Primera in english

primero = early ; first (1st) ; foremost ; first ever ; topmost [top most] ; top-of-mind. 

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» acabar (el) primero = come in + first ; finish + first .

Example: Of course, like any marathon you'll have the ones that come in first; only to be followed by the stragglers, an hour later.

Example: She finished first at last, for a split second.

» acabar en primer lugar = come in + first place ; finish in + first place .

Example: The girls team came in first place overall in points.

Example: After three weeks of online voting by the general public, they finished in first place with almost 30% more votes than their closest competitor.

» acabar primero = take + first place .

Example: The 400m relay team took first place in another photo finish.

» a la primera de cambio = at the first opportunity ; at the first chance ; give + Nombre + half a chance .

Example: If you have a history of sinusitis or chest problems following a previous bout of flu, take a garlic supplement at the first opportunity.

Example: If she is not there, leave a message and she will return your call at the first chance.

Example: Most men are by nature rather perverted, and if given half a chance, would engage in quite a variety of the most revolting practices.

» a la primera oportunidad = at the first opportunity ; at the first chance .

Example: If you have a history of sinusitis or chest problems following a previous bout of flu, take a garlic supplement at the first opportunity.

Example: If she is not there, leave a message and she will return your call at the first chance.

» a la primera señal de = at the first sign of .

Example: She washed her hands of him at the first sign of controversy.

» al primer indicio de = at the first sign of .

Example: She washed her hands of him at the first sign of controversy.

» alumno de primer año = first grader .

Example: She was the mother of a precocious first grader named Steven.

» alumno de primer curso = first grader .

Example: She was the mother of a precocious first grader named Steven.

» alumno de primero = first grader .

Example: She was the mother of a precocious first grader named Steven.

» amor a primera vista = love at first sight .

Example: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.

» aparecer por primera vez = premiere .

Example: But subscription and sales of spin-off products turns out not to be the only financial model, so britannica.com (a free site sponsored by advertising) premiered last September.

» a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning .

Example: O'Brien prevailed upon them to stay that night with the promise that she would take the matter up with Modjeski first thing in the morning.

» a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día .

Example: I spoke to him first thing this morning when I met him at nine in the foyer.

» a primeras horas de la mañana = in the early hours (of/in the morning) .

Example: People with depression, for example, often wake up in the early hours of the morning and find themselves unable to get back to sleep.

» a primeras horas de la mañana del sábado = early Saturday morning ; early Saturday .

Example: A Texas judge reportedly begged police to let her off easy after they nabbed her for drunk driving early Saturday morning.

Example: We might just be in the clear this weekend when a new meteor shower fills the sky late today and early Saturday.

» a primeras horas de la mañana del viernes = early Friday morning .

Example: An 80-year-old farmer died early Friday morning, more than two weeks after he was burned while tending a fire on his land.

» a primeras horas de la mañana del sábado = early Saturday morning ; early Saturday .

Example: A Texas judge reportedly begged police to let her off easy after they nabbed her for drunk driving early Saturday morning.

Example: We might just be in the clear this weekend when a new meteor shower fills the sky late today and early Saturday.

» a primeras horas de la mañana del domingo = early Sunday morning .

Example: One woman died and another woman was seriously injured in a vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning.

» a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon ; early evening ; in (the) early evening .

Example: The pattern of changes in embolisms indicated almost no embolisms before dawn, followed by a rapid rise to a peak in mid-morning, then a progressive loss of embolisms in late afternoon.

Example: Early evening dosage is more effective than late evening dosage.

Example: Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, can be seen in the southern sky in the early evening from winter to spring.

» a primera vista = on first acquaintance ; at first sight ; on first inspection ; on the face of it ; at first blush ; at first glance ; on the surface ; prima facie ; first-blush .

Example: This definitely one of its strengths, even if the schedules may seem a little daunting on first acquaintance.

Example: At first sight, there seems to be no good reason to distinguish between telecommunication networks and data networks.

Example: On first inspection it may appear that the words used in indexes to represent concepts can merely be determined by considering normal usage.

Example: On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model.

Example: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.

Example: We have already noted that at first glance the outline of main classes appears traditional.

Example: Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future.

Example: Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable.

Example: The first-blush reaction to their astonishing long-term strategy for achieving national energy independence is that they must be joking.

» a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha .

Example: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.

» aquellos primeros años = those early years .

