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1 the first blow is half the battle
syn: it is the first step that costsдобрий початок – половина справи it is the first step that costsEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the first blow is half the battle
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2 the first blow is half the battle
посл.≈ хорошее начало полдела откачало; см. тж. half the battleLarge English-Russian phrasebook > the first blow is half the battle
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3 the first breath is the beginning of death
народження – початок вмирання людина починає старіти одразу, як тільки народитьсяEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the first breath is the beginning of death
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4 the first breath is the beginning of death
посл."рождение - начало умирания"; человек начинает стареть сразу, как родитсяLarge English-Russian phrasebook > the first breath is the beginning of death
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5 in the first instance
в первую очередь наречие:в первую очередь (primarily, first of all, first, in the first place, first and foremost, in the first instance)прежде всего (primarily, first of all, above all, foremost, in the first place, in the first instance)Англо-русский синонимический словарь > in the first instance
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6 it is the first step that costs
syn: a good beginning makes a good endingкожний початок тяжкий ≅ тяжко почати та легко кінчати добрий початок – то половина роботи за початком діло становиться аби почати, а там воно і піде the first blow is half the battleEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > it is the first step that costs
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7 in the first place
1. сначала; во-первых2. во-первыхСинонимический ряд:in the beginning (other) at first; at the commencement; at the outset; at the start; in the beginning; right off the bat; up front -
8 it is the first step that is troublesome
1) Шутливое выражение: первый блин всегда комом (used as comforting words to mean: a beginning of any work (especially that in a new job) may not necessarily be a complete success at once, for skill comes with time and experience)2) Пословица: первый блин комом (used as comforting words to mean: a beginning of any work (especially that in a new job) may not necessarily be a complete success at once, for skill comes with time and experience)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > it is the first step that is troublesome
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9 if you miss the first buttonhole, you will not succeed in buttoning up your coat
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > if you miss the first buttonhole, you will not succeed in buttoning up your coat
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10 Advent Sunday (The first Sunday in Advent, the beginning of the Church Year, except in the Greek Church)
Религия: неделя АдвентаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Advent Sunday (The first Sunday in Advent, the beginning of the Church Year, except in the Greek Church)
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11 Whitsuntide (The week beginning with Whitsunday and the first three days of this week)
Религия: праздник Троицы и Духова ДняУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Whitsuntide (The week beginning with Whitsunday and the first three days of this week)
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12 a good beginning (or the first blow, stroke) is half the battle
Пословица: хорошее начало - половина дела, хорошее начало полдела откачалоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a good beginning (or the first blow, stroke) is half the battle
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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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attr, inv (Am)the \First couple der Präsident und die First Lady;the \First marriage die Ehe des Präsidentenat \First appearance auf den ersten Blick;in the \First flush of youth in der ersten Jugendblüte ( poet)he's no longer in the \First flush of youth er ist nicht mehr ganz taufrisch ( hum)\First impressions der erste Eindruck;it won't be the \First time that... es wäre nicht das erste Mal, dass...;for the \First time zum ersten Mal;\First thing als Allererstes;I'll do that \First thing tomorrow ich mache das morgen als Allererstes;it was the \First thing that came into my head es war das Erstbeste, das mir einfiel;the \First ever ( fam) der/die/das Allererste;when was the \First ever radio broadcast made? wann wurde die allererste Rundfunksendung gemacht?PHRASES:\First among equals Primus inter pares ( geh)in the \First place ( at beginning) zunächst [einmal], an erster Stelle;( from the beginning) von vornherein;( most importantly) in erster