first form in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for first form in the English»Italian Dictionary

first form [ˈfɜːstˌfɔːm] N Brit SCHOOL

first form

prima f (classe)

Translations for first form in the English»Italian Dictionary

in the first, fourth form

in prima, quarta

Translations for first form in the Italian»English Dictionary

prima

first form Brit

faccio la prima

I'm in the first year or form

Translations for first form in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] N

1. form (kind, manifestation):

form (of activity, energy, exercise, transport, government, protest, work, substance, entertainment, disease)

forma f

form (of taxation)

sistema m

different forms of life or life forms

diverse forme di vita

it's a form of blackmail

è una forma di ricatto

some form of control is needed

c'è bisogno di un qualche sistema di controllo

in the form of crystals, a loan

sotto forma di cristalli, di prestito

in a new, different form

in una forma nuova, diversa

to publish articles in book form

pubblicare degli articoli raccolti in volume

he won't touch alcohol in any form

non beve nessun tipo di alcolico

to take various forms

prendere diverse forme

to take the form of a strike

consistere in uno sciopero

2. form (document):

form

modulo m

form

formulario m

to fill in or fill out or complete a form

compilare un modulo

blank form

modulo in bianco

3. form (shape):

form

forma f

form

aspetto m

to take or assume the form of a man, a swan

assumere le sembianze di un uomo, di un cigno

4. form (of athlete, horse, performer):

form

forma f

form

condizioni fpl fisiche

to be in good form

essere in piena forma

to be on form Brit

essere in forma

to return to form

ritrovare la forma

to return to one's best form

ritrovare la propria forma migliore

5. form:

form LIT, ART (structure)

forma f

form (genre)

genere m

form and content

forma e contenuto

a literary form

un genere letterario

theatrical forms

forme teatrali

verse forms

generi di poesia

the limitations of this form

i limiti di questo genere

6. form (etiquette):

it is bad form

non sta bene or non è educato (to do fare)

purely as a matter of form

soltanto pro forma or per pura formalità

I never know the form at these ceremonies

non so mai come comportarmi in queste occasioni

you know the form

tu sai come ci si comporta

7. form Brit SCHOOL:

form

classe f

in the first, fourth form

in prima, quarta

[before n] form captain

capoclasse

8. form (prescribed set of words):

form

formula f

they object to the form of words used

disapprovano la formula usata

9. form Brit (criminal record) inf:

to have form

avere la fedina penale sporca (for per)

10. form LING:

form

forma f

in question form

in forma interrogativa

11. form (hare's nest):

form

tana f

12. form (bench):

form

panca f

form

banco m

II.form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] VB trans

1. form (organize or create, constitute):

form queue, circle, barrier

formare

form club, cartel, alliance, government, union, band, jury, cabinet, panel

formare, costituire

form friendship, relationship

allacciare

form sentence, tense

formare

the 12 people who form the jury

le 12 persone che formano la giuria

please form a circle

per favore, formate un cerchio

how are stalactites formed?

come si formano le stalattiti?

to form part of sth

fare parte di qc

to form a large part, the basis of sth

costituire una grande parte, le basi di qc

2. form (conceive):

form impression, image, picture, opinion, idea

farsi

form admiration

nutrire

to form the habit of doing

prendere l'abitudine di fare

3. form (mould):

form child, pupil

formare, istruire, educare

form personality, taste, ideas, attitudes

formare, sviluppare

tastes formed by television

gusti indotti dalla televisione

III.form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] VB intr (all contexts)

form

formarsi

I.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] DET

1. first (of series, group):

first

primo

the first three pages, people, the three first pages, people

le prime tre pagine, persone

the first few minutes

i primi minuti or i minuti iniziali

the first person to do

la prima persona a fare

the first person that did (first of several)

la prima persona ad aver fatto or che ha fatto

the first person that did (first ever)

la prima persona che abbia mai fatto

2. first (in phrases):

at first glance or sight

a prima vista

for the first time

per la prima volta

I warned him not for the first time that …

non era la prima volta che lo avvertivo che …

for the first and last time

per la prima e ultima volta

I'll ring first thing tomorrow, in the morning

per prima cosa domani, domani mattina telefono

I'll do it first thing

lo farò per prima cosa

3. first (slightest):

he doesn't know the first thing about politics

non sa assolutamente nulla di politica

I don't know the first thing about him

non so assolutamente nulla di lui

she didn' t have the first idea what to do, where to go

non aveva la più pallida idea di cosa fare, su dove andare

II.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] PRON

1. first (of series, group):

first

primo m / prima f (to do a fare)

Beethoven's first MUS

la prima di Beethoven

she'd be the first to complain, to admit it

sarebbe la prima a lamentarsi, a ammetterlo

she was one of or among the first to arrive

fu tra i primi ad arrivare

2. first (of month):

the first (of May)

il primo (maggio)

3. first (initial moment):

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

that's the first I've heard of it!

è la prima volta che lo sento!