Example: After all of those early years playing against each other, it's great to finally be on the same team.

» asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder .

Example: He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.

» asiento de primera fila = ringside seat ; ringside ticket .

Example: There are a limited number of ringside seats available for Monday evening show.

Example: Ringside tickets for a heavyweight boxing event can go as high as $1600 a piece.

» asistente por primera vez = newcomer  .

Example: BRS is a relative newcomer to the marketplace.

» atacar primero = preemptive strike .

Example: Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union in 1941 was a preemptive strike made because Stalin was preparing to attack Nazi Germany.

» atractivo a primera vista = intuitive appeal .

Example: I think we decide judiciously, and are swayed by intuitive appeal.

» botiquín de primeros auxilios = first-aid kit .

Example: Medical concerns examined in section six include first aid kits, drugs, blisters, diarrhea, stings, bites, anaphylaxis, snakebite, and hypothermia.

» butaca de primera fila = ringside seat ; ringside ticket .

Example: There are a limited number of ringside seats available for Monday evening show.

Example: Ringside tickets for a heavyweight boxing event can go as high as $1600 a piece.

» cabo primero = lance corporal .

Example: Another effect of unification was to delete the appointments of lance corporal and lance sergeant (a corporal holding the acting rank of sergeant).

» causar una buena (primera) impresión = make + a good (first) impression ; cause + a good (first) impression .

Example: Also, using proper grammar when speaking and avoiding slang is expected if you are to make a good first impression.

Example: As a photographer I'm the first to know how much great executive headshots can cause a good impression.

» causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression .

Example: According to an old saying, you never get a second chance to make a first impression = Según un antiguo dicho, nunca se tiene una seguna oportunidad para causar una primera impresión.

» colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio led] .

Example: Different permutations are made by reading the elements in a clockwise direction and leading with a different element in each compound.

» como primera elección = as a first preference .

Example: And the number of women choosing technology as a first preference has dropped 65 percent since 2001.

» comprar tu primera casa = get on(to) the property ladder [Expresión británica usada para referirse al hecho de que los jóvenes deben comprarse su primera vivienda, generalmente más barata, para así poder en el transcurso de los años poder ir cambiando de casa, generalmente cada vez más lujosa y en mejores entornos] .

Example: Young people are finding it harder than ever to get on the property ladder without some form of extra support, often from parents.

» comprar tu primera vivienda = get on(to) the property ladder [Expresión británica usada para referirse al hecho de que los jóvenes deben comprarse su primera vivienda, generalmente más barata, para así poder en el transcurso de los años poder ir cambiando de casa, generalmente cada vez más lujosa y en mejores entornos] .

Example: Young people are finding it harder than ever to get on the property ladder without some form of extra support, often from parents.

» con el primer intento = at the first shot .

Example: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.

» con la cabeza primero = head-first .

Example: At the time of birth, about 60 percent of puppies are positioned in the uterus to come out head-first; the other 40 percent come out feet-first.

» con los pies primero = feet-first .

Example: At the time of birth, about 60 percent of puppies are positioned in the uterus to come out head-first; the other 40 percent come out feet-first.

» conocer de primera mano = know + Nombre + first-hand .

Example: Chile was once her home, she grew up and completed high school there, and she knew first-hand some of the country's needs for advancing the field of librarianship.

» contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis .

Example: He explained to the selectman that pages were hired on a 'first-come, first-take' basis.

» convincente a primera vista = intuitive appeal .

Example: I think we decide judiciously, and are swayed by intuitive appeal.

» correo de primera clase = first class post [En el Reino Unido, el servicio postal funciona a dos niveles dependiendo de la rapidez que el cliente desee] .

Example: A study of the whole system of electronic mail suggests that even at the peak rate, Teletex on PSS will be considerably cheaper than first class post.

» dar el primer paso = make + a start ; take + the first step ; make + the first move .

Example: But someone has to make a start, and I hope that what I have done will encourage others to correct the errors and fill the gaps.

Example: If you would like to become a doer, this section aims to help you take the first steps.

Example: Times have changed and women no longer are expected to wait for a man they're interested in to make the first move.

» dar el/un primer paso = make + a move .

Example: If a buyer finds something they like they should be prepared to make a move because chances are there's someone else making a move on the same property.

» dar los primeros pasos en = venture into .

Example: All these factors have deterred women from venturing into politics.

