primero

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) former (in contrast to the latter), first, first one
2. (masculine) one of the five bids in the card game of Primero, consisting of a combination of four cards in the hand

Adj

1. (numeral, ordinal) first, first up
2. top (head)
3. chief, fundamental
4. prime, initial, front

Adv

first; first of all; firstly

Concepts

first

1st

prime

premier

primary

firstly

at first

former

early

foremost

original

first of all

in the beginning

front

beginning

maiden

number one

the first

1st

originally

overriding

precious

premiere

previous

primitive

raw

sacred

sooner

space

world-class

number 1

ancient

first

1st

at the outset

basic

capital

chief

degree

head

immediate

inaugural

initial

initially

initiative

initiatory

in the first instance

leader

leading

main

old

🧓

Synonyms

primera

primer

principal

primeramente

antes

anterior

delantero

al principio

la primera

el primero

antaño

inicial

primo

mejor

precedente

antiguo

🧓

primario

1st

inicialmente

originario

por delante

precedentemente

primoroso

remoto

primis

en primero lugar

al comienzo

anteriormente

aquella

aquello

delante

después

más

original

pasado

pretérito

primitivo

sagrado

viejo

🧓

adelante

ante todo

en la cima

en primer lugar

Translations

primo

1st

premier

1st

erste

1st

primeiro

primer

1st

erster

πρώτος

erst

erstes

eerste

1st

zuerst

primus

1.

prima

Hyphenated as

pri‧me‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾiˈmeɾo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: prīmārius

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish primero (“first”), from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primario.

Sentences

Bien . ¿ y qué regalo vas a abrir primero ?

Okay. And what gift are you going to open first?

Primero es la obligación que la devoción .

First is obligation than devotion.

Este disco supone ser el primero que contiene canciones en castellano .

This album is supposed to be the first to contain songs in Spanish.

Huergo fue el primero al que los estudiantes le llevaron el proyecto .

Huergo was the first to whom the students took the project.

Fue cofundadora del Partido Comunista de Australia y del Movimiento Australia Primero .

She co-founded the Communist Party of Australia and the Australia First Movement.

Primero se retiran las cabezas , vísceras y escamas de los pescados .

First, the heads, viscera and scales of the fish are removed.