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1 firstly
adverb (in the first place: I have three reasons for not going - firstly, it's cold, secondly, I'm tired, and thirdly, I don't want to!) for det førsteadv. \/ˈfɜːstlɪ\/for det første -
2 first
fə:st 1. adjective, adverb(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) først, som nummer én/den første2. adverb(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) først3. noun(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) den første- firstly- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of allførst--------førsteIsubst. \/fɜːst\/1) (den\/det\/de) første2) begynnelse3) førsteutgave, førsteopplag4) ( sport) førsteplass, første5) ( universitet) beste karakter6) ( motorteknikk) førstegir, førsteat first først, i begynnelsenan easy first en god nummer enfirst but one nest best, nummer to, andre rekkefrom first to last hele tiden, fra begynnelse til sluttfrom the first helt fra begynnelsen, fra starten avIIadj. \/fɜːst\/1) ( tallord) første2) høyeste, høyst3) ( handel) best, primafirst floor andre etasje (britisk), første etasje (amer.)IIIadv. \/fɜːst\/1) først2) før, heller3) første gang• when did you first see her?• when we were first married I earned £280 a weekda vi var nygifte, tjente jeg 280 pund i uken4) første klassefirst and last første og siste, først og sist, først og fremst alt i alt, i bunn og grunn, i det store og helefirst come first served se ➢ come, 2first of all først og fremst, aller førstfirst off (amer., hverdagslig) først, i begynnelsenfirst or last før eller senerefirst up (austr.) på første forsøk først av alt -
3 secondly
adverb (in the second place: I have two reasons for not buying the house - firstly, it's too big, and secondly it's too far from town.) for det andreadv. \/ˈsek(ə)ndlɪ\/for det andre -
4 thirdly
adverb (in the third place: Firstly, I haven't enough money; secondly, I'm too old; and thirdly it's raining.) for det tredjeadv. \/ˈθɜːdlɪ\/for det tredje -
5 to begin with
1) (at first: I didn't like him to begin with, but now he's one of my best friends.) i begynnelsen; til å begynne med2) (firstly: There are many reasons why I don't like her - to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth.) for det første
См. также в других словарях:
Firstly — First ly, adv. In the first place; before anything else; sometimes improperly used for first. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
firstly — index ab initio Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
firstly — 1530s, but never a common word (simple first usually serving its place), from FIRST (Cf. first) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
firstly — ► ADVERB ▪ in the first place; first … English terms dictionary
firstly — [fʉrst′lē] adv. in the first place; first: used chiefly in enumerating topics … English World dictionary
firstly — adverb (sentence adverb) used to say that the fact or reason that you are going to mention is the first one and will be followed by others: Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this success. USAGE NOTE: FIRSTLY WORD… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
firstly — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)stli[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl/group You use firstly in speech or writing when you want to give a reason, make a point, or mention an item that will be followed by others connected with it. The programme is now seven years behind schedule… … English dictionary
firstly — adverb /ˈfɜrstli/ In the first place; before anything else; first. Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study… … Wiktionary
firstly — See first, firstly, secondly … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
firstly — first|ly S2 [ˈfə:stli US ə:r ] adv [sentence adverb] used to say that the fact or reason that you are going to mention is the first one and will be followed by others →↑finally, lastly ↑lastly ▪ Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has… … Dictionary of contemporary English
firstly */*/ — UK [ˈfɜː(r)s(t)lɪ] / US [ˈfɜrs(t)lɪ] adverb 1) used for beginning a list of events that happened, or for saying what will happen first 2) used for beginning a list of reasons, arguments etc Firstly, this car looks awful, and secondly, it s… … English dictionary