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Results for: "first"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

first — numeral first
→ primer m
first — before anything else
→ primer m
first — person or thing in the first position
→ primer m

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (6)

1. the first or highest in an ordering or series;
- Example: "He wanted to be the first"
[syn: first, number one]

2. the first element in a countable series;
- Example: "the first of the month"
[syn: first, number one, number 1]

3. the time at which something is supposed to begin;
- Example: "they got an early start"
- Example: "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
[syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset]

4. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate);
[syn: first base, first]

5. an honours degree of the highest class;
[syn: first, first-class honours degree]

6. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving;
[syn: first gear, first, low gear, low]


ADJECTIVE (6)

1. preceding all others in time or space or degree;
- Example: "the first house on the right"
- Example: "the first day of spring"
- Example: "his first political race"
- Example: "her first baby"
- Example: "the first time"
- Example: "the first meetings of the new party"
- Example: "the first phase of his training"

2. indicating the beginning unit in a series;
[syn: first, 1st]

3. serving to set in motion;
- Example: "the magazine's inaugural issue"
- Example: "the initiative phase in the negotiations"
- Example: "an initiatory step toward a treaty"
- Example: "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
- Example: "the liner's maiden voyage"
[syn: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden]

4. serving to begin;
- Example: "the beginning canto of the poem"
- Example: "the first verse"
[syn: beginning(a), first]

5. ranking above all others;
- Example: "was first in her class"
- Example: "the foremost figure among marine artists"
- Example: "the top graduate"
[syn: first, foremost, world-class]

6. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections;
- Example: "first soprano"
- Example: "the first violin section"
- Example: "played first horn"


ADVERB (4)

1. before anything else;
- Example: "first we must consider the garter snake"
[syn: first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off]

2. the initial time;
- Example: "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
[syn: first, for the first time]

3. before another in time, space, or importance;
- Example: "I was here first"
- Example: "let's do this job first"

4. prominently forward;
- Example: "he put his best foot foremost"
[syn: foremost, first]