first

1. прил.

1)

а) общ. первый, ранний (начавший(ся) раньше остальных)

among the first — в числе первых

She was the first to arrive. — Она приехала первой.

first aid — первая помощь

Syn:

earliest

See:

first applicant, first best, first board, first call, first call date, 1), first concurrent resolution, first cost, first meeting of creditors, first of exchange, first price auction, first proof,

б) общ. первый (положивший начало чему-л.)

first impression — рассмотрение дела, у которого не было прецедентов

Voltaire was the first who popularized in France the philosophy of Newton. — Вольтер был первым из тех, кто сделал популярной во Франции философию Ньютона.

в) общ. первый по расписанию, самый ранний

I shall get back to Moscow by the first train. — Я вернусь в Москву первым же поездом.

2) общ. первый (по порядку при последовательности или перечислении)

The first thing that fixes our eye is the noble river covered with boats. — Первое, на чем задерживается взгляд - это величественная река, усеянная лодками.

the first of the year — первый день в году; первая половина года

See:

, first cover, first death insurance, First Law of Debate, first lien, first mortgage, first notice day, FIRST option bond, first order goods, first party coverage, first party insurance, first past the post, first renewal, first shift, first time buyer discount, first time customer discount, first time discount, First International

3) общ. первый по важности, значительности; занимающий приоритетное положение

first violin — первая скрипка

first market — первичный (основной) рынок

See:

2), first degree price discrimination, first fundamental theorem of welfare economics, first market, first preferred share, first preferred stock, first refusal right, first theorem of welfare economics, first-tier subcontractor, First Lord of the Treasury, First Secretary of State, First Bancorporation v. Board of Governors of Federal Reserve, First Banking Directive, First National Bank in Plant City v. Dickinson, First National Bank of Eden, South Dakota v. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, First National Bank of Eden, South Dakota v. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, First National Bank of Eden, South Dakota v. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, First National Bank of Eden, South Dakota v. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, First National Bank of Eden, South Dakota v. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, First National Bank of Eden, South Dakota v. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, First National Bank of Eden, South Dakota v. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency