first

(Inglese)

Adj

1. (no-comparative) Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
2. (no-comparative) Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
3. (no-comparative) Of or belonging to a first family.
4. (no-comparative) Coming right after the zeroth in things that use zero-based numbering.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Before anything else; firstly.
2. (not-comparable) For the first time.
3. (Hong-Kong, nonstandard, not-comparable) Now.

Noun

1. (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
2. (uncountable) The first gear of an engine.
3. (countable) Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
4. (countable) First base.
5. (British, colloquial, countable) A first-class honours degree.
6. (colloquial, countable) A first-edition copy of some publication.
7. (countable, in-compounds, uncountable) A fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1.

Verb

To propose (a new motion) in a meeting, which must subsequently be seconded.

Noun

Time; time granted; respite.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/fɜːst/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: first

Ereditato da inglese antico: fyrest

Affine frisone settentrionale: foarste

Affine olandese: voorste

Affine tedesco: Fürst

Affine svedese: först

Affine norvegese nynorsk: fyrst

Affine islandese: fyrstur

Affine sanscrito: पूर्व

Affine russo: первый

In summary

From Middle English first, furst, ferst, fyrst, from Old English fyrest, from Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“foremost, first”), superlative of Proto-Germanic *fur, *fura, *furi (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *pero- (“forward, beyond, around”), equivalent to fore + -est.
Cognate with North Frisian foarste (“first”), Dutch voorste (“foremost, first”), German Fürst (“chief, prince”, literally “first (born)”), Swedish först (“first”), Norwegian Nynorsk fyrst (“first”), Icelandic fyrstur (“first”).
Other cognates include Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “first”) and Russian первый (pervyj).

Concetti

primo

1st

prima

dapprima

innanzitutto

prima di tutto

anteriore

primario

anzitutto

il primo

la prima

per la prima volta

in primo luogo

per primo

davanti

primariamente

primiero

prime

antico

anzi tutto

avvio

in

inizio

primieramente

principale

principio

anteriormente

di fronte

precedente

previamente

primogenito

in primis

in cima

in principio

innanzi tutto

sinonimi

beginning

at first

initial

firstly

before

foremost

primary

first of all

best

original

ahead

chief

number one

beforehand

former

in front

at the beginning

in the first place

initially

front

previously

outset

principal

commencement

prior

highest

earlier

in the beginning

pre-eminent

earliest

first time

begin with

first base

start

maiden

prime

lead

originally

first off

head

first-born

leading

previous

early

initiatory

incipient

first gear

immediately

from the beginning

greatest

Traduzioni

premier

1st

primero

primeiro

primer

1st

erste

1st

erst

eerste

1st

pierwszy

zuerst

d’abord

πρώτος

erster

première

primus

erstes

Frasi

This also happened to be his first goal with the club .

Questo è successo anche per essere il suo primo gol con il club.

The first two referred questions were also dealt with .

He became the first Frenchman to win the World Championship .

È diventato il primo francese a vincere il campionato del mondo.

You've resented me from the first moment you saw me !

Mi hai risentito dal primo momento in cui mi hai visto!

It is best known for being one of the first stages Eminem performed .

È noto soprattutto per essere una delle prime fasi eseguite da Eminem.

The first three pledge manuals of the fraternity were written by Walter B . Palmer .

I primi tre manuali di impegno della fraternità furono scritti da Walter B. Palmer.