first

erste

Kommt oder geschieht vor allen anderen.

In einfachem Englisch: Coming or happening before all the others.

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

So benutzt man es: the first to do something (She was the first to arrive.)

Synonyme: earliest, initial

Gegenteile: last

Häufige Wendungen: first time, first day, first place, first child

wichtigste, erste

Wichtiger oder besser als die anderen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: main, chief, primary, best

Gegenteile: last

Häufige Wendungen: first priority, first duty, first choice, first concern

erste

Mit eins nummeriert, direkt nach dem Element null, wenn die Zählung bei null beginnt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Häufige Wendungen: first index, first element, first entry

zuerst

Vor jeder anderen Person, Sache oder Handlung.

In einfachem Englisch: Before any other person, thing, or action.

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

Synonyme: beforehand, firstly

Gegenteile: last

Häufige Wendungen: come first, finish first, first of all, put someone first

zum ersten Mal, erstmals

Bei der frühesten Gelegenheit, bei der etwas geschah.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

Synonyme: for the first time

Häufige Wendungen: first meet someone, first hear something, first visit somewhere

anfangs, zu Beginn

Am Anfang einer Situation oder eines Zeitraums.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: initially, at the beginning

Häufige Wendungen: first start work, first move in, first get married

Erste

Die Person oder Sache, die vor allen anderen kommt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: the first to do something (He was the first to sign up.); the first of something (This is the first of three reports.)

Synonyme: earliest one

Gegenteile: last

Häufige Wendungen: the first of something, the very first, among the first

Premiere, Neuheit

Etwas, das zum allerersten Mal geschieht oder getan wird.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: a first for someone/something (Winning this award was a first for our school.)

Synonyme: first occurrence

Häufige Wendungen: a world first, a historic first, a first for someone