» de buenas a primeras = right off the bat ; suddenly ; without (any) warning ; all of a sudden ; just like that .

Example: I can't think of an exact example to give you right off the bat.

Example: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed.

Example: In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted.

Example: The process of secularization in Britain occurred all of a sudden sending Christianity on a downward spiral to the edges of social significance.

Example: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.

» de primera = best-quality ; top-notch ; blue chip [blue-chip] ; prime ; tip-top ; first-rate .

Example: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers.

Example: I'd hate to see that happen because she's a top-notch worker.

Example: The model has been used extensively by blue chip companies in the UK.

Example: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.

Example: It's a tip-top place from top to bottom with no letdowns whatsoever.

Example: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

» de primera calidad = premium ; premier [A veces escrito premiere por error] ; first-rate ; premium quality .

Example: Future imperatives include further development of premium information services to the science, technology and business communities and renewed efforts to underline the contribution of information to the national economy.

Example: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.

Example: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

Example: It is considered premium quality and is often found in gourmet food shops.

» de primera categoría = upscale ; upmarket .

Example: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.

Example: A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.

» de primera clase = first class ; first-rate ; tip-top ; high-class .

Example: The preparation of a critical abstract requires first class abstracting skills.

Example: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

Example: It's a tip-top place from top to bottom with no letdowns whatsoever.

Example: This documentary provides a rare insight into the world of high-classcall girls.

» de primera línea = first-line .

Example: Moisturising creams are first-line agents in the management of eczema.

» de primera magnitud = fully blown .

Example: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.

» de primera mano = at first hand ; first-hand [firsthand] ; first-person .

Example: These enable students to work through the scheme largely on their own and thus to gain at first hand a reasonable appreciation of the structure and mode of use.

Example: This work also included a literature search and first-hand observation of library information services.

Example: The article is entitled 'On the nets and on the streets: a first-person report of the Soviet coup' = El artículo se titula "En las redes y en las calles: un informe de primera mano del golpe de estado soviético' .

» de primera persona = first-person .

Example: The article is entitled 'On the nets and on the streets: a first-person report of the Soviet coup' = El artículo se titula "En las redes y en las calles: un informe de primera mano del golpe de estado soviético' .

» de primeras = at first sight ; on the face of it ; at first glance ; first-blush ; up-front [up front] .

Example: At first sight, there seems to be no good reason to distinguish between telecommunication networks and data networks.

Example: On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model.

Example: We have already noted that at first glance the outline of main classes appears traditional.

Example: The first-blush reaction to their astonishing long-term strategy for achieving national energy independence is that they must be joking.

Example: Meta search engines look pretty much the same up front, but their approach to presenting results varies widely.

» de primer grado = in the first degree .

Example: Stroud was convicted in May, 1916, of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hanged.

» de primer nivel = first-level .

Example: $21 is the code for a 'lead' space generating preceding difference, which is a first-level difference (i.e. it applies directly to the focus).

» de primer orden = first-order [1st-order] ; world-class ; blue chip [blue-chip] .

Example: Ranganathan defines main class: 'any class enumerated in the first-order array of a scheme of classification of the universe of knowledge'.

Example: The difference between success and failure in this environment can often be traced to the availability of world-class information.

Example: The model has been used extensively by blue chip companies in the UK.

» descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description ; first-level bibliographic description .

Example: Output approximates to first-level bibliographic description as defined in Anglo American Cataloguing Rules.

Example: Output approximates to first-level bibliographic description as defined in Anglo American Cataloguing Rules.

» desde casi el primer momento = from (very) early on .

Example: From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.

» desde el primer día = from day one ; (ever) since day one ; from the first day ; since the first day .

Example: But Salman and I got along like a house on fire from day one.

Example: Some of the pit musicians, who have been there since day one, describe what it's like to play the same notes for 20 year.

Example: A woman's monthly cycle is measured from the first day of her menstrual period until the first day of her next period.

Example: I've been waiting for summer vacation since the first day of school.

» desde el primer momento = from the word go ; from the (word) get-go ; from the jump ; from the off .

Example: They were rooted to their seats and riveted to the screen from the word go!.

Example: Clearly, right from the get-go the assumption was that breast cancer is causally linked to environmental factors - specifically, chemicals.

Example: People knew from the jump whether or not they would be a fan of his or a hater.

Example: Astor set out her stall from the off: If you want an M.P. who will be a repetition of the 600 other M.P.s don't vote for me.

» desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times ; from earliest times ; since earliest time .

Example: A vast number of different means of organizing knowledge have been devised and exploited since the earliest of times.

Example: The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography.

Example: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.

» desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage .

Example: When competition between buyers is very fierce, the seller may prefer to respond to bids rather than to propose an offer herself: a first-mover disadvantage.

» desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage ; first-mover advantage .

Example: When competition between buyers is very fierce, the seller may prefer to respond to bids rather than to propose an offer herself: a first-mover disadvantage.

Example: In order to explain Shell's dominance in Nigeria, the article proposes to utilize the concept of a 'first-mover advantage'.

» dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation .

Example: It's a kind of chicken and egg situation as to which comes first.

» durante los primeros años = during the early years .

Example: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.

» el primer desengaño amoroso nunca se olvida = the first cut is the deepest .

Example: First love is special, so sweet...but the first cut is the deepest, so they say.

» el primer intento = the first time around .

Example: Because your uterus has already been down this road before, and your abdominal muscles might not be as taut as they were the first time around, your second pregnancy will start showing sooner.

» el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre [En el tiempo] .

Example: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

» el primer + Nombre + que se conoce = the earliest known + Nombre .

Example: The earliest known flower arranging dates back to ancient Egypt.

» el primero mencionado = former .

Example: The former necessitate the constant comparison, or manipulation, of index entries rather than the linear scanning of entries in the latter.

» encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios = first aider .

Example: The ambulance service has put first aiders on bikes in an attempt to beat the city's traffic and save lives.

» en el primer caso = in the former case .

Example: In the former case, the layout of the text is adjusted to leave room for the graphics.

» en la primera oportunidad = at the first opportunity ; at the first chance .

Example: If you have a history of sinusitis or chest problems following a previous bout of flu, take a garlic supplement at the first opportunity.

Example: If she is not there, leave a message and she will return your call at the first chance.

» en los primeros años de = early in .

Example: Couples are forced to make the decision between owner-occupation & council tenancy early in their marriages.

» en los primeros años de vida = early in life .

Example: The reasonable reader readily sees that most of these traits should be acquired and fostered early in life.

» en los primeros tiempos = in the earliest times .

Example: In the earliest times the patens, like the chalices, were probably constructed of glass, wood, and copper, as well as of gold and silver.

» en primera instancia = in the first instance .

Example: The latest plan involves placing terminals into doctors' surgeries where they will be used, in the first instance, to report on observed side-effects of prescription drugs.

» en primera línea = first-line .

Example: Moisturising creams are first-line agents in the management of eczema.

» en primera línea (de fuego) = in the front line ; on the front line ; at the coalface .

Example: Because they are in the 'front line,' reference librarians frequently determine whether a library is successful in serving its clientele.

Example: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change.

Example: African governments are at the coalface of trying to raise the standards of living of their people = Los gobiernos africanos están trabajando a pie de obra intentando elevar la calidad de vida de sus habitantes.

» en primer lugar = firstly ; in the first place ; in the first instance ; first and foremost ; first off ; to start with ; for a start ; for one thing ; to begin with ; for one ; for starts ; for starters ; first up .

Example: Firstly, there will be an increasing use of new forms of such technology in the provision of information.

Example: In the first place, the eligible population of the community is the library's public only in a legal sense, certainly not in a substantive socio-psychological sense.

Example: The latest plan involves placing terminals into doctors' surgeries where they will be used, in the first instance, to report on observed side-effects of prescription drugs.

Example: First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.

Example: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.

Example: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

Example: For a start, the cow and calf must be separated within a few days of birth.

Example: Actually, it's more than that; for one thing, it gives Lily chest congestion.

Example: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.

Example: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.

Example: Well, for starts, he give four conflicting accounts of what happened on the road to Damascus.

Example: For starters, there isn't much money to find -- the state has a $100 million shortfall, and Guinn has ordered agencies to tighten their belts.

Example: First up, to make a change, you must enrol to vote.

» escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school .

Example: This project involved a 5th intermediate school class and 10 students from LUSE during the 1988 summer semester, resulting in a 35-minute video recording.

» estar entre los primeros = stay on + top .

Example: Staying on top in any profession is difficult, particularly in golf, where there is so much competition.

» estos primeros años = these early years .

Example: These early years were her first encounter with the wonders of nature that continue to fire her imagination.

