé après l'appel? [en classe] who came in after I called the register (UK) ou called roll (US)?

être bien arrivé [personne, colis] to have arrived safely

vous voilà enfin arrivés, je m'inquiétais

a. [ici] here you are ou you've arrived at last, I was getting worried

b. [là-bas] you got there at last, I was getting worried

par où es-tu arrivée?

a. [ici] which way did you come?

b. [là-bas] which way did you go?

ils arrivent de Tokyo they've just arrived ou come from Tokyo

j'arrive tout juste de vacances I'm just back from my holidays

2. [finir - dans un classement] to come (in)

arriver le premier/dernier

a. [coureur] to come in first/last, to take first/last place

b. [invité] to arrive first/last, to be the first/last to arrive

3. [venir] to come, to approach

tu es prêt? — j'arrive tout de suite/dans une minute are you ready? — I'm coming/I'll be with you in a minute

j'arrive, j'arrive! I'm coming!

je n'ai pas vu la voiture arriver I didn't see the car (coming)

ils sont arrivés en voiture they came by car

une odeur de chocolat arrivait de la cuisine a smell of chocolate wafted in ou came from the kitchen

B.[DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [événement, jour, moment] to come

Noël arrive bientôt Christmas will soon be here ou with us

le jour arrivera où... the day will come when...

la soixantaine/retraite est vite arrivée sixty/retirement is soon here

le grand jour est arrivé! the big day's here at last!

l'aube arriva enfin dawn broke at last

2. [se produire] to happen

comment est-ce arrivé? how did it happen?

un accident est si vite arrivé! accidents will happen!

ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen

il s'est fait renvoyer — ça devait lui arriver he got fired — it was bound to happen

ça peut arriver à tout le monde de se tromper! everybody makes mistakes!

ça n'arrive pas qu'aux autres it's easy to think it'll never happen to you

ça ne t'arrive jamais d'être de mauvaise humeur? aren't you ever in a bad mood?

tu ne te décourages jamais? — si, ça m'arrive don't you ever get discouraged? — yes, from time to time

tu es encore en retard. Que cela ne t'arrive plus! you're late again. Don't let it happen again!

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[arive] verbe impersonnel

1. [venir]

il arrive un train toutes les heures there's a train every hour

2. [aventure, événement]

il est arrivé un accident there's been an accident

comme il arrive souvent en pareilles circonstances as is often the case in such circumstances

il m'est arrivé une histoire incroyable! something incredible happened to me!

s'il m'arrivait quelque chose, prévenez mon père if anything happens ou should anything happen to me, let my father know

pourvu qu'il ne lui soit rien arrivé! let's hope nothing's happened to her!

3. [se produire parfois]

il arrive que: ne peut-il pas arriver que l'ordinateur se trompe? couldn't the computer ever make a mistake?

il m'arrive parfois de le rencontrer dans la rue sometimes I meet him in the street

s'il arrivait que je sois ou fusse (soutenu) absent if I happened to be absent

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arriver à verbe plus préposition

1. [niveau, taille, lieu]

le bas du rideau arrive à 20 cm du sol the bottom of the curtain is 20 cm above the ground

le fil du téléphone n'arrive pas jusqu'à ma chambre the phone cord doesn't reach ou isn't long enough to reach my bedroom

des bruits de conversation arrivaient jusqu'à nous the sound of chatter reached us

ses cheveux lui arrivent à la taille her hair comes down to her waist

ma nièce m'arrive à l'épaule my niece comes up to my shoulder

la boue m'arrivait jusqu'aux genoux the mud came up to my knees, I was knee-deep in mud

2. [étape, moment, conclusion] to come to, to reach

où (en) étions-nous arrivés la semaine dernière? [dans une leçon] where did we get up to ou had we got to last week?

j'arrive à un âge où... I've reached an age when...

et ses tableaux? — j'y arrive/arrivais what about his paintings? — I'm/I was coming to that

3. [rang, résultat] to get

[succès] to achieve

tu as refait l'addition? — oui, j'arrive au même total que toi did you redo the calculations? — yes, I get the same result as you

(en usage absolu) [réussir socialement] to succeed, to be successful

si tu veux arriver if you want to get on ou to succeed in life

4. [pouvoir, réussir à]

arriver à faire quelque chose to manage to do something, to succeed in doing something

tu n'arriveras jamais à la convaincre you'll never manage to convince her, you'll never succeed in convincing her

je n'arrive pas à m'y habituer I just can't get used to it

je n'arrive pas à comprendre son refus I can't understand why he said no

je parie que tu n'y arriveras pas! I bet you won't be able to do it!

tu m'aides? je n'y arrive pas! can you help me? I can't do ou manage it!

tu n'arriveras jamais à rien you'll never get anywhere

je n'arriverai jamais à rien avec lui! I'll never be able to do anything with him!

