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To win first place in a competition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Sally came first in the calligraphy competition.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To be the most important thing to consider.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Near-synonym: override
- Don't forget: safety comes first.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: override
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
名列第一
(míngliè dì-yī)
— win first place in competition
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Finnish:
voittaa
— win first place in competition
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Finnish:
tulla ensimmäiseksi
— win first place in competition
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French:
arriver premier
— win first place in competition
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Russian:
побежда́ть
(pobeždátʹ)
— win first place in competition
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Russian:
победи́ть
(pobedítʹ)
— win first place in competition
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Russian:
выи́грывать
(vyígryvatʹ)
— win first place in competition
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Russian:
вы́играть
(výigratʹ)
— win first place in competition
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Chinese Mandarin:
放在首位
(fàng zài shǒuwèi)
— be the most important thing to consider
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Chinese Mandarin:
第一
(dì-yī)
— be the most important thing to consider
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Finnish:
olla tärkeintä
— be the most important thing to consider
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Finnish:
olla ykkösasia
— be the most important thing to consider
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Finnish:
olla ykkönen
— be the most important thing to consider
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French:
primer
— be the most important thing to consider
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French:
d'abord
— be the most important thing to consider
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French:
avant tout
— be the most important thing to consider
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Russian:
пре́жде всего́
(préžde vsevó)
— be the most important thing to consider