» estudiante universitario de primer año = freshman [freshmen, -pl.] ; first-year student ; fresher  ; first year ; college freshman ; frosh [Abreviatura derivada de la palabra americana freshman] .

Example: This study yielded mixed results but has proven valuable in reshaping the freshman bibliographic instruction programme.

Example: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.

Example: University freshers lack basic life skills, with many never having cooked, cleaned, or shopped for themselves, according to research.

Example: They have a mentoring system in place whereby older students take some responsibility for first years within the induction week.

Example: College freshman enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes towards two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook.

Example: Being a frosh is fun but is has its share of problems.

» experiencia de primera mano = first-hand experience .

Example: The author offers first-hand experience in setting up and developing public access CD-ROM service.

» experimentar de primera mano = experience + first-hand ; have + a first-hand experience .

Example: As students, we experience first-hand how drastic budget cuts directly affect the quality of public education.

Example: Having been raised in East Africa, I have a first-hand experience of gender inequalities and the plight of poor young women in Africa.

» finalizar (el) primero = come in + first ; finish + first .

Example: Of course, like any marathon you'll have the ones that come in first; only to be followed by the stragglers, an hour later.

Example: She finished first at last, for a split second.

» finalizar en primer lugar = come in + first place ; finish in + first place .

Example: The girls team came in first place overall in points.

Example: After three weeks of online voting by the general public, they finished in first place with almost 30% more votes than their closest competitor.

» follarse al primero que pasa = screw around ; sleep around .

Example: So gentlemen, if you're one of those guys who is just screwing around and trying to get laid, use a rubber.

Example: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.

» hacer los primeros pinitos = take + the first step .

Example: If you would like to become a doer, this section aims to help you take the first steps.

» homicidio en primer grado = first-degree murder .

Example: He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.

» hotel de primera categoría = upscale hotel ; upmarket hotel .

Example: Upscale hotels have recently cut their prices by 20 percent in an effort to bolster dwindling occupancy rates among business travelers.

Example: A new company has been set up to develop upmarket hotels in eastern Mediterranean resorts.

» inicial del primer nombre de pila = first initial .

Example: To search for a publication by its author, enter the author's last name, a comma, first initial if known, followed by a backslash (\).

» ir primero = lead + the way ; lead + the pack .

Example: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

Example: Northern India has the least number of female tobacco users while eastern India leads the pack, according to India's first-ever adult tobacco survey.

» la primera tentativa = the first time around .

Example: Because your uterus has already been down this road before, and your abdominal muscles might not be as taut as they were the first time around, your second pregnancy will start showing sooner.

» la primera vez = the first time around ; the first time .

Example: Because your uterus has already been down this road before, and your abdominal muscles might not be as taut as they were the first time around, your second pregnancy will start showing sooner.

Example: I didn't really fancy the traditional skiing but got hooked the first time I saw anyone on a wakeboard.

» las primeras nieves = the first snow .

Example: Some people call juncoes 'snowbirds' because they arrive with the first snow.

» las primeras veces = the first few times .

Example: It was funny the first few times you said it, now it's annoying.

» llegar (el) primero = come in + first ; finish + first .

Example: Of course, like any marathon you'll have the ones that come in first; only to be followed by the stragglers, an hour later.

Example: She finished first at last, for a split second.

» llegar en primer lugar = come in + first place ; finish in + first place .

Example: The girls team came in first place overall in points.

Example: After three weeks of online voting by the general public, they finished in first place with almost 30% more votes than their closest competitor.

» llegar primero = take + first place .

Example: The 400m relay team took first place in another photo finish.

» lo primero = for one ; first off ; first up .

Example: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.

Example: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.

Example: First up, to make a change, you must enrol to vote.

» lo primero de todo = first of all ; first off ; first up .

Example: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.

Example: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.

Example: First up, to make a change, you must enrol to vote.

» lo primero es lo primero = first things must come first ; first things first .

Example: My main argument on this occasion is to say in effect that first things must come first.

Example: There are so many things to see and do once you arrive in Honolulu, but first things first, get to your hotel and relax!.

» mostrar por primera vez = premiere .

Example: But subscription and sales of spin-off products turns out not to be the only financial model, so britannica.com (a free site sponsored by advertising) premiered last September.

» Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever .

Example: I sometimes imagine that the first article on the high costs of cataloging was written as the first book, ever, was being cataloged.

