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Alternative spelling of first-come-first-served.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
One will be dealt with in the order in which one arrives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
先到者,先招待
(xiān dào zhě, xiān zhāodài)
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Chinese Mandarin:
先到先招待
(xiān dào xiān zhāodài)
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Chinese Mandarin:
先到先得
(xiāndàoxiāndé)
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Czech:
kdo dřív přijde, ten dřív mele
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Danish:
den, der kommer først til mølle, får først malet
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Dutch:
wie het eerst komt, het eerst maalt
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Dutch:
wie het eerst komt, die het eerst maalt
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Esperanto:
unua venis, unua prenis
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Finnish:
ensiksi tullutta palvellaan ensin
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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French:
premier arrivé, premier servi
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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German:
wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Hebrew:
זכות ראשונים
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Icelandic:
fyrstur kemur, fyrstur fær
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Indonesian:
siapa cepat, dia dapat
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Italian:
chi prima arriva meglio alloggia
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Japanese:
先着順
(senchakujun)
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Korean:
선착순
(seonchaksun)
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Norwegian Bokmål:
den som kommer først til mølla, får først malt
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Norwegian Bokmål:
førstemann til mølla
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
fyrstemann til mylna
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Polish:
kto pierwszy, ten lepszy
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Portuguese:
primeiro a chegar, primeiro a ser atendido
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Romanian:
primul venit, primul servit
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Russian:
в поря́дке поступле́ния
(v porjádke postuplénija)
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Russian:
в поря́дке живо́й о́череди
(v porjádke živój óčeredi)
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Russian:
поздний гость гложет и кость
(pozdnij gostʹ gložet i kostʹ)
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Russian:
кто успел, тот и съел
(kto uspel, tot i sʺjel)
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Slovene:
kdor prej pride, prej melje
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Spanish:
por orden de llegada
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Swedish:
först till kvarn
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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Swedish:
först till kvarn får först mala
— people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