Linie;\First things \First eins nach dem anderen;to take \First things \First Prioritäten setzen adv1) ( before doing something else) zuerst, als Erstes;\First of all zu[aller]erst;\First off ( fam) erst [einmal]2) (before other things, people) als Erste(r, s);head \First mit dem Kopf voraus;to leave \First als Erster gehen3) ( rather) lieber;PHRASES:\First and foremost vor allem;\First and last in erster Linie n1) ( that before others)the \First der/die/das Erste;to be the \First to do sth etw als Erster/Erste tun;he was one of the \First to climb this mountain er hat als einer der Ersten diesen Berg bestiegen2) ( of monarchs)William the F\First Wilhelm der Erste3) ( start)at \First anfangs, zuerst;from the [very] \First von Anfang anthis new surgical technique is a \First for Britain diese neue Operationstechnik sichert Großbritannien einen Spitzenplatzshe's got a \First in English sie hat Englisch mit einer Eins [o [der Note] „sehr gut“] bestanden6) auto der erste Gang;to put the car in \First den ersten Gang einlegen -
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attr, inv (Am)the \first couple der Präsident und die First Lady;the \first marriage die Ehe des Präsidentenat \first appearance auf den ersten Blick;in the \first flush of youth in der ersten Jugendblüte ( poet)he's no longer in the \first flush of youth er ist nicht mehr ganz taufrisch ( hum)\first impressions der erste Eindruck;it won't be the \first time that... es wäre nicht das erste Mal, dass...;for the \first time zum ersten Mal;\first thing als Allererstes;I'll do that \first thing tomorrow ich mache das morgen als Allererstes;it was the \first thing that came into my head es war das Erstbeste, das mir einfiel;the \first ever ( fam) der/die/das Allererste;when was the \first ever radio broadcast made? wann wurde die allererste Rundfunksendung gemacht?PHRASES:\first among equals Primus inter pares ( geh)in the \first place ( at beginning) zunächst [einmal], an erster Stelle;( from the beginning) von vornherein;( most importantly) in erster Linie;\first things \first eins nach dem anderen;to take \first things \first Prioritäten setzen adv1) ( before doing something else) zuerst, als Erstes;\first of all zu[aller]erst;\first off ( fam) erst [einmal]2) (before other things, people) als Erste(r, s);head \first mit dem Kopf voraus;to leave \first als Erster gehen3) ( rather) lieber;PHRASES:\first and foremost vor allem;\first and last in erster Linie n1) ( that before others)the \first der/die/das Erste;to be the \first to do sth etw als Erster/Erste tun;he was one of the \first to climb this mountain er hat als einer der Ersten diesen Berg bestiegen2) ( of monarchs)William the F\first Wilhelm der Erste3) ( start)at \first anfangs, zuerst;from the [very] \first von Anfang anthis new surgical technique is a \first for Britain diese neue Operationstechnik sichert Großbritannien einen Spitzenplatzshe's got a \first in English sie hat Englisch mit einer Eins [o [der Note] „sehr gut“] bestanden6) auto der erste Gang;to put the car in \first den ersten Gang einlegen -
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A pron1 (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) ;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! ;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 adj1 (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 adv1 ( 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!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. -
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1. n первое2. n началоat first — сначала, сперва
3. n степень бакалавра с отличием первого класса4. n муз. самый высокий голос или самая высокая партия5. n товар первого сорта, высшего качества6. n горн. лучшая кусковая руда; концентрат7. n место в первом классеwho struck the first blow? — кто начал ?, кто первый ударил?
the first speaker — первый выступающий, первый взявший слово
first offender — преступник, совершивший первое преступление
8. a первый по времени, самый ранний9. a первый, начальныйfirst performance — первое представление, премьера
10. a первый, пробный11. a первый, основнойthe first thing to do — первое, что надо сделать
12. a первый попавшийся; первый представившийся; любойask the first man you meet — спросите любого, кого вы встретите
13. a первый, предварительный14. a первый, передний15. a первый, выдающийся, самый знаменитый16. a первосортный, самый лучшийfirst string — лучшие игроки команды, первый состав
17. a первый, ведущий18. adv сперва, сначалаat first. — сначала
at first — сначала,
in the first place — сначала; во-первых
at the first go-of — вначале; сперва; при первой попытке
19. adv впервыеfor the first time — в первый раз; впервые
20. adv скорее, предпочтительноfirst aid — первая помощь; скорая помощь
21. adv первым; в первую очередьto stand first — быть первым; быть в первых рядах
he claimed the right to speak first — он требовал, чтобы ему первому дали слово
ladies first! — проходите, пожалуйста!; сначала дамы!
