first language in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for first language in the English»Italian Dictionary

first language [Brit, Am fərst ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ] N

first language

prima lingua f

first language

lingua f madre

Translations for first language in the Italian»English Dictionary

lingua madre, lingua materna

first language

prima, seconda lingua

first, second language

Translations for first language in the English»Italian Dictionary

language [Brit ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ, Am ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ] N

1. language U (system):

language

linguaggio m

the development of language

lo sviluppo del linguaggio

2. language (of a particular nation):

language

lingua f

the English language

la lingua inglese

3. language U (words used by a particular group):

language

linguaggio m also COMPUT

formal, legal language

linguaggio formale, giuridico

bad or strong or foul language

linguaggio volgare

mind your language!

bada a come parli!

don't use that language with me!

non usare questo linguaggio con me!

to speak the same language

parlare la stessa lingua

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 language in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for first language in the English»Italian Dictionary

language [ˈlæŋ·gwɪdʒ] N

1. language (system of communication):

language

linguaggio m

bad language

parolacce f pl

formal/spoken/written language

lingua formale/orale/scritta

2. language (of particular community):

language

lingua f

native language

madrelingua f

the English language

la lingua inglese

3. language (jargon):

language

linguaggio m

computer programming language

linguaggio di programmazione informatica

legal language

gergo m giuridico

Phrases:

to speak the same language

parlare la stessa lingua

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

Which means, that the language has enough first language, and child-bearing speakers in order to keep the language alive.

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For example, biases occur in human babies with prolonged exposure to their first language due to alteration of their phonetic perception.

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It is inevitable that all people will learn a first language and with few exceptions, they will be fully successful.

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When immigrant minorities (voluntary minorities) acquire the language of the dominant culture, it is seen as an addition to the first language (nonoppositional primary differences).

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Furthermore, it established and organized the first language courses, tourist guide exams, tourism congresses and conferences.

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His first language as a child was Ukrainian.

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Thirty-one indigenous languages are spoken within Liberia, none of which are a first language to more than a small percentage of the population.

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Some autism activists reject person-first language, on the grounds that saying person with autism suggests that autism can be separated from the person.

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It contains sample databases from within several subfields of communication, including first language acquisition, second language acquisition, conversation analysis, classroom discourse, and aphasic language.

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That allows a fairly precise analysis of the phases of this aspect of first language acquisition.

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