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  • 1 first person

    first per.son
    [fə:st p'ə:sən] n Gram primeira pessoa (I, We).

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  • 2 first

    [fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb
    (before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) primeiro
    2. adverb
    (before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) primeiro
    3. noun
    (the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) primeiro
    - first aid
    - first-born
    - first-class
    - first-hand
    - first-rate
    - at first
    - at first hand
    - first and foremost
    - first of all
    * * *
    [fə:st] n 1 primeiro. 2 começo, princípio. • adj 1 primeiro. 2 primitivo, anterior. 3 em primeiro lugar. 4 principal, fundamental, essencial. • adv 1 antes de tudo. 2 primeiramente. 3 antes. 4 pela primeira vez. 5 preferivelmente. at first inicialmente. at first hand em primeira mão, diretamente. first come, first served quem chega primeiro será atendido primeiro. first day cover envelope no qual são colocados selos comemorativos. first day premium Com ágio de primeiro dia: diferença entre o preço em que novas ações são emitidas e aquele ao qual são vendidas em uma bolsa de valores no primeiro dia após sua emissão. first in first out Com primeiro a entrar, primeiro a sair: sistema de atribuição de valor ao estoque, em que há o pressuposto de que os bens adquiridos em primeiro lugar são também os primeiros a serem usados ou vendidos durante o exercício contábil. First Lord of the Admiralty ministro da Marinha. first of all antes de mais nada. first off a princípio. first things first primeiro as coisas mais importantes. first turning on the left primeira rua à esquerda. First World War Primeira Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). from first to last do começo até o fim. in the first place em primeiro lugar. to come first ter prioridade. to go first viajar de primeira classe. to put someone first tratar alguém com deferência, dar prioridade.

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  • 3 first

    [fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb
    (before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) primeiro
    2. adverb
    (before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) primeiro
    3. noun
    (the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) primeiro
    - 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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  • 4 first aid

    treatment of a wounded or sick person before the doctor's arrival: We should all learn first aid; (also adjective) (first-aid treatment.) primeiros socorros
    * * *
    first aid
    [fə:st 'eid] n primeiros socorros.

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  • 5 first aid

    treatment of a wounded or sick person before the doctor's arrival: We should all learn first aid; (also adjective) (first-aid treatment.) primeiros socorros

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  • 6 (in) the first flush of

    ((in) the early stages of (something) when a person is feeling fresh, strong, enthusiastic etc: in the first flush of youth.) no alvor

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  • 7 (in) the first flush of

    ((in) the early stages of (something) when a person is feeling fresh, strong, enthusiastic etc: in the first flush of youth.) no alvor

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  • 8 (in) the first flush of

    ((in) the early stages of (something) when a person is feeling fresh, strong, enthusiastic etc: in the first flush of youth.) no entusiasmo de

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  • 9 (in) the first flush of

    ((in) the early stages of (something) when a person is feeling fresh, strong, enthusiastic etc: in the first flush of youth.) no entusiasmo de

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  • 10 across the road

    across the road
    no outro lado da rua. to come across 1 Amer coll a) pagar, entregar. b) admitir, confessar. 2 deparar com, entrar em contato com. the first person I came across/a primeira pessoa que encontrei.

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  • 11 across

    [ə'kros] 1. preposition
    1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) para o outro lado
    2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) do outro lado
    2. adverb
    (to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) para lá/cá
    * * *
    a.cross
    [əkr'ɔs] adj cruzado. • adv 1 transversalmente, obliquamente. 2 de lado, ao lado, atravessadamente. 3 do, no ou para o outro lado. • prep 1 através de, de lado a lado. 2 sobre. 3 em cruz. 4 além de, mais adiante de, no outro lado de. across country Hunt, Sport através dos campos. across the road no outro lado da rua. to come across 1 Amer coll a) pagar, entregar. b) admitir, confessar. 2 deparar com, entrar em contato com. the first person I came across / a primeira pessoa que encontrei. to tear across rasgar ao meio. with arms across com os braços cruzados.

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  • 12 invent

    [in'vent]
    1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) inventar
    2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) inventar
    - inventive
    - inventiveness
    - inventor
    * * *
    in.vent
    [inv'ent] vt 1 inventar, idear. 2 forjar.

