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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
it won't be the first time that ...
for the first time
first thing
the first ever inf

Phrases:

to not know the first thing about sth
first things first
to take 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
head first
to leave first

3. first (rather):

first
I would die first inf

Phrases:

first come first served prov
first and last

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):

William the First

3. first (start):

at first
at first
from the [very] first

4. first:

Spitzenerzeugnis nt <-ses, -se>
first (achievement)
Errungenschaft f <-, -en>

5. first Brit UNIV:

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

6. first AUTO:

first
to put the car in first
OpenDict entry

first N

a first
it is a first for our children ex

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

First baby/cat
the First couple

first in, first out N, FIFO

first in, first out ECON, FIN
first in, first out (redundancy policy)
first in, first out (accounting policy)
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-aider

first ˈbase N

1. first base Am (in baseball):

first base

2. first base fig (phase one):

first base
to get to first base

3. first base fig:

to get to first base (kiss)

I. ˈfirst-born ADJ

first-born

II. ˈfirst-born N

first-born

first ˈchair N MUS

first chair
Stimmführer(in) m (f)

first ˈclass N

first class
first class TRANSP
first class ECON

I. ˈfirst-class ADJ

1. first-class (best quality):

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

2. first-class approv (wonderful):

first-class
first-class

II. ˈfirst-class ADV

first-class
to travel first-class

first ˈcous·in N

first cousin