5. (locution)

(en) arriver à quelque chose [en venir à]: comment peut-on en arriver au suicide? how can anybody get to the point of contemplating suicide?

j'en arrive à penser que... I'm beginning to think that...

j'en arrive parfois à me demander si... sometimes I (even) wonder if...

en arriver là: depuis, je ne lui parle plus — c'est malheureux d'en arriver là since then, I haven't spoken to him — it's a shame it has come to that

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > arriver
18 zuerst

Adv.

1. (als Erster oder Erstes) first; er kam zuerst auch he was the first to arrive; was machst du morgens zuerst? what’s the first thing you do in the morning?; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come first served

2. (zunächst) first (of all); (zunächst einmal) auch to begin ( oder start) with; zuerst bin ich Europäer, dann Deutscher I am a European first, then a German

3. (anfangs) at first; zuerst mochte ich sie nicht, aber jetzt... at first I didn’t like her, but now...

4. (erstmals) first, (for) the first time; das wurde zuerst in China eingeführt it was first introduced in China

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first of all; first; at first; firstly; originally; foremost

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zu|erst [tsu'|eːɐst]
adv

1) (= als Erster) first

ich kam zuérst an — I was (the) first to arrive, I arrived first

wollen wir zuérst essen? — shall we eat first?

zuérst an die Reihe kommen — to be first

zuérst bin ich Geschäftsmann, dann Privatmann — I am first and foremost a businessman, and only then a private individual

das muss ich morgen früh zuérst machen — I must do that first thing tomorrow (morning), I must do that first thing in the morning

See:

→ kommen

2) (= zum ersten Mal) first, for the first time

3) (= anfangs) at first

er sprach zuérst gar nicht — at first he didn't speak at all

zuérst muss man... — to begin or start with you have to..., first (of all) you have to...

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1) first

2) (before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) first

3) (at the beginning: At first I didn't like him.) at first

4) (at the beginning; at first: This project will cost a lot of money initially but will eventually make a profit.) initially

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zu·erst

[tsuˈʔe:ɐ̯st]

adv

1. (als Erster) the first; (als Erstes) first

was sollen wir \zuerst kaufen? what should we buy first?

2. (anfangs) at first, initially

3. (zum ersten Mal) first, for the first time

4.

▶ wer \zuerst kommt, mahlt \zuerst (prov) first come, first served prov

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Adverb

1) first

er war zuerst da — he was here first; he was the first to come

2) (anfangs) at first; to start with

3) (erstmals) first; for the first time

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zuerst adv

1. (als Erster oder Erstes) first;

er kam zuerst auch he was the first to arrive;

was machst du morgens zuerst? what’s the first thing you do in the morning?;

wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst sprichw first come first served

2. (zunächst) first (of all); (zunächst einmal) auch to begin ( oder start) with;

zuerst bin ich Europäer, dann Deutscher I am a European first, then a German

3. (anfangs) at first;

zuerst mochte ich sie nicht, aber jetzt … at first I didn’t like her, but now …

4. (erstmals) first, (for) the first time;

das wurde zuerst in China eingeführt it was first introduced in China

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Adverb

1) first

er war zuerst da — he was here first; he was the first to come

2) (anfangs) at first; to start with

3) (erstmals) first; for the first time

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adj.

first adj. adv.

in the first place adv.

primarily adv. ausdr.

at first expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zuerst
19 primo

1. adj first

primo piano m first floor

in prima visione film just out

2. m, prima f first

ai primi del mese at the beginning of the month

sulle prime in the beginning, at first

3. m gastronomy first course, starter

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primo agg.num.ord.

