first school in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for first school in the English»French Dictionary

first school N Brit SCHOOL

first school

école f préparatoire

Translations for first school in the French»English Dictionary

dès l'école

from the very first days at school

Translations for first school in the English»French Dictionary

I.school [Brit skuːl, Am skul] N

1. school SCHOOL:

school

école f

at school

à l'école

to go to/start/leave school

aller à/commencer/quitter l'école

to send sb to school

envoyer qn à l'école

the whole school was there

toute l'école était là

used in schools

utilisé à l'école

broadcasts for schools

émissions scolaires

before/after school

avant/après l'école or la classe

school starts/finishes/restarts

les cours commencent/finissent/reprennent

no school today

pas de classe aujourd'hui

a school for the blind/gifted

une école pour aveugles/surdoués

a school for the blind/gifted attr (gen) holiday, outing, life, uniform, year

scolaire

a school for the blind/gifted (of particular school) canteen, library, minibus, playground, register

de l'école

2. school (college):

school (of music, education etc)

école f

to go to medical/law school

faire des études de médecine/droit

3. school Am (university):

school

université f

4. school (of painting, literature, thought):

school

école f

5. school (of whales , dolphins, porpoises):

school

banc m

6. school (group of gamblers, drinkers etc):

school

groupe m

II.school [Brit skuːl, Am skul] VB trans

1. school (educate):

to school sb in sth art, trick, ways

enseigner qc à qn

2. school (train):

school horse

dresser

III.to school oneself in VB refl

to school oneself in refl patience, prudence:

to school oneself in

s'enseigner

IV.school [Brit skuːl, Am skul]

of the old school

de la vieille école

to go to the school of hard knocks

aller à l'école de la vie

to grow up/learn sth in a hard school

grandir/apprendre qc à dure école

I.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] PRON

1. first (of series, group):

first

premier/première m/f (to do à faire)

Beethoven's first MUS

la première de Beethoven

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

elle serait la première à se plaindre/à l'admettre

she was one of or among the first to arrive

elle est arrivée parmi les premiers/-ières

2. first (of month):

the first (of May)

le premier (mai)

3. first:

First (in titles) Charles the First

Charles I er

Elizabeth the First

Elisabeth Première

4. first (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

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

première nouvelle!

5. first (beginning):

first

début m

from the (very) first

dès le début

from first to last

du début jusqu'à la fin

6. first (new experience):

a first for sb/sth

une première pour qn/qc

another first for Germany!

une autre première pour l'Allemagne!

7. first MOTOR (gear):

to be in first driver, car:

être en première

8. first Brit UNIV (degree):

first

≈ mention f très bien

to get a first in history or a history first

avoir sa licence d'histoire avec mention très bien

II.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] ADJ

1. first (of series, group):

first

premier/-ière

the first three pages/people or the three first pages/people

les trois premières pages/personnes

the first few minutes

les toutes premières minutes

the first person to do

la première personne à faire

the first person that did (first of several)

la première personne qui a fait

the first person that did (first ever)

la première personne qui ait fait

2. first (in phrases):

at first glance or sight

à première vue

for the first time

pour la première fois

I warned him not for the first time that …

ce n'était pas la première fois que je le prévenais que …

for the first and last time

une fois pour toutes

I'll ring first thing tomorrow/in the morning

je vous appellerai demain au plus tôt/en tout début de matinée

I'll do it first thing

je le ferai dès que possible

3. first (slightest):

he doesn't know the first thing about politics

il ne connaît absolument rien à la politique

I don't know the first thing about him

je ne sais absolument rien à son sujet or de lui

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

elle ne savait absolument pas quoi faire/où aller

III.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] ADV

1. first (before others):

first arrive, leave

le premier/la première

Louise left first

Louise est partie la première

to get there first lit, fig

arriver le premier/la première

you go first!

après vous!, passez devant!

ladies first!

les dames d'abord!

women and children first

les femmes et les enfants d'abord

2. first (at top of ranking):

to come first GAMES, SPORTS

terminer premier/première (in à)

to come first fig

passer avant tout

his career comes first with him

sa carrière passe avant tout pour lui

to put sb/sth first fig

faire passer qn/qc avant tout

put your family first

faites passer votre famille avant tout

3. first (to begin with):

first

d'abord

first of all

tout d'abord

first we must decide

nous devons d'abord décider

first mix the eggs and sugar

mélanger d'abord les œufs et le sucre

first 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…

when we were first married

tout au début de notre mariage

when he first arrived

quand il est arrivé

he was a gentleman first and last

c'était avant tout un gentleman

4. first (for the first time):

first

pour la première fois

I first met him in Paris

je l'ai rencontré pour la première fois à Paris

5. first (rather):

first

plutôt

move to the country? I'd die first!

déménager à la campagne? plutôt mourir!