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  • 13 invent

    [in'vent]
    1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) inventar
    2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) inventar
    - inventive - inventiveness - inventor

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  • 14 second

    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) segundo
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) segundo
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) segundo
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) segundo
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) segundo
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) auxiliar
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) apoiar
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) escola secundária
    - secondly
    - secondary colours
    - secondary school
    - second-best
    - second-class
    - second-hand
    - second lieutenant
    - second-rate
    - second sight
    - second thoughts
    - at second hand
    - come off second best
    - every second week
    - month
    - second to none
    II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) segundo
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) instante
    * * *
    sec.ond1
    [s'ekənd] adj 1 segundo, segunda. she was born on the second of may / ela nasceu no dia 2 de maio. 2 inferior, secundário. 3 subordinado. 4 outro, diferente. • adv secundariamente, em segundo lugar. on second thoughts depois de pensar bem. to become second nature tornar-se uma segunda natureza. to be second cousins ser primos em segundo grau. to be/ to stand second to none equiparar-se aos melhores. to play the second fiddle fig ter um papel de segunda ordem. to try a second time tentar novamente.
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    sec.ond2
    [s'ekənd] n 1 segundo, 1/60 de um minuto, de tempo ou de ângulo. 2 instante, momento. 3 Mus segunda: intervalo de tempo entre duas notas. I’ll join you in a second / estarei aí num instante.
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    sec.ond3
    [s'ekənd] n 1 padrinho no duelo. 2 ajudante, auxiliar. • vt 1 secundar, assistir, auxiliar, suportar. 2 apoiar, aprovar. 3 agir como ajudante.

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  • 15 second

    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) segundo
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) segundo
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) segundo
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) em segundo lugar
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) segundo
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) segundo
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) apoiar
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) secundário
    - secondly - secondary colours - secondary school - second-best - second-class - second-hand - second lieutenant - second-rate - second sight - second thoughts - at second hand - come off second best - every second week - month - second to none II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) segundo
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) segundo

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  • 16 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lugar
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) largo
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar
    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of
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    [pleis] n 1 lugar: a) espaço ocupado. b) posição natural, colocação certa. c) localidade, local. d) vila, cidade, povoado, região, distrito. e) parte, local, ponto. f) emprego, posto, cargo, colocação. g) posição, classe, condição, grau. h) residência, moradia, domicílio. i) passagem, trecho, tópico. j) ocasião, ensejo, azo. k) assento, poltrona, cadeira. he took his place / ele ocupou seu lugar. l) Sports colocação. m) ordem de seqüência. n) situação, circunstância. o) Astr posição no firmamento. 2 obrigação, atribuição, dever. it is not my place to find fault / não me cabe fazer críticas. 3 Math casa decimal. 4 praça, largo. 5 praça, forte, fortificação. 6 solar, mansão, herdade. • vt+vi 1 colocar: a) pôr, depositar. he placed confidence in her / ele depositou confiança nela. he placed the book on the shelf / ele colocou o livro na prateleira. b) inverter, aplicar. c) pôr em estabelecimento de crédito. d) dispor, ordenar, classificar, arranjar. e) estabelecer, nomear, dar emprego a. 2 identificar, reconhecer. 3 Accounting fazer lançamentos. 4 obter colocação (cavalo de corrida, diz-se principalmente em relação ao segundo colocado). all over the place jogado, em confusão, bagunçado, desorganizado. in place a) no lugar certo. b) adequado. in place of em lugar de, em vez de. in some place algures, em algum lugar. in the first place a) em primeiro lugar. b) primeiramente. out of place fora de propósito. place of amusement local de diversão. place of delivery local de entrega. the right man in the right place o homem adequado no lugar que lhe compete. to be placed beyond a doubt estar acima de qualquer dúvida. to fall into place estar resolvido, Braz coll encaixar-se. to give place to dar espaço para. to have place ter existência. to know one’s place conhecer o seu lugar. she knows her place / ela sabe o lugar que lhe compete. to lose one’s place perder, não compreender o texto, etc. to lose the place a) estar completamente perdido. b) perder a paciência. to place an order fazer um pedido. to place in position colocar em posição. to put/keep someone in one’s place a) pôr/manter alguém no seu devido lugar. b) manter alguém à distância. to take place a) assumir posição. b) ter lugar, realizar-se.