1 first: il primo mese dell'anno, giorno della settimana, the first month of the year, day of the week; è il suo primo figlio, he's her first son; il suo primo libro è stato un successo, his first book was a success; è sul primo scaffale a destra, it's on the first shelf on the right; è sul primo scaffale in alto, in basso, it's on the top, the bottom shelf // Atto I, Scena II, Act one, Scene two // Carlo primo, Elisabetta prima, re Enrico primo, Charles the First, Elizabeth the First, King Henry the First // di prima mano, firsthand // di prim'ordine, first-class (o first-rate): un mascalzone di prim'ordine, a first-class scoundrel // un diamante, una perla di prim'acqua, di prima purezza, a diamond, a pearl of the first water // in primo luogo, in the first place (o first of all) // in un primo tempo, at first // per prima cosa, first thing: fallo per prima cosa domani, do it first thing tomorrow; per prima cosa gli ho chiesto..., first I asked him... // sulle prime, at first // è la prima e l'ultima volta che ti do retta, this is the first and last time I'll pay attention to you

2 ( principale, più importante) chief, principal, main; ( migliore) best: i primi cittadini del paese, the leading (o first) citizens of the country; appartiene a una delle prime famiglie della città, he belongs to one of the most prominent families in town; è uno dei primi ristoranti, it's one of the best restaurants; ecco la ragione prima per cui non vengo, that's the main (o chief o principal) reason why I don't come // (teatr.): prima donna, leading lady; ( d'opera) prima donna; prima parte, lead; leading rôle (anche fig.) // primo violino, violoncello, first violin (o leader), first cello // Primo Ministro, Prime Minister (o Premier)

3 ( iniziale; più lontano nel tempo) early, first: i primi Cristiani, the early Christians; i primi giorni della rivoluzione, the early days of the revolution; la prima infanzia, giovinezza, early childhood, youth; le prime leggende, the earliest (o first) legends; le prime ore del mattino, the early hours of the morning; la prima parte dell'anno, del secolo, the early part of the year, of the century; fin dalla sua prima infanzia, from a very early age; nei primi mesi dell'anno, in the early months of the year; i nostri primi poeti, our early poets; uno dei primi Vittoriani, an early Victorian // di primo mattino, pomeriggio, early in the morning, in the afternoon

4 ( prossimo) next: glielo porterò la prima volta che andrò da lui, I'll take it to him the next time I go to his house; ho perso il treno delle dieci; prenderò il primo treno in partenza, I have missed the ten o'clock train; I'll get the next one.

primo s.m.

1 ( primo di una graduatoria o serie) first: chi è arrivato ( per) primo?, who arrived first?; chi è il primo?, who is first?; ti riceverò per primo domani, I'll see you first tomorrow // primo venuto, just anybody: non si deve accordare fiducia al primo venuto, you can't trust just anybody (o strangers); non sono il primo venuto, I'm not just anybody (o a stranger) // il primo che capita, (just) anyone; lo venderò al primo che capita, I'll sell it to the first person who comes along

2 (il primo citato, nominato) ( tra due) the former; ( tra molti) the first: Piero e Giovanni sono amici; il primo è avvocato, il secondo dottore, Peter and John are friends; the former is a lawyer, the latter is a doctor; ''Preferisci Virgilio, Orazio o Lucrezio?'' ''Preferisco il primo'', ''Do you prefer Virgil, Horace or Lucretius?'' ''I prefer the first''

3 ( più importante; migliore) the best; the top: è dei primi, he is one of the best; essere il primo della classe, to be top of the form

4 ( il primo giorno) the first; pl. first days: il primo di febbraio, di marzo, 1st February, 1st March; ci rivedremo ai primi di dicembre, we'll meet again at the beginning of December; il pagamento va effettuato entro i primi di aprile, payment is due within the first days of April // ai primi dell'Ottocento, in the early nineteenth century

5 ( primo piatto) first course: prendo solo un primo, I'll just have a first course; come primi oggi abbiamo..., the first course today includes...

6 ( minuto primo) minute: 2 ore, 20 primi e 10 secondi, two hours, twenty minutes and ten seconds.

primo avv. first: quell'appartamento non mi piace, primo perché è troppo grande e poi perché è rumoroso, I don't like that flat, first because it's too big and then because it's noisy.

