first
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. premier
I thought the first chapter of the novel was the best.J’ai trouvé que le premier chapitre du roman était le meilleur.
a. premier
Manchester United wound up in first place in the Champions League this year.Manchester United s’est retrouvé à la première place de la Ligue des champions cette année.
a. premier
Lionel is currently the first violin in our city's symphony orchestra.Lionel est actuellement le premier violon de l’orchestre symphonique de notre ville.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le premier
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
, la première
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
There are so many things to love about Nice. For me, the first is the food!Il y a tellement de choses à aimer à Nice. Pour moi, la première est la nourriture !
a. le premier
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Today is the first of April.Aujourd’hui, c’est le premier avril.
a. une première (f)
The World Cup win was a first for the men's team.La victoire en Coupe du monde était une première pour l’équipe masculine.
a. la première
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
We had to go up the slope in first.Nous avons dû monter la pente en première.
a. le début
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Bella was a talented artist from the first.Bella était une artiste talentueuse dès le début.
9. (education)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
a. la mention « très bien »
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Jules, my older brother, got a first from Oxford.Jules, mon frère aîné, a obtenu une mention « très bien » à Oxford.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a. en premier
Billy, you'll go first today. - I'm ready, coach!Billy, tu vas passer en premier aujourd’hui. - Je suis prêt, coach !
b. d'abord
I know you want go play soccer in the yard, but first you have to finish the chores I asked you to to do.Je sais que tu veux aller jouer au football dans la cour, mais tu dois d’abord terminer les tâches que je t’ai demandé de faire.
c. le premier
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., le livre).
(masculine)
(noun phrase; used with people)
Jeremy started scaling the cliff first, followed by the rest of climbers.Jeremy a commencé à escalader la falaise le premier, suivi par le reste des grimpeurs.
d. la première
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la pomme).
(feminine)
(noun phrase; used with people)
Fernanda started scaling the cliff first, followed by the rest of climbers.Fernanda a commencé à escalader la falaise la première, suivie par le reste des grimpeurs.
a. tout d'abord
First, I would like to thank the organizers for inviting me.Tout d’abord, je tiens à remercier les organisateurs de m’avoir invité.
b. premièrement
First, I think we should make a list of what we need to pack.Premièrement, je pense que nous devrions faire une liste de ce que nous devons emporter.
c. pour commencer (prepositional phrase)
Ready to make gingerbread cookies, kids? First, mix together all the dry ingredients.Prêts à faire des biscuits au pain d’épices, les enfants ? Pour commencer, mélangez tous les ingrédients secs.
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