4. first (beginning):

first

inizio m

from the (very) first

(fin) dall'inizio

from first to last

dall'inizio alla fine

5. first (new experience):

a first for sb, sth

la prima volta di or per qn, qc

a first for Germany!

la prima volta della Germania! also SPORTS

6. first:

at first

dapprima, all'inizio, in principio

III.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] N

1. first MOTOR (gear):

first, also first gear to be in first driver, car:

essere in prima

2. first Brit UNIV:

first (degree)

massimo m dei voti

first (person)

chi ottiene il massimo dei voti

to get a first in history or a history first

laurearsi in storia con il massimo dei voti

IV.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] ADV

1. first (before others):

first arrive, leave

per primo

Louise left first

Louise è partita per prima

to get there first

arrivare per primo also fig

you go first!

dopo di lei! or prego!

ladies first!

prima le signore!

women and children first

prima le donne e i bambini

2. first (at top of ranking):

to come first GAMES, SPORTS

arrivare primo (in in)

to come first fig

venire prima di tutto

his career comes first with him

per lui la carriera viene prima di tutto

to put sb, sth first

dare la precedenza a qn, qc or mettere qn, qc davanti a tutto

put your family first

metta la sua famiglia davanti a tutto

3. first (to begin with):

first

per prima cosa

first of all

prima di tutto

first we must decide

prima dobbiamo decidere

first mix the eggs and sugar

prima mescolate le uova e lo zucchero

first she tells me one thing, then something else

prima mi dice una cosa, poi un'altra

there are two reasons: first…

ci sono due ragioni: primo…

when we were first married

all'inizio del nostro matrimonio or quando eravamo appena sposati

when he first arrived

appena arrivato

he was a gentleman first and last

era un autentico gentiluomo

4. first (for the first time):

first

per la prima volta

I first met him in Paris

lo incontrai per la prima volta a Parigi

5. first (rather):

first

piuttosto

move to the country? I'd die first!

trasferirmi in campagna? piuttosto morirei! or preferirei morire!

V.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst]

there are only a few tickets: it's first come first served

ci sono solo alcuni biglietti: saranno distribuiti ai primi che arriveranno

seats are allocated on a first come first served basis

i posti verranno assegnati secondo l'ordine d'arrivo

first things first

procediamo con ordine or prima le cose importanti

to put first things first

procedere con ordine or pensare prima alle cose importanti

first form in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for first form in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.form [fɔ:rm] N

1. form (type, variety):

form

forma f

form of exercise

forma d'esercizio

form of government

sistema f di governo

form of transportation

mezzo m di trasporto

form of persuasion

strumento m di persuasione

a form of disease

un tipo di malattia

in any way, shape or form

in nessun modo

in the form of sth

sotto forma di qc

to take the form of sth

prendere la forma di qc

2. form (outward shape):

form

forma f

to take form

prender forma

in liquid/solid form

allo stato liquido/solido

3. form LING (of word):

form

forma f

the singular form

la forma singolare

4. form (document):

form

modulo m

an application/entry form

un modulo di domanda/di iscrizione

to fill in a form

compilare un modulo

5. form SPORTS:

form

forma f

to be in form

essere in forma

to be out of form

essere fuori forma

6. form (correct procedure):

in due form

come si conviene

a matter of form

una questione di forma

for form's sake

per salvare la forma

to be bad form

essere cattiva educazione

7. form (mold):

form

forma f

II.form [fɔ:rm] VB trans

1. form (make):

form

formare

to form part of sth

far parte di qc

to form the basis of sth

costituire le basi di qc

to form a line

mettersi in coda

to form the impression that …

farsi l'idea che…

to form an opinion

formarsi un'opinione

to form a habit

prendere un'abitudine

2. form (shape):

to form the clay into a ball

formare una palla di argilla

3. form (set up):

form

formare

to form a committee/government

formare un comitato/governo

to form a relationship

allacciare una relazione

to form an alliance with sb

formare un'alleanza con qu

III.form [fɔ:rm] VB intr

form

formarsi

I.first [fɜ:rst] ADJ

first (earliest):

first

primo, -a

for the first time

per la prima volta

at first sight

a prima vista

the first of December/December first

il primo dicembre

Phrases:

first and foremost

anzitutto

II.first [fɜ:rst] ADV

first

per primo

first (firstly)

in primo luogo

first of all

prima di tutto

at first

all'inizio

to go head first

buttarsi a capofitto

Phrases:

first come first served inf

chi tardi arriva male alloggia

III.first [fɜ:rst] N

the first

il/i primo, -i

the first

la/le prima, -e

from the (very) first

fin dall'inizio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The patio process was the first form of amalgamation.

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Most individuals begin as cash method taxpayers because their first form of bookkeeping is a checkbook.

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The first form refers to a choice in which there are multiple potential outcomes with known or calculable probabilities.

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He utilizes his same scythe as his first form, but has a more powerful moveset.

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The first form of the definite article was "et/enn/en".

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The first form, using reciprocal wavelength in the phase, does not generalize as easily to a wave in an arbitrary direction.

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The reason: from the inconvenience attending to its first form.

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Videophone service provided the first form of videotelephony, later to be followed by videoconferencing, webcams, and finally high-definition telepresence.

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First form similar to male, with similar but proportionately broader markings (typical "polynices").

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Industrial information economy is the first form of information economy and has existed since the late-nineteenth century and into the twentieth-century.

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