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['primo] primo (-a)
1. agg

1) (gen) first, (impressione) first, initial, (infanzia) early, (Mat : numero) prime

le prime 20 pagine — the first 20 pages

dalla prima all'ultima pagina — from beginning to end

in prima pagina Stampa; i suoi primi quadri — his early paintings

questo quadro è un Michelangelo prima maniera — this is an early Michelangelo

questo film è di Fellini prima maniera — this film is in Fellini's early style

di prima mattina — early in the morning

le prime ore del mattino — the early hours of the morning

posare la prima pietra — to lay the foundation stone

ai primi freddi — at the first sign of cold weather

ustioni di primo grado — first-degree burns

2) (in un ordine) first

preferisco il primo pittore al secondo — I prefer the former painter to the latter

essere primo in classifica — (squadra) to be top of the league, (disco) to be number one in the charts

essere in prima posizione — to be in the lead

sul primo scaffale in alto/in basso — on the top/bottom shelf

prima classe — first class

un biglietto di prima classe — a first class ticket

viaggiare in prima classe — to travel first-class

di prim'ordine o prima qualità — first-class, first-rate

è un attore di prim'ordine — he is a first-rate actor

3) (prossimo) first, next

prendi la prima (strada) a destra — take the first o next (street) on the right

scendo alla prima fermata — I am getting off at the next stop

4) (principale) main, principal

il primo attore — the leading man

la causa prima — the main reason

5)

(fraseologia) per prima cosa — firstly

in primo luogo — in the first place, first of all

in un primo tempo o momento — at first

fin dal primo momento — from the very first

amore a prima vista — love at first sight

fare i primi passi — to take one's first steps

fare il primo passo fig — to make the first move

2. sm/f

first (one)

è stata la prima a farlo — she was the first to do it

fu tra i primi ad arrivare — he was among the first to arrive

è la prima della classe — she is the top of the class

non sposerò il primo venuto — I won't marry just anyone

3. sm

(gen) first, (piano) first floor Brit, second floor Am, Culin first course

il primo luglio — the first of July

il primo d'Aprile — April Fools' Day

il primo dell'anno — New Year's Day

i primi del Novecento — the early twentieth century

ai primi del mese — at the beginning of the month

ai primi di maggio — at the beginning of May

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['primo] 1.
aggettivo

1) (in una serie, in un gruppo) first; (tra due) former

le -e tre pagine — the first three pages, the three first pages

i -i gradini della scala — the first few steps of the stairs

"libro primo" — "book one"

arrivare primo — (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first

essere tra i -i tre — to be in the top three

il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso — the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex

per la -a volta — for the first time

non era la -a volta che lo avvertivo che — I warned him not for the first time

lo incontrai a Oxford per la -a volta — I first met him in Oxford

per -a cosa domani telefono — I'll ring first thing tomorrow

- a pagina — front page

finire in -a pagina — to hit the headlines

essere una notizia da -a pagina — to be front page news

2) (nel tempo) early

nel primo pomeriggio — in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon

i -i romanzi dell'autore — the author's early novels

un Picasso -a maniera — an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work

nei -i tempi andava tutto bene — at first things went well

nei -i anni '60 — in the early 60's

3) (prossimo) first, next

scendere alla -a fermata — to get off at the next stop

prendere il primo treno, volo — to leave on the first train, flight

4) (per superiorità)

il primo produttore mondiale di vino — the world leading wine producer

5) ling.

-a persona singolare, plurale — first person singular, plural

6) (nelle parentele)

cugino primo — first cousin

7) telev.

il primo canale — channel one

8) in primo luogo to begin with, firstly, in the first instance o place

in primo luogo non avrei dovuto dirglielo — I wish I hadn't told her to begin with

9) sulle prime at first, initially

10) in primo piano in the foreground

mettere qcs. in primo piano — to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus
2.
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)

1) (in una successione) first; (tra due) former

sei il primo a dirmelo — you are the first to tell me

fu tra i -i ad arrivare — he was one of o among the first to arrive

preferisco il primo — I prefer the first one

il primo dei miei figli — (tra due) my elder son; (tra più di due) my eldest son

2) (in una classifica) first

essere il primo della classe — to be top of the class

3) (giorno iniziale) first

il primo (di) maggio — the first of May

ai — -

i del mese — at the beginning of the month

il primo dell'anno — New Year's Day

4) (minuto primo) minute

5) (prima portata) first course

6) telev. (canale) channel one

7) per primo first

arrivare per primo — to get there first
3.
avverbio first

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

non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia — I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like it

primo attore — teatr. principal

primo ballerino — principal dancer

- a comunione — First Communion

primo ministro — prime minister, premier

primo violino — first o lead violin

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primo

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I aggettivo

1 (in una serie, in un gruppo) first; (tra due) former; le -e tre pagine the first three pages, the three first pages; i -i gradini della scala the first few steps of the stairs; "libro primo" "book one"; arrivare primo (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first; essere tra i -i tre to be in the top three; il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex; per la -a volta for the first time; non era la -a volta che lo avvertivo che I warned him not for the first time; lo incontrai a Oxford per la -a volta I first met him in Oxford; per -a cosa domani telefono I'll ring first thing tomorrow; - a pagina front page; finire in -a pagina to hit the headlines; essere una notizia da -a pagina to be front page news

