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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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