first sergeant in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for first sergeant in the English»Spanish Dictionary

first sergeant N (in US Army, Marines)

first sergeant

sargento mf primero

Translations for first sergeant in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sergeant first class

brigada m

Translations for first sergeant in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sergeant [Am ˈsɑrdʒənt, Brit ˈsɑːdʒ(ə)nt] N

sergeant

sargento mf

yes, Sergeant

sí, mi sargento

I.first [Am fərst, Brit fəːst] ADJ The usual translation of first, primero, becomes primer when it precedes a masculine singular noun.

1.1. first (initial):

first

primero

the first president of the USA

el primer presidente de los EE UU

Henry I

Enrique I (read as: Enrique primero)

the first time I saw you

la primera vez que te vi

the first three chapters

los tres primeros capítulos

who's going to be first?

¿quién va a ser el primero?

our horse was first

nuestro caballo llegó en primer lugar or el primero

first things first

primero lo más importante

1.2. first (in seniority, standing):

first

primero

the first eleven/fifteen Brit

el equipo titular

first tenor

tenor m principal

first violins

primeros violines mpl

she's first in line to the throne

está primera or es la primera en la línea de sucesión al trono

2. first (elliptical use):

he'll be arriving on the first (of the month)

llegará el primero (del mes)

he'll be arriving on the first (of the month)

llegará el uno (del mes) Spain

he fell at the first

cayó en la primera valla (or el primer obstáculo etc.)

he/she was the first to arrive

fue el primero/la primera en llegar

he came in an easy first

ganó fácilmente

the first she knew about it was when …

la primera noticia que tuvo de ello fue cuando …

3. first in phrases:

at first

al principio

I didn't recognize him at first

al principio no lo reconocí

from the first

desde el principio

from the first

desde el primer momento

from first to last

de(l) principio a(l) fin

II.first [Am fərst, Brit fəːst] ADV

1.1. first (ahead of others):

first

primero

he hit me first

el me pegó primero

he came first in the exam

sacó la mejor nota en el examen

which comes first, your family or your career?

¿para ti qué está primero, tu familia o tu carrera?

I always put my children first

para mí antes que nada or primero están mis hijos

the only way you're leaving this prison is feet first

de esta cárcel solo saldrás con los pies por or para delante inf, euph

women and children first

las mujeres y los niños primero

ladies first

primero las damas

first come, first served tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis

se adjudicará(n) las entradas por riguroso orden de solicitud (or llegada etc.)

you should have come earlier, it's first come, first served

debería haber venido más temprano, el que llega primero tiene prioridad

1.2. first (before other actions, events):

first

primero

first

en primer lugar

first, I want to thank everyone for coming

en primer lugar or primero quiero agradecerles a todos que hayan venido

first off Am inf

primero que nada

first off Am inf

en primer lugar

1.3. first (beforehand):

first

antes

first

primero

1.4. first (for the first time):

first

por primera vez

I first saw her in May

la vi por primera vez en mayo

I first saw her in May

la primera vez que la vi fue en mayo

when I first met him

cuando lo conocí

when we first learned that …

cuando nos enteramos de que …

1.5. first (rather):

first

antes

form a coalition? I'd resign first

¿formar una coalición? ¡antes (que eso) renuncio!

2. first in phrases:

first and foremost

ante todo

first and last

por encima de todo

first of all

en primer lugar

first of all

antes que nada

III.first [Am fərst, Brit fəːst] N

1. first MOTOR:

first, a. first gear no art

primera f

2. first (original idea, accomplishment):

first

primicia f

another first for Acme Corp

otra primicia de Acme Corp

3. first Brit UNIV:

first

nota más alta de la escala de calificaciones de un título universitario

first sergeant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for first sergeant in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sergeant [ˈsɑ:dʒənt, Am ˈsɑ:rdʒənt] N

sergeant

sargento mf

sergeant at arms

ujier m

I.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADJ

first (earliest):

first

primero, -a

for the first time

por primera vez

at first sight

a primera vista

the first December

el primero de diciembre

Phrases:

first and foremost

ante todo

II.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADV

first

primero

first (firstly)

en primer lugar

first of all

ante todo

at first

al principio

to go head first

meterse de cabeza

Phrases:

first come first served inf

por orden de llegada

III.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] N

1. first:

the first

el primero

the first

la primera

from the (very) first

desde el principio

2. first Brit UNIV:

first

nota más alta que se puede obtener al final de los estudios universitarios

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The senior non-commissioned officer of a company is called a first sergeant.

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His altruistic character and life experience have molded him into a versatile noncommissioned officer, his first sergeant said.

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A first sergeant has a command responsibility as a senior enlisted advisor, while master sergeants have technical responsibilities.

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By 1872, he had risen to the rank of first sergeant.

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He was later appointed noncommissioned officer in charge of protocol and then cross-trained into the first sergeant career field.

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The company commander recognized her talents and made her the first sergeant soon after her arrival.

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His first sergeant and company commanders knew he was the man the regiment could count on during combat.

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While in this assignment, he was promoted to master sergeant and later redesignated to the rank of first sergeant.

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His headquarters can include a first sergeant and as many as seven others.

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After doing a brutally accurate impression of his first sergeant during basic training, he was sent to a top-secret intelligence school.

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