2 (nel tempo) early; nel primo pomeriggio in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon; i -i romanzi dell'autore the author's early novels; un Picasso -a maniera an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work; nei -i tempi andava tutto bene at first things went well; nei -i anni '60 in the early 60's

3 (prossimo) first, next; scendere alla -a fermata to get off at the next stop; prendere il primo treno, volo to leave on the first train, flight

4 (per superiorità) il primo produttore mondiale di vino the world leading wine producer

5 ling. -a persona singolare, plurale first person singular, plural

6 (nelle parentele) cugino primo first cousin

7 telev. il primo canale channel one

8 in primo luogo to begin with, firstly, in the first instance o place; in primo luogo non avrei dovuto dirglielo I wish I hadn't told her to begin with

9 sulle prime at first, initially

10 in primo piano in the foreground; mettere qcs. in primo piano to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus

II sostantivo maschile

(f. -a)

1 (in una successione) first; (tra due) former; sei il primo a dirmelo you are the first to tell me; fu tra i -i ad arrivare he was one of o among the first to arrive; preferisco il primo I prefer the first one; il primo dei miei figli (tra due) my elder son; (tra più di due) my eldest son

2 (in una classifica) first; essere il primo della classe to be top of the class

3 (giorno iniziale) first; il primo (di) maggio the first of May; ai- i del mese at the beginning of the month; il primo dell'anno New Year's Day

4 (minuto primo) minute

5 (prima portata) first course

6 telev. (canale) channel one

7 per primo first; arrivare per primo to get there first

III avverbio

first; ci sono due ragioni: primo... there are two reasons: first...; non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like it

COMPOUNDS

primo attore teatr. principal; primo ballerino principal dancer; - a comunione First Communion; primo ministro prime minister, premier; primo violino first o lead violin.

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20 φθάνω

φθάνω, Il.9.506, [tense] impf.

A ἔφθανον X.HG6.2.30
, AP9.272 ([place name] Bianor): [tense] fut. φθήσομαι Il.23.444
, Th.5.10, Pl.R. 375c, etc.; but φθάσω [ᾰ] Hp. Morb.3.13 (s. v. l.), X.Cyr.5.4.38: [tense] aor. ἔφθᾰσα Hdt.7.161
, A.Pers. 752 (troch.), Th.3.49, X.Cyr.7.1.19, etc.; imper. φθάσον J.AJ6.11.7
; opt. [ per.] 3sg. φθάσειε Isoc.8.120
, pl. φθάσειαν X.HG7.2.14
(this tense prevails in later Gk., Plb.3.66.1, etc.); [dialect] Dor. ἔφθασσα Theoc.2.115
: but the only [dialect] Ep. [tense] aor. is ἔφθην, not found in A. or S., but the more usual form in E. and Ar., less freq. in Th., X., D.; pl. ἔφθημεν, -ητε, -ησαν, E.Ph. 1468, Isoc.5.7, Antipho 2.2.5, [dialect] Ep.pl.3 φθάν Il.11.51
; subj. φθῶ, [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3sg. φθήῃ, φθῇσιν, 16.861, 23.805; [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 1pl. φθέωμεν Od.16.383
; [ per.] 3pl. φθέωσι 24.437
; opt. φθαίην, [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3sg. φθαίησι ([etym.] παρα-) Il.10.346; inf. φθῆναι Hdt.6.115
, Th.4.4; part. φθάς Hdt.3.71
; [dialect] Ep. part. [voice] Med. φθάμενος Il.5.119
, al., Hes.Op. 554: [tense] pf. ἔφθᾰκα Philipp. ap. D.18.39, LXX 2 Ch.28.9, IG12 9).906.26 (Chalcis, iii A. D.); πέφθακα Ps.-Callisth. 2.10
(v. l): [tense] plpf. ἐφθάκει Plu.Galb. 17
, Luc.Philops.6:—[voice] Pass., Arist.Mu. 395a18: [tense] impf. ἐφθάνετο AP9.278
([place name] Bianor); ἐφθάνοντο J.BJ5.2.4
(v.l. ἐφονεύοντο): [tense] aor. ἐφθάσθην D.H. 6.25
, Epigr.Gr. 315 ([place name] Smyrna), IPE2.197 (Panticapaeum, ii A. D.), J.AJ8.12.4. Gal.4.560. [[pron. full] φθᾰνω always in [dialect] Att. (so also in AP9.272 ([place name] Bianor), APl.4.382, 384); φθᾱνω in Il.9.506, 21.262 (where Zenod. read φθανέει for φθάνει) ]:— come or do first or before others:

