first

premier, initial

Qui arrive ou se produit avant tous les autres.

En anglais simple : Coming or happening before all the others.

• This is my first bike.
• He won first prize.
• Who was the first person to call?

Comment l'utiliser : the first to do something (She was the first to arrive.)

Synonymes : earliest, initial

Contraires : last

Expressions courantes : first time, first day, first place, first child

principal, premier

Qui est plus important ou meilleur que les autres.

En anglais simple : More important or better than the others.

• Safety is our first priority.
• Her first duty is to protect the children.
• This hotel would be my first choice.

Synonymes : main, chief, primary, best

Contraires : last

Expressions courantes : first priority, first duty, first choice, first concern

premier

Portant le numéro un, juste après zéro, dans un système où le compte commence à zéro.

En anglais simple : Numbered one, just after the item numbered zero, in a system that starts counting at zero.

• The first index follows index zero.
• Here, the first element comes after the zeroth element.
• The programmer placed a marker at the first position, immediately after position zero.

Expressions courantes : first index, first element, first entry

d'abord, en premier

Avant toute autre personne, chose ou action.

En anglais simple : Before any other person, thing, or action.

• Wash your hands first.
• She arrived first and chose a seat.
• Who wants to go first?

Synonymes : beforehand, firstly

Contraires : last

Expressions courantes : come first, finish first, first of all, put someone first

pour la première fois

À la toute première occasion où quelque chose s’est produit.

En anglais simple : On the earliest occasion when something happened.

• We first met at school.
• I first heard that song last summer.
• When did you first visit this city?

Synonymes : for the first time

Expressions courantes : first meet someone, first hear something, first visit somewhere

au début, initialement

Au commencement d’une situation ou d’une période.

En anglais simple : At the beginning of a situation or period.

• It was hard when we first moved here.
• When she first started, she needed help.
• We had little money when we were first married.

Synonymes : initially, at the beginning

Expressions courantes : first start work, first move in, first get married

premier

La personne ou la chose qui vient avant toutes les autres.

En anglais simple : The person or thing that comes before all the others.

• I was the first in line.
• The first of the guests arrived early.
• Who was the first to finish?

Comment l'utiliser : the first to do something (He was the first to sign up.); the first of something (This is the first of three reports.)

Synonymes : earliest one

Contraires : last

Expressions courantes : the first of something, the very first, among the first

première

Un événement ou une réalisation qui n’avait jamais eu lieu auparavant.

En anglais simple : Something that happens or is done for the earliest time ever.

• That's a first for me.
• The successful flight was a world first.
• Her victory marked a historic first for the team.

Comment l'utiliser : a first for someone/something (Winning this award was a first for our school.)

Synonymes : first occurrence

Expressions courantes : a world first, a historic first, a first for someone