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1 first
first [fɜ:st]1. adjective• first things first! les choses importantes d'abord !2. adverba. ( = at first) d'abord ; ( = firstly) premièrement ; ( = in the beginning) au début ; ( = as a preliminary) tout d'abordb. ( = for the first time) pour la première foisc. ( = in preference) plutôt• I'd die first! plutôt mourir !3. noun• another first for Britain ( = achievement) une nouvelle première pour la Grande-Bretagne• first in, first out premier entré, premier sorti• the first I heard of it was when... la première fois que j'en ai entendu parler, c'est quand...c. (British) ( = degree) he got a first ≈ il a eu sa licence avec mention très bien4. compoundspremier-né m, première-née f• on the first floor (British) au premier (étage) ; (US) au rez-de-chaussée ► first form noun (British) ≈ (classe f de) sixième f• he's a first-generation American c'est un Américain de la première génération ► first grade noun (US) cours m préparatoire► first lieutenant noun (British) (in navy) lieutenant m de vaisseau ; (US) (in air force) lieutenant m• to do a first-rate job faire un excellent travail ► First Secretary noun (in Wales) chef du gouvernement régional gallois► first year noun (at university) première année f ; ( = student) étudiant (e) m(f) de première année* * *[fɜːst] 1.1) (of series, group) premier/première m/f ( to do à faire)2) ( of month)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
5) ( beginning) début m6) ( new experience) première fa first for somebody/something — une première pour quelqu'un/quelque chose
8) GB University ( degree) ≈ mention f très bien (à la licence)2.1) (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
3) ( slightest)3.1) ( before others) [arrive, leave] le premier/la premièreto come first — Games, Sport terminer premier/première (in à); fig [career, family] passer avant tout
2) ( to begin with) d'abordfirst 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...
3) ( for the first time) pour la première fois4) ( rather) plutôt•• -
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1 noun(b) first in, first out premier entré, premier sorti;∎ first in, last out premier entré, dernier sorti;∎ first come, first served le premier arrivé est le premier servipremier(ère)first quarter (of year) premier trimestre m;first refusal préférence f;∎ to give sb first refusal on sth donner la préférence à qn pour qch;the First World les pays m pl industrialisés -
3 first-class
first-class [‚fɜ:stˈklα:s]1. adjectivea. ( = first-rate) [facilities, service] excellent ; [candidate] remarquableb. [travel, flight] en première (classe) ; [ticket, passenger, compartment] de première (classe)c. [letter, stamp] en tarif prioritaired. a first-class degree ≈ une licence avec mention très bien2. adverb[travel, fly] en première classe ; [send] en tarif prioritaire -
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first-time buyer (of property) = personne achetant une propriété pour la première fois;first-time user nouvel(elle) utilisateur(trice) m, fLeven has the most affordable property market in Britain, according to Halifax, the mortgage bank. The average property bought by a first-time buyer costs £34,000. This is less than one-and-a-half times Scottish average earnings for a full-time male employee - a standard measure of house price affordability.
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5 first class
1.1) Railways première f (classe f)2) Postal services tarif m rapide2.first-class adjective1) Tourism, Railways [compartment, hotel, ticket] de première (classe)2) Postal services [stamp] (au) tarif rapidefirst class mail — courrier m (au tarif) rapide
3) GB University [degree] avec mention très bien4) ( excellent) excellent3.1) Railways [travel] en première (classe)2) Postal services [send] au tarif rapide -
6 first-class
∎ to send a letter by first-class mail envoyer une lettre au tarif normal(c) first-class paper effet m de première catégorie -
7 first name
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8 first past the post
noun GBfirst past the post system — majorité simple des suffrages
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9 first-loss
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10 First Family la famille du Président des États-Unis. first fixation of a work in material form
Pol. [U] la famille du Président des États-UnisEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > First Family la famille du Président des États-Unis. first fixation of a work in material form
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11 first draft
Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > first draft
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12 first row
Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > first row
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13 first run
Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > first run
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14 first showing
Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > first showing
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15 first-aid
poste de secours, premiers soinsGlossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > first-aid
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16 first-aid post
Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > first-aid post
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17 first aid
premier secours m, premiers soins mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > first aid
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18 first coat
gobetis mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > first coat
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19 first concrete wall section
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > first concrete wall section
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20 first course
premier rang m, première assise fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > first course
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