I c. acc. pers., to be beforehand with, overtake, outstrip, in running or otherwise, φθάνει δέ τε καὶ τὸν ἄγοντα Il.21.262
; φθῆ σε τελος θανάτοιο 11.451
, cf. Hes.Op. 554, 570, Hdt.7.161, E.Heracl. 120, IT 669, Isoc.9.42, etc.; οὐ μὴ φθάσωμεν τοὺς κοιμηθέντας 1 Ep.Thess.4.15
; so ἔφθησαν τὸν χειμῶνα they anticipated the storm, Hdt.7.188; φθάσας τὸν λογισμόν D.21.38
:—[voice] Pass., to be overtaken, ὑπό τινος Arist. Mu. 395a18
, AP9.278 ([place name] Bianor); ἐφθάσθην (v. supr.).

II abs., come or act first, opp. ὑστερέω or ὑστερίζω, E.Ph. 975, X.An.6.1.18, cf. Th.4.121; τοῦ φθάσαντος ἁρπαγή the prey of the first comer, A.Pers. 752 (troch.), cf. Fr.23 (lyr.); πρὶν ἐλθεῖν αὐτοὺς φθάσαι βουλόμενοι Th.7.36
; μὴ φθάσῃ ἐς τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον ἐσπλεύσας Id.8
, 100; φθάσαι πρὶν ἀδικηθῆναι Arist.Pol. 1302b23
, cf. Rh. 1373a23; in later writers, τὰ φθάσαντα the things before mentioned, Ael.VH 1.34, Arg.D.46; part. φθάνων, φθάσας previous, τῶν φθασάντων δυεῖν βιβλίων Porph.Abst.3.1
; ἐν τοῖς φθάνουσιν ἔργοις Dex.Hist.Fr. 26 J.; τοῖς φθάνουσι κατορθώμασι Id.Fr.6
J.; οἱ φθάσαντες πόνοι Agath.5.16
;
τὸ φθάνον
previous time, Ael.VH14.6
; τὸ φθάσαν, τὰ φθάσαντα, the past, Agath.3.2, al., Procop.Gaz.Ep.32; ὁ φθάσας χρόνος Men.
Prot.p.127 D.

2 with Preps., come or arrive first, ἕως τῶν οὐρανῶν LXX 2 Ch.28.9
; ἔφθασεν ἐφ' ὑμᾶς Ev.Matt.12.28
, Ev.Luc.11.20, cf. 1 Ep.Thess.2.16: φ. εἰς .., simply, arriveat, attain to, Ep.Rom.9.31, Ep.Phil.3.16, Plu.2.338a; φθάσομεν εἰς Πηλούσι<ον> PPar.18.14
(ii A. D.): abs., of Time, arrive, καιρὸς τῆς τομῆς ἔφθακε (v.l. ἔφθασεν) LXXCa. 2.12; ἔφθασεν ὁ μὴν ὁ ἕβδομος ib.2 Es.3.1.

b extend, μέχρι γῆς Plot.3.27
; εἰς βορρᾶν PFlor.50.87
(iii A. D.).

c reach, αἰθέρα APl.4.384
.

d Gramm., to be applied or applicable, ἐπ' ἀμφοτέρας τὰς διαθέσεις A.D.Synt.211.22
, cf. 217.23, al.

