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Meanings of first in English
Portuguese
primeiro Catalan
primera The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving.
Synonyms
Examples for "first gear"
Examples for "first gear"
1
The much-heralded 'hydrogen economy' never appears to get out of first gear.
2
His technique is robotic and his heart rate never leaves first gear.
3
I shifted into first gear, locked the hubs, and started the ascent.
4
He had a first gear, a tenth gear and nothing in between.
5
The driver threw it into first gear and hauled out of there.
1
It could be trundled around accidents, pulling itself along in low gear.
2
Just now though, on a level, we travelled at a low gear.
3
He sounds like a truck going uphill in low gear, doesn't he?
4
The chauffeur put the limousine in low gear and followed them.
5
The sound of his voice was like a gravel crusher in low gear.
Usage of first in English
1
The first key issue was health security, he said, including antimicrobial resistance.
2
The proposed state law would allow legal action first, official classification later.
3
South Africa's first known domestic case was made public 17 days ago.
4
Spain records first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus, health authorities said.
5
Last good league: Promoted last year for first time in six years.
6
However, as before mentioned, the result was at first almost exactly opposite.
7
Russia is also set to help build Turkey's first nuclear power plant.
8
Last year, the sea froze for the first time in 20 years.
9
Of course the first issue is whether he really wants to try.
10
The reality is that animal welfare must come first in these cases.
11
If the first word was 'the' that made 'X' stand for 'E'.
12
The police first reported a concerning approach in early September last year.
13
In other words, the federal law requires classification first, legal action second.
14
The company needed to address short-term liquidity problems first, the source said.
15
The term Gross Domestic Product was first introduced 80 years ago today.
16
Continuing the Labour-led government's free apprenticeships and first year fees free programmes.
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First across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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