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  • 17 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) chamar.
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) chamar
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) chamar
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) chamar
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) visitar
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonar
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) apostar
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) chamada
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) apelo
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) procura
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) razão
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
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    [kɔ:l] n 1 grito, clamor, brado, berro. 2 grito ou voz (de animais), pio, latido. 3 chamariz, reclamo, chama (para atrair aves). 4 convite, solicitação, intimação, pedido. 5 chamado, chamamento, apelo. 6 Eccl chamamento divino, vocação. she decided that she must answer the call and become a nun / ela decidiu que precisa responder ao chamado de Deus e tornar-se freira. 7 visita breve. 8 telefonema, ligação telefônica. there was a call for you / tinha uma ligação telefônica para você. 9 Brit Jur admissão ao foro como advogado. 10 Com a opção de compra, direito de resgate de dívida. • vt+vi 1 chamar(-se). 2 denominar, intitular, apelidar, dar o nome de. the month is called July after Julius Caesar / o mês chama-se julho em homenagem a Júlio César. 3 qualificar, classificar. I call that truly kind / acho isso realmente amável. 4 citar, mencionar. 5 nomear, designar. what do you call pencil in Portuguese? / que quer dizer pencil em português? 6 pedir para vir, mandar vir. 7 reclamar o pagamento de. 8 invocar, apelar para, recorrer a. 9 fazer a chamada de. 10 atrair (aves, com chamariz). 11 reclamar, exigir a presença de. 12 proclamar. the banns were called / foi feito o proclama, o casamento foi anunciado. 13 fazer entrar em discussão (caso no foro). 14 visitar, entrar de passagem. 15 telefonar, chamar ao telefone. 16 poker pagar para ver as cartas. 17 bridge fazer um lance. 18 baseball terminar o jogo (por causas acidentais). 19 soar para a chamada (corneta, etc.). 20 apregoar (mercadorias). 21 Jur admitir no foro como advogado. 22 Comp chamar o arquivo. 23 tirar a sorte com uma moeda para decidir quem começa um jogo. 24 Amer exigir pagamento imediato ou em uma data específica. an overseas call uma ligação telefônica internacional. a person-to-person phone call ligação telefônica de pessoa para pessoa. call it a day! coll vamos dar por encerrado! call-money, money at call empréstimo exigível a qualquer momento. call of nature Euphem necessidade de urinar ou defecar. call to arms convocação às armas. call to the bar admissão a advogado no foro. collect call ligação telefônica a cobrar. he calls a spade a spade ele dá nomes aos bois. I called the whole street coll percorri toda a rua de porta em porta. long-distance call chamada interurbana. on call pronto para atender, principalmente em casos de emergência. please call me tomorrow at six o’clock faça o favor de acordar-me amanhã às 6 horas. port of call porto de escala. postman’s call vinda do carteiro. roll call chamada de alunos, recrutas, etc. telephone call telefonema. the postman has called o carteiro esteve aqui. there is no call for não há procura para. there is no call for you to be rude / não há motivo para você ser tão rude. to be called upon to ser obrigado a (fazer alguma coisa). I was called upon to help / pediram-me que ajudasse. to be within call 1 estar perto de alguém, estar ao alcance da voz. 2 estar às ordens de alguém, estar à disposição. to call a halt fazer parar, opor-se a. to call a meeting convocar uma reunião. to call aside chamar à parte. to call a strike convocar trabalhadores para a greve. to call at 1 visitar, entrar ou visitar de passagem, vir ou comparecer. may I call at your house? / permite-me visitá-lo? 2 passar, fazer paragem em. the ship called at Liverpool / o navio aportou em Liverpool. 3 Naut tocar em, fazer escala por. to call attention to chamar a atenção para. may I call your attention to / permita-me chamar-lhe a atenção para. to call away 1 afastar, chamar de volta para. 2 desviar, distrair (a atenção). to call back 1 mandar voltar, chamar de volta, pedir que volte. 2 visitar novamente, telefonar novamente. 3 retornar um chamado telefônico. to call collect fazer um telefonema a cobrar. to call down 1 mandar descer, pedir que desça. 2 invocar. he called down curses upon me / ele invocou a ira do céu contra mim. 3 Amer coll ralhar, repreender. to call for 1 pedir os serviços de. 2 chamar à cena (atores). 3 pedir, requerer demandar, exigir. your criticism was not called for / ninguém pediu sua opinião. 4 perguntar por. 5 ir buscar alguém, mandar chamar alguém. to call forth 1 fazer surgir, trazer à tona, inspirar. to call in 1 mandar entrar, pedir que entre. 2 convocar, consultar, pedir conselho, auxílio a. 3 retirar, recolher (dinheiro de circulação). 4 sacar uma quantia, cobrar (dívidas). 5 visitar de passagem. to call in question 1 pôr em dúvida, duvidar. 2 chamar para exame, para argüição. to call into being criar, dar existência a. to call into play efetuar, fazer operar, realizar. to call it quits coll parar ou terminar uma relação. to call off 1 revogar, mandar voltar. 2 desviar, distrair. 3 dissuadir. 4 cancelar. to call on 1 invocar, apelar, recorrer. 2 pagar uma visita, visitar de passagem. I called on her at her house / visitei-a. 3 pedir explicações. 4 reclamar, exigir pagamento. to call one’s bluff desmascarar. she called his bluff and he admitted he was lying / ela o desmascarou e ele confessou que estava mentindo. to call one’s hand or trump mostrar o jogo. to call one’s own possuir, considerar como de sua propriedade. I have nothing to call my own / não possuo nada que possa chamar meu. to call out 1 gritar, berrar, vociferar. 2 desafiar, provocar (para um duelo). 3 chamar, fazer a chamada de, citar (para fazer algum serviço). 4 evocar. 5 Amer coll convidar para dançar. to call over ler (uma lista) em voz alta, fazer a chamada de. to call someone names descompor, xingar ou injuriar alguém, dizer palavras injuriosas a alguém. to call the roll fazer a chamada (de alunos, soldados, etc.). to call the shots coll ser responsável, mandar. to call to account pedir explicações, pedir contas. to call to mind trazer à lembrança, recordar-se. to call up 1 mandar subir. 2 evocar, trazer à lembrança, lembrar, recordar. 3 telefonar. 4 citar, intimar. 5 instigar fazer falar. 6 fazer entrar em ação ou discussão. 7 Comp instruir o computador para apresentar informação. 8 exigir pagamento de. to call upon 1 recorrer a, apelar para, rogar a. I called upon him for advice / fui pedir-lhe um conselho. 2 visitar, ir ver alguém. to give someone a call chamar, telefonar a alguém. to have first call ter prioridade. he has first call on his daughter’s time / ele tem prioridade no horário (tempo) da sua filha.

