Phrase guide

first floor

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The floor of a building at the level of the street or surrounding ground; the ground floor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Philippines, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The floor of a building one above the ground floor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ground floor, ground level

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: floor, level, storey, story

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kati i pare — floor above the ground floor
  • Armenian: երկրորդ հարկ (erkrord hark) — floor above the ground floor
  • Basque: lehen solairua — floor above the ground floor
  • Belarusian: другі паверх (druhi pavjerx) — floor above the ground floor
  • Bengali: দ্বিতল (ditol) — floor above the ground floor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 二樓 /二楼 (èr lóu) — floor above the ground floor
  • Danish: første etage — floor above the ground floor
  • Dutch: eerste verdieping — floor above the ground floor
  • Estonian: teine korrus — floor above the ground floor
  • Finnish: toinen kerros — floor above the ground floor
  • French: premier étage — floor above the ground floor
  • German: erster Stock — floor above the ground floor
  • Greek: πρώτος όροφος (prótos órofos) — floor above the ground floor
  • Hungarian: első emelet — floor above the ground floor
  • Icelandic: önnur hæð — floