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1 first
[fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) fyrstur2. adverb(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) á undan3. noun(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) fyrstur- firstly- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all -
2 first and foremost
(first of all.) fyrst og fremst -
3 first-class
1) (of the best quality: a first-class hotel.) fyrsta flokks2) (very good: This food is first-class!) fyrsta flokks, fyrirtaks3) ((for) travelling in the best and most expensive part of the train, plane, ship etc: a first-class passenger ticket; ( also adverb) She always travels first-class.) fyrsta farrÿmi -
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.) hjálp í viðlögum, skyndihjálp -
5 first of all
(to begin with; the most important thing is: First of all, let's clear up the mess; First of all, the scheme is impossible - secondly, we can't afford it.) í fyrsta lagi -
6 first-hand
adjective, adverb ((of a story, description etc) obtained directly, not through various other people: a first-hand account; I heard the story first-hand.) milliliðalaus; frá fyrstu hendi -
7 first-rate
adjective (of the best quality: She is a first-rate architect.) fyrsta flokks, afbragðs- -
8 first-born
adjective, noun (one's) oldest (child). frumgetinn, elstur -
9 first/full cousin
(a son or daughter of one's uncle or aunt.) bræðrungur; systrungur; systkinabarn -
10 at first
(at the beginning: At first I didn't like him.) til að byrja með -
11 at first hand
(obtained etc directly: I was able to acquire information at first hand.) milliliðalaus -
12 in the first
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) í fyrsta (öðru o.s.frv.) lagi -
13 (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.) í blóma -
14 (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.) í blóma -
15 be first past the post
(to win.) sigra, vera fyrstur í mark -
16 the first/last post
(in the army, the morning/evening bugle-call.) morgun-/kvöld lúðurkall -
17 back and forth
(first in one direction and then in the other; backwards and forwards: We had to go back and forth many times before we moved all our furniture to the new house.) fram og aftur -
18 priority
[-'o-]1) (the right to be or go first: An ambulance must have priority over other traffic.) forgangur2) ((plural priorities) something that must be considered or done first: Our (first) priority is to feed the hungry.) forgangur -
19 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjórðungur, fjórði hluti, fjórði; kortér2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) fjórðungur úr dollara/dal3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) (borgar)hverfi4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) átt5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grið6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kjötlæri; lærstykki7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kvartil, tunglfjórðungur8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) leikfjórðungur9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) önn2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) skipta í fernt2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) deila með fjórum3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) hÿsa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ársfjórðungslega4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ársfjórðungsrit- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
20 cut one's teeth
(to grow one's first teeth: The baby's cutting his first tooth.) taka tennur
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