III the action in which one is beforehand is expressed by the part. agreeing with the subject, [Ἄτη] πολλὸν ὑπεκπροθέει, φθάνει δέ τε πᾶσαν ἐπ' αἶαν βλάπτουσ' ἀνθρώπους and is beforehand in doing men mischief, Il.9.506; ἀλλ' ἄρα μιν φθῆ Τηλέμαχος κατόπισθε βαλών Telemachus was beforehand with him in striking, i.e. struck first, Od.22.91, cf. 16.383, Il.10.368; ἔφθασέν με προαπελθὼν Χάρμος PCair.Zen.16.3
(iii B. C.); ἔφθησαν ἀπικόμενοι arrived first, Hdt.4.136, cf. 6.115; so φ. εὐεργετῶν to be the first to show a kindness, X.Mem.2.3.14; ὅπως φθάσειαν βοηθήσαντες Id.HG7.2.14
; ἔφθασαν προκαταλαβόντες Th.3.112
; φθάνουσιν αὐτοὺς προκαταφυγοῦσαι Id.2.91
; ἢν φθάσωσιν πρότερον διαφθείραντες τὸ στράτευμα Id.7.25
; φ. γόνασι προσπεσὼν πατρός E.HF 986
, etc: part. [voice] Pass. is also used, ἦ κε πολὺ φθαίη πόλις ἁλοῦσα, i.e. it would be taken first, Il.13.815; εἴ κε φθήῃ τυπείς shall be wounded first, 16.861; φθαίητε γὰρ ἂν.. ἐξανδραποδισθέντες ἣ .. Hdt.6.108; μὴ φθάσωσι προεπιβουλευόμενοι Th.3.83
; ἔφθη κατακωλυθείς X.HG1.6.17
; φθάνειν δεῖ πεφραγμένους τοὶς πόρους they must first be blocked up, Id.Cyr.2.4.25: these clauses, being compar. in sense, are folld. by a gen., φθὰν δὲ μέγ' ἱππήων.. κοσμηθέντες were drawn up before the drivers, Il.11.51; more freq. by πρὶν .. or ἢ.., ἔφθη ὀρεξάμενος, πρὶν οὐτάσαι 16.322
, cf. Antipho1.29, X. Cyr.3.2.4; φθήσονται τούτοισι πόδες καὶ γοῦνα καμόντα ἢ ὑμῖν Il.23.444
; ἔφθης πεζὸς ἰὼν ἢ ἐγὼ σὺν νηΐ Od.11.58
; ἔφθησαν ἀναβάντες πρὶν ἢ .. Hdt.9.70; ἔφθησαν ἐκπεσόντες πρότερον ἢ .. Id.6.91.

b in later Gr., c. part. to express previous action or happening, φθάνω ὑμῖν πρότερον γεγραφηκώς I have already written to you, POxy.1666.3 (iii A. D.), cf. 237 vi30 (ii A. D.), etc.; ἔφθασα εἰρηκώς Luc.Pisc.29
; ὡς ἔφθην εἰπών Id.Par.3
; cf. 111.2b.

2 in the same sense, part. φθάς or φθάσας, [dialect] Ep. φθάμενος, is used like an Adv. with a principal Verb, ὅς μ' ἔβαλε φθάμενος, for ὅς μ' ἔφθη βαλών, Il.5.119, cf. 13.387, Od. 19.449; οὐκ ἄλλος φθὰς ἐμεῦ κατήγορος ἔσται no other shall be an accuser before me, Hdt.3.71; ἀνέῳξάς με φθάσας you opened the door before me, Ar.Pl. 1102; φθάσας προσπεσοῦμαι Th.5.9
, cf. 2.91, X.Cyr. 1.5.3, etc.; even with a part., φθάσας.. ἁρπάσας Hdt.6.65
; rarely part. [tense] pres., φθάνοντες δῃοῦμεν X.Cyr.3.3.18
.

b in signf. 111.1b, φθάσαντες ἐπληρώσαμεν αὐτούς we had already paid them, POxy.1103.6 (iv A. D.); but ὡσεὶ καὶ ὁμογενῆ φθάσας εἶπον as if I had said (not had already said) ὁ., Gal.16.502.

3 rarely c. inf., ὁ φθάσας θαρσῆσαι he that first gains confidence, Th.3.82; σπεύδειν ὅπως.. φθαίης ἔτ' εἰς ἐκκλησίαν ἐλθεῖν (v.l. ἐλθών ) hurry to be in time to get to.., Ar.Eq. 935 (lyr.), cf. Nu. 1384 (v. infr. IV. 1); μόλις φθάνει θρόνοισιν ἐμπεσοῦσα μὴ χαμαὶ πεσεῖν hardly manages by falling first on the seat not to fall on the ground, E.Med. 1169; more freq. in later writers, of actions which one manages to do, does before or has done first or already, A.R.1.1189, D.H.4.59,61, Sor.1.111, Gal.15.2,93, Luc. DMort.13.2, Harm.2; ἐὰν φθάσω πρὸ τῆς τρύγης ἀνελθεῖν PSI8.971.10
(iii/iv A. D.); ἐὰν ὁ ἰατρὸς αὐτὸ φθάσῃ κενῶσαι Gal.16.499
; φθάνοντος ἤδη πυρέττειν ἐκ τεττάρων ἡμερῶν τοῦ νοσοῦντος having already begun, ib.498; μὴ φθάνων προσηκόντως τρέφεσθαι if he is not first suitably nourished, Id.18(2).36, cf. 84,103; συμβαίνει φθάνειν ἀποθνῄσκειν τοὺς νεωτέρους the young die first, ib.222; εἰ φθάσαιμεν παλαιοὺς πίθους ἔχειν μεγάλους if we already have.., Gp.6.3.11, cf. 10.22.2, al., A.D.Pron.90.1; ἔφθακεν οὖν ταῦτα ἐψηφίσθαι καὶ τῇ βουλῇ IG12(9).906.26
(Chalcis, iii A. D.).

