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I. first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADJ

first
first half ECON, FIN
first option [or refusal]
Vorkaufsrecht nt <-(e)s, -e>
First Reading POL

Phrases:

to not know the first thing about sth
first things first

II. first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADV

1. first (before doing something else):

first
first
first of all
first off inf

2. first (before other things, people):

first

3. first (rather):

first
I would die first inf

Phrases:

first come first served prov

III. first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] N

1. first (that before others):

the first
to be the first to do sth

2. first (of monarchs):

3. first (start):

at first
at first
from the [very] first

4. first:

5. first Brit UNIV:

first
Eins f <-, -en>
first
Einser m <-s, -> A
first
Sechs(er) f(m) CH

6. first AUTO:

first
OpenDict entry

first N

a first

First [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADJ attr, inv Am

first in, first out N, FIFO

first in, first out ECON, FIN
first in, first out COMPUT
first in, first out COMPUT

first-in, first-out N ACCOUNT

first-in, first-out (first-in first-out; Methode der Vorratsbewertung)

I. first ˈaid N

first aid
to give [or render] sb first aid

II. first ˈaid N modifier

first aid (room, teacher, treatment):

first aid

first-ˈaid·er N

first ˈbase N

1. first base Am (in baseball):

first base

2. first base fig (phase one):

3. first base fig:

I. ˈfirst-born ADJ

II. ˈfirst-born N

first-born

first ˈchair N MUS

first chair
Stimmführer(in) m (f)

first ˈclass N

first class TRANSP
first class ECON

I. ˈfirst-class ADJ

1. first-class (best quality):

first-class
Spitzenerzeugnis nt <-ses, -se>
first-class mail Am
Briefpost f <-> kein pl

2. first-class approv (wonderful):

II. ˈfirst-class ADV

first ˈcous·in N