» noticia de primera plana = headline news ; top story ; front-page news .

Example: It's interesting that the headline news in Germany is all about the Bishop who has been suspended by the Pope for misuse of Church funds.

Example: Here's a monthly recap of some of the year's top stories.

Example: In December 1926, Agatha Christie became front-page news when she vanished in bizarre circumstances from her home.

» ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first .

Example: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.

» país del primer mundo = first world country .

Example: Many first world countries have by law 3-4 weeks of vacation per year, minimum.

» pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage ; take + the stage .

Example: Two major and apparently contradictory themes have emerged and taken centre stage in the management literature in the last several years.

Example: Popular involvement in justice was integral from the beginning and never lost, even as, over time, legal professionalism grew and developed and lawyers and judges took the stage.

» pasar a primera línea = move + upfront .

Example: As a football fan, it wasn't half good to see two players move upfront, be mobile and look like they want to play with each other.

» poner en primer plano = foreground .

Example: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.

» ponerse el primero = take + the lead .

Example: In Stockholm, Switzerland took the lead in the other group with a 4-1 victory over Denmark.

» por primera vez = first + Verbo ; for the first time ; for once .

Example: The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.

Example: No two instructors will follow the same pattern in introducing a case to a group for the first time.

Example: Note that for once standards have been drawn up before production of equipment started!.

» presenciar de primera mano = see + first-hand .

Example: But will she loosen the purse strings after traveling the country and seeing first-hand how her own staff are missing basic tools?.

» primera cita = first date .

Example: What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.

» primera comunión = first communion .

Example: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.

» Primera Dama, la = First Lady .

Example: Last week, First Lady Laura Bush held the fourth in her series of White House literary soirees.

» primera división = premiership  .

Example: The English premiership is the most competitive and best league in the world.

» Primera División, la = First Division, the ; Premier League, the .

Example: New fixtures for the rest of the season have been issued along with some changes in the First Division.

Example: Football referees can start training at a minimum age of 14, although it takes time and experience to climb the ranks in order to become a top official in the Premier League.

» Primera Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1) = AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition) .

Example: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

» Primera Enmienda, la = First Amendment, the [Primera ley de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos que garantiza la libertad expresión, religión, reunión, etc] .

Example: Publicly supported library service in the USA is based upon the First Amendment right of free expression.

» primera época, la = early days, the .

Example: The new chemical was expensive, and in the early days it was often mishandled; much of the foxing of early nineteenth-century paper was due to inefficient bleaching.

» primera escena, la = opening scene, the .

Example: In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach.

» primera etapa = early days .

Example: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.

» Primera Guerra Mundial = World War I [First World War] .

Example: War, for example, is divided into Militaria, War, World War I, World War II, Vehicles and Equipment.

» Primera Guerra Mundial, la = First World War, the (World War I) ; Great War, the .

Example: The costs of printing after the First World War account in part for the decline of the printed catalogue.

Example: During the last years of the Great War, sound detectors played an increasingly important part in the air defences of all the belligerents.

» primera impresión = first impression .

Example: Perception now being more important than substance, the author considers first impressions given by library brochures or the visual impact of web pages.

» primera infancia = babyhood  ; early childhood .

Example: The author offers a rich variety of detailed descriptions and anecdotes on the development of children of both sexes from babyhood to adolescence.

Example: Studies of deprived children suggest that those who do not receive the necessary stimulus in early childhood may never be able to compensate.

» Posesivo + primer álbum = Posesivo + debut album .

Example: A full three decades into his career, he is -- at long last -- releasing his debut album.

» primera línea = front-line [front line] ; front-line ; forefront  .

Example: Any front-line information and advice agency needs the backing of information gathering and collating services to provide really up-to-date and relevant information.

Example: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.

Example: The issue of refereeing football matches is never far from the forefront of public debate of the modern game.

» primera línea de defensa, la = first line of defence, the .

Example: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.

» primera manga = first leg ; away game ; away match .

Example: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.

Example: Any more than two away games in a row is out of order.

Example: Taking part in away matches meant there were often long periods spent in a car travelling to the opponents' ground.

» primera medida = initial step .

Example: As an initial step an Internet web site has been established.

» primera mitad, la = first half, the .

Example: Having been kept scoreless during the first half, Wales came out after the break and began scoring.

» primer amor = childhood sweetheart .

Example: A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood sweethearts who are now in their golden years.

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