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först meaning in English

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först preposition

at first(initially; at the start)
preposition
[UK: ət ˈfɜːst] [US: ət ˈfɝːst]

först adjektiv

first(numeral first, see also: 1st)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈfɝːst]

head(foremost in rank or importance)
adjective
[UK: hed] [US: ˈhed]

premier(foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
adjective
[UK: ˈpre.mɪə(r)] [US: pre.ˈmɪr]

prime(first in time, order, or sequence)
adjective
[UK: praɪm] [US: ˈpraɪm]

först adverb

first(before anything else)
adverb
[UK: ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈfɝːst]

firstly(in the first place)
adverb
[UK: ˈfɜːst.li] [US: ˈfɝːst.li]

först och främst adverb

first and foremost(primarily; most importantly)
adverb
[UK: ˈfɜːst ənd ˈfɔː.məʊst] [US: ˈfɝːst ænd ˈfɔːmoʊst]

först till kvarn phrase

first come, first served(people will be dealt with in the order they arrive)
phrase

först till kvarn får först mala phrase

first come, first served(people will be dealt with in the order they arrive)
phrase

först ut adjektiv

last in first out(of a situation where the last to arrive is the first to go)
adjective

första adjektiv

first(numeral first, see also: 1st)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈfɝːst]

första april substantiv

April Fools' Day(First day of April)
noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.prəl] [US: ˈeɪ.prəl]

första dam substantiv
{c}

First Lady(the wife of the President of a country)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst ˈleɪ.di] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈleɪ.di]

första hjälpen substantiv
{c}

first aid(basic care)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst eɪd] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈeɪd]

Första Krönikeboken proper noun
{m}

Chronicles(book of the Bible)
proper noun
[UK: ˈkrɒ.nɪk.l̩z] [US: ˈkrɑː.nək.l̩z]

Första Kungaboken proper noun
{m}

Kings(book of the Bible)
proper noun
[UK: kɪŋz] [US: ˈkɪŋz]

första maj substantiv

May Day(workers' holiday)
noun
[UK: ˈmeɪ.deɪ] [US: ˈmeɪ.deɪ]

Första Moseboken proper noun

Genesis(the book of the Bible)
proper noun
[UK: ˈdʒe.nə.sɪs] [US: ˈdʒe.nə.səs]

första person substantiv
{c}

first person(the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst ˈpɜːs.n̩] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈpɝː.sn̩]

Första riket proper noun
{n}

First Reich(Holy Roman Empire, see also: Holy Roman Empire)
proper noun

första världen proper noun

First World(wealthy, developed nations)
proper noun

första världskriget proper noun
{n}

World War I(war)
proper noun

förstad [~en ~städer] substantiv
{c}

suburb [suburbs](area on the periphery of a city or large town)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌ.bɜːb] [US: ˈsʌ.bərb]

förstasida [~n ~sidor] substantiv
{c}

home page [home pages](main or first page of a website)
noun
[UK: həʊm peɪdʒ] [US: hoʊm ˈpeɪdʒ]

förstatliga [~de ~t] verb

nationalize [nationalized, nationalizing, nationalizes](to make a private asset public)
verb
[UK: ˈnæ.ʃnə.laɪz] [US: ˈnæ.ʃə.nə.ˌlaɪz]

förstatligande [~t ~n] substantiv
{n}

nationalisation [nationalisations](making private assets public)
noun
[UK: ˌnæʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] [US: ˌnæʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

förstaval [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

first choice(best choice)
noun

förstavelse [~n ~r] substantiv
{c}

prefix [prefixes](morpheme at the beginning of a word)
noun
[UK: ˌpriː.ˈfɪks] [US: ˈpriː.fɪks]

förstavåning substantiv
{c}

first floor [first floors](floor at the level of the street)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst.ˈflɔː] [US: ˈfɜːst.ˈflɔː]

ground floor [ground floors](floor of a building closest to ground level)
noun
[UK: ˈɡraʊnd.ˈflɔː] [US: ˈɡraʊnd.ˈflɔː]

förstaårselev [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

freshman [freshmen](a person of either sex entering the first year of an institution)
noun
[UK: ˈfre.ʃmən] [US: ˈfre.ʃmən]

förste adjektiv

first(numeral first, see also: 1st)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈfɝːst]

förste styrman substantiv
{c}

first mate(nautical: officer next in rank to the captain)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst meɪt] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈmeɪt]

förstelnad adjektiv

paralyzedadjective
[UK: ˈpæ.rə.laɪzd] [US: ˈpe.rə.ˌlaɪzd]

petrified(transformed into stony substance)
adjective
[UK: ˈpe.trɪ.faɪd] [US: ˈpe.trə.ˌfaɪd]

förstena [~de ~t] verb

petrify [petrified, petrifying, petrifies](to harden organic matter)
verb
[UK: ˈpe.trɪ.faɪ] [US: ˈpe.trə.ˌfaɪ]

förstenad adjektiv

petrified(transformed into stony substance)
adjective
[UK: ˈpe.trɪ.faɪd] [US: ˈpe.trə.ˌfaɪd]

förstfödd -fött ~a substantiv

primogeniture(state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents)
noun
[UK: ˌpraɪ.məʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˌpraɪmo.ʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tʃər]

förstföderska [~n ~föderskor] substantiv
{c}

primigravida(woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once)
noun

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