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  • 18 pioneer

    1. noun
    1) (a person who goes to a new, often uninhabited or uncivilized (part of a) country to live and work there: The American pioneers; ( also adjective) a pioneer family.) pioneiro
    2) (a person who is the first to study some new subject, or use or develop a new technique etc: Joseph Lister was one of the pioneers of modern medicine; The Wright brothers were the pioneers of aeroplane flight.) pioneiro
    2. verb
    (to be the first to do or make: Who pioneered the use of vaccine for preventing polio?) ser o pioneiro de
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    pi.o.neer
    [paiən'iə] n 1 Mil sapador. 2 pioneiro, precursor. • vi 1 trabalhar como sapador. 2 desbravar, abrir trilhas, etc. 3 guiar, conduzir. 4 abrir caminho, agir como pioneiro. • adj 1 precursor, preparatório. 2 vanguardeiro.

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  • 19 pioneer

    1. noun
    1) (a person who goes to a new, often uninhabited or uncivilized (part of a) country to live and work there: The American pioneers; ( also adjective) a pioneer family.) pioneiro
    2) (a person who is the first to study some new subject, or use or develop a new technique etc: Joseph Lister was one of the pioneers of modern medicine; The Wright brothers were the pioneers of aeroplane flight.) pioneiro
    2. verb
    (to be the first to do or make: Who pioneered the use of vaccine for preventing polio?) ser o pioneiro de

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  • 20 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) trecho
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) praça
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar
    - go places - in the first - second place - in place - in place of - out of place - put oneself in someone else's place - put someone in his place - put in his place - take place - take the place of

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  • first person — noun (singular) 1 technical a form of a verb or a pronoun that is used to show that you are the speaker. For example, I , me , we , and us are first person pronouns, and I am is the first person singular of the verb to be 2 a way of telling a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • first person — N SING: the N A statement in the first person is a statement about yourself, or about yourself and someone else. The subject of a statement like this is I or we . He tells the story in the first person... His books are always first person… …   English dictionary

  • first person — noun a) Forms of pronouns or verbs used for the speaker or writer of the sentence in which they occur. Am is the first person singular of to be . b) A form of narrative writing using verbs in the first person in order to give the impression that… …   Wiktionary

  • first person — 1. the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself or to a group including himself or herself, as I and we in English. 2. a form in the first person. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

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