IV.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst]

first come first served

les premiers arrivés sont les premiers servis

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

il n'y a que quelques billets: les premiers arrivés seront les premiers servis

seats are allocated on a first come first served basis

les places sont allouées sur la base des premiers arrivés, premiers servis

first things first

chaque chose en son temps

to put first things first

penser aux choses importantes d'abord

See also gear

I.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] N

1. gear (equipment):

gear

matériel m

climbing/fishing/gardening gear

matériel d'alpinisme/de pêche/de jardinage

2. gear (personal possessions, stuff):

gear inf

affaires fpl

don't leave your gear all over the place

ne laisse pas tes affaires partout

3. gear (clothes):

gear

fringues inf

fpl tennis/football gear

tenue f de tennis/football

4. gear MOTOR:

gear

vitesse f

bottom or first gear

première vitesse

to be in second/third gear

être en seconde/troisième

to change gear

changer de vitesse

to put a car in gear

passer la vitesse

you're not in gear

tu es au point mort

you're in the wrong gear

tu n'as pas passé la bonne vitesse

‘keep in low gear’ (on sign)

‘utilisez votre frein moteur’

to get (oneself) into gear for sth fig

se préparer pour qc

5. gear TECH (toothed wheel):

gear

roue f dentée

6. gear (drugs):

gear inf

drogués fpl

II.gears N npl

1. gears MOTOR:

gears

changement m de vitesse

2. gears TECH:

gears

engrenage m

III.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] VB trans

1. gear (tailor):

to be geared to or towards sb/sth course, policy, system, tax:

s'adresser à qn/qc

to be geared to or towards doing

être destiné à faire

2. gear (provide with gearing):

gear MOTOR, TECH car

équiper [qc] d'un embrayage

gear other machinery

équiper [qc] d'un engrenage

first school in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for first school in the English»French Dictionary

I.school¹ [sku:l] N

1. school (institution):

school

école f

primary school

école primaire

secondary school

collège m

public school Am, state school

école publique

public school Brit

école privée

to teach school

faire la classe

2. school (premises):

school

école f

3. school no pl (school session):

school

cours m

4. school + sing/pl vb (all students and staff):

school

école f

the whole school

toute l'école

5. school (division of university):

school

année f

6. school ART, SOCIOL, PHILOS:

school

école f

Phrases:

to tell tales out of school

faire des révélations

II.school¹ [sku:l] VB trans

school

dresser

III.school¹ [sku:l] ADJ

school

scolaire

school² [sku:l] N

school of fish:

school

banc m

I.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADJ

first

premier(-ère)

for the first time

pour la première fois

the first few visitors

les premiers visiteurs

the first thing that comes into sb's head

la première chose qui vient à l'esprit de qn

in the first flush of success

dans l'ivresse du succès

to do sth first thing

faire qc en premier

Phrases:

in the first place Brit

d'abord

in the first place inf (at beginning, most importantly)

primo

not to know the first thing about sth

ne pas avoir la moindre idée de qc

first things first

une chose après l'autre

first and foremost

tout d'abord

II.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADV

first

en premier

it first happened on Sunday

c'est arrivé la première fois dimanche

first of all inf

tout d'abord

at first

d'abord

I have to wash first

je dois d'abord me laver

first come first served inf

les premiers arrivés sont les premiers servis

III.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] N

1. first (coming before):

first

premier(-ère) m (f)

that's the first I've heard of that

c'est la première fois que j'en entends parler

a first for sb

une première pour qn

2. first (beginning):

first

commencement m

from the very first

au tout début

3. first (date):

the first of June

le premier juin

4. first AUTO:

first

première f

5. first UNIV:

first

≈ une mention très bien

IV.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] PRON

first

le premier/la première

See also eighth

I.eighth [eɪtθ] ADJ

eighth

huitième

eighth note Am

croche f

II.eighth [eɪtθ] N no pl

1. eighth (order):

the eighth

le(la) huitième

2. eighth (date):

the eighth of June, June the eighth

le huit juin

3. eighth (equal parts):

to cut a cake into eighths

couper un gâteau en huit

III.eighth [eɪtθ] ADV (in lists)

eighth

huitièmement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The first school was built in 1796 and the new building for two classes was finished in 1901.

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Opened in 1957, it was the first school for secondary education in the area.

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In 1828, a log cabin on the east side of town was the first school.

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It was the first school in the country for children with physical disabilities.

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During this time he became the first school boy to score 1000 runs in that season.

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The first school was a log house located closer to the trestlework or railroad bridge.

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The first chapel and the first school were built in 1788.

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They built the first school house in 1746.

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The first school building survives as apartments and is marked with a bronze plaque.

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The building of the first school consisted of one school room with an attached residence of four rooms and a sun room.

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