IV with negatives,

1 with οὐ and part. (inf. is v. l. in Ar.Nu. 1384), folld. by καί or καὶ εὐθύς, of two actions following close on each other, οὐ φθάνειν χρὴ συσκιάζοντας γένυν καὶ.. ὁρμᾶν you must no sooner get your beard than you march, E.Supp. 1219; οὐ φθάνει ἐξαγόμενος καὶ εὐθὺς ὅμοιός ἐστι τοῖς ἀκαθάρτοις no sooner is he brought out than he becomes unclean, X.Eq.5.10, cf. Ar.Nu. 1384; οὐκ ἔφθημεν εἰς Τροιζῆν' ἐλθόντες καὶ τοιαύταις νόσοις ἐλήφθημεν ἐξ ὧν .. no sooner had we come to Troezen than.., Isoc.19.22, cf. 5.53, 8.98, 9.53; οὐκ ἔφθη μοι συμβᾶσα ἡ ἀτυχία καὶ εὐθὺς ἐπεχείρησαν διαφορῆσαι τἄνδοθεν scarcely or no sooner had misfortune befallen me when.., D.57.65, cf. 43.69, Isoc.4.86.

2 οὐκ ἂν φθάνοις, οὐκ ἂν φθάνοιτε, with part. [tense] pres., express a strong exhortation or urgent command, οὐκ ἂν φθάνοιτε τὴν ταχίστην ὀπίσω ἀπαλλασσόμενοι you could not be too quick in departing, i.e. make haste and be off, Hdt.7.162; οὐ φθάνοιτ' ἔτ' ἄν θνῄσκοντες make haste and die, E.Or. 936, cf. 941, Alc. 662, Heracl. 721, Tr. 456 (troch.), IT 245; οὐκ ἂν φθάνοιτον τοῦτο πράττοντε Ar.Pl. 485
; ἀποτρέχων οὐκ ἂν φθάνοις ib. 1133; εἰς ἀγορὰν ἰὼν ταχέως οὐκ ἂν φθάνοις ib. 874, cf. Ec. 118; οὐκ ἂν φθάνοις λέγων Pl. Smp. 185e
, X.Mem.2.3.11; these phrases are not to be treated as questions, cf. οὐκ ἂν φθάνοιμι (sc. λέγων) Pl.Smp. 214e, cf. Phd. 100c, D.25.40, Luc.Fug.26, Symp.2, Anach.14: c. part. [tense] aor., once in Luc., Vit.Auct.26.

b in 1, 2, or 3 pers., to express immediate futurity, οὐκ ἂν φθάνοις ἀκούων you shall hear in a moment, Pl.Euthd. 272d; οὐκ ἂν φθάνοι τὸ πλῆθος τούτοις τοῖς θηρίοις δουλεῦον will soon (or inevitably) be enslaved to.., D.24.143; also to express what is logically inevitable, οὐκ ἂν φθάνοιεν αὐτοὺς προσκυνοῦντες they will soon be (or cannot logically help) worshipping them, Aristeas 137; τοῦτο μὲν οὐκ ἂν φθάνοις καὶ Ἐμπεδοκλεῖ πρὸ αὐτοῦ ἐγκαλῶν Luc.Fug.2
; οὐκ ἂν φθάνοι κἀμὲ μάντιν λέγων Id.Hes.8
; οὐκ ἂν φθάνοι τις ἁπάσας ἀναιρῶν τὰς τοιαύτας προστασίας Id.Apol.11
: c. part. [tense] aor., Id.Tox.2.

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