first in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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

III.first [Am fərst, Brit fəːst] N

I.twenty-first [ˌtwɛntɪˈfəːst] ADJ

II.twenty-first [ˌtwɛntɪˈfəːst] ADV

III.twenty-first [ˌtwɛntɪˈfəːst] N

See also fifth

I.fifth [Am fɪ(f)θ, Brit fɪfθ] ADJ

II.fifth [Am fɪ(f)θ, Brit fɪfθ] ADV

III.fifth [Am fɪ(f)θ, Brit fɪfθ] N

head first [Am ˌhɛdˈfərst, Brit ˌhɛd ˈfəːst] ADV

first aider [Am ˌfərst ˈeɪdər, Brit ˌfəːst ˈeɪdə] N

first edition N U or C (issue, book)

I.first class <attr first-class> [ˌfəːstˈklɑːs] ADJ

II.first class [ˌfəːstˈklɑːs] ADV

I.first-foot [Am ˈfərst ˈˌfʊt, Brit] VB intr

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II.first-foot [Am ˈfərst ˈˌfʊt, Brit] VB trans

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III.first-foot [Am ˈfərst ˈˌfʊt, Brit] N no pl

first in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for first in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADJ

II.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADV

III.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] N

first-rate [ˌfɜ:stˈreɪt, Am ˌfɜ:rst-] ADJ

I.first-born [ˈfɜ:stbɔ:n, Am ˈfɜ:rstbɔr:n] ADJ

II.first-born [ˈfɜ:stbɔ:n, Am ˈfɜ:rstbɔr:n] N

first Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

not to know the first thing about sth/sb
no saber nada de algo/alguien
first things first
lo primero es lo primero
to not know the first thing about sth
no tener ni la remota idea de algo
the first/second half of a century
la primera/segunda mitad de un siglo
first come first served inf
por orden de llegada
first I said it to him nicely
primero se lo dije de buena manera
first he says one thing, then another
primero dice una cosa, luego otra
the stress falls on the first syllable
el acento cae en la primera sílaba
to go up to the first division
subir a primera SPORTS
I did it at the first attempt
lo hice a la primero
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The first generation electronic systems were quirky devices with cantankerous punched card readers for loading keys and failure-prone, tricky-to-maintain vacuum tube circuitry.
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A number of wrongful conviction advocacy groups consider his first two guilty verdicts to be wrongful convictions.
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She was born into a yachting family and was taken sailing for the first time when only a few weeks old.
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At first the vet thought he was a pigmy hedgehog which are quite common -- they have a short nose and just four toes.
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The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground.
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Also, finding the first free pty master can be racy unless a locking scheme is adopted.
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The young fruit bodies first appear as white cylinders emerging from the ground, then the bell-shaped caps open out.
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The first attack transports began to enter service in 1942 and were built ad hoc from a host of different types.
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Dry rot first began to appear in the building in the 1940s.
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He designed graphics for the group including, for their first show, a poster, which was banned by the police.
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