Синонимический ряд:1. basic (adj.) basic; fundamental; primary2. early (adj.) beginning; early; initial3. initially (adj.) initially; originally; primarily4. least (adj.) least; slightest; smallest5. original (adj.) anterior; beginning; earliest; incipient; initial; maiden; original; pioneer; prime; primeval6. paramount (adj.) paramount; preeminent; superior; supreme7. top (adj.) arch; capital; cardinal; champion; chief; dominant; foremost; greatest; head; headmost; inaugural; key; leading; main; major; outstanding; pre-eminent; premier; principal; top8. beginning (noun) beginning; commencement; outset; start9. firstly (other) firstly; initiallyАнтонимический ряд:finish; last; latest; lowest; secondary; subordinate; subsequent; supplementary; ultimately; unimportant -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Cf. asilia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] auwali[Swahili Plural] auwali[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] from beginnning to end; take the first or nothing (proverb)[Swahili Example] tangu beginning hata aheri; beginning ni beginning, hakuna beginning mbovu[Note] also: awali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[English Plural] beginnings[Swahili Word] awali[Swahili Plural] awali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] mwanzo[English Example] from beginnning to end; take the first or nothing (proverb)[Swahili Example] tangu beginning hata aheri; beginning ni beginning, hakuna beginning mbovu[Note] also: auwali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[English Plural] beginnings[Swahili Word] chanzo[Swahili Plural] vyanzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] chimbuko[Swahili Plural] machimbuko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[English Plural] beginnings[Swahili Word] kianzio[Swahili Plural] vianzio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -anza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] mwanzo[Swahili Plural] mianzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] anza V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] uanzishaji[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] uanzishaji wa masomo ya mila katika shule za msingi ni bora kwa kuhifadhi historia za watu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] ufuo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] from the beginning[Swahili Word] asili[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] from the beginning of time[Swahili Word] tangu na tangu[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the beginning[Swahili Word] -auwali[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the beginning[Swahili Word] awali[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the beginning[Swahili Word] kwanza[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza[English Example] I didn't like him at first, but later we became friends[Swahili Example] sikumpenda kwanza, lakini baadaye tulirafikiana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] without beginning[Swahili Word] azali[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1. n началоbeginning of a stroke — занос, начало гребка
2. n исходная точка; источник, происхождение3. n истоки; начальная стадия4. n рел. первопричина; начало всех началa bad beginning makes a bad ending — плохое начало — плохой и конец
5. a начальный, вводныйСинонимический ряд:1. elementary (adj.) basal; basic; elemental; elementary; rudimental; rudimentary; simplest2. first (adj.) early; first3. initial (adj.) basic; dawning; first; inceptive; incipient; initial; initiative; initiatory; introductory; nascent; primary4. opening (noun) alpha; arising; commencement; dawn; dawning; day spring; emergence; genesis; inauguration; inception; initiation; launching; leadoff; nascence; onset; opening; opening gun; outset; outstart; setout; spring; start5. origin (noun) ancestry; birth; conception; creation; font; generation; origin; rise; source6. commencing (verb) approaching; arising; beginning; commencing; embarking; embarking on; embarking upon; entering; getting off; inaugurating; initiating; jumping off; kicking off; launching; leading off; opening; originating; set out; set to; setting to; starting; take on; take up; taking up; teeing off; undertakingАнтонимический ряд:completion; conclusion; consummation; end; finish; goal -
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[fɜːst] 1.1) (of series, group) primothe 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)2.1) (of series, group) primo m. (-a) ( to do a fare)2) (of month)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
4) (beginning) inizio m.a first for sb., sth. — la prima volta di o per qcn., qcs
6) at first dapprima, all'inizio, in principio3.1) aut. (anche first gear)to be in first — [driver, car] essere in prima
2) BE univ.4.1) (before others) [arrive, leave] per primoyou go first! — dopo di lei! o prego!
to come first — gioc. sport arrivare primo; fig. [career, family] venire prima di tutto
3) (to begin with) (per) prima (cosa)there are two reasons: first... — ci sono due ragioni: primo...
when we were first married — all'inizio del nostro matrimonio, quando eravamo appena sposati
4) (for the first time) per la prima voltaI 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!
••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.) primo2. adverb(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) prima3. 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* * *[fɜːst] 1.1) (of series, group) primothe 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)2.1) (of series, group) primo m. (-a) ( to do a fare)2) (of month)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
4) (beginning) inizio m.a first for sb., sth. — la prima volta di o per qcn., qcs
6) at first dapprima, all'inizio, in principio3.1) aut. (anche first gear)to be in first — [driver, car] essere in prima
2) BE univ.4.1) (before others) [arrive, leave] per primoyou go first! — dopo di lei! o prego!
to come first — gioc. sport arrivare primo; fig. [career, family] venire prima di tutto
3) (to begin with) (per) prima (cosa)there are two reasons: first... — ci sono due ragioni: primo...
when we were first married — all'inizio del nostro matrimonio, quando eravamo appena sposati
4) (for the first time) per la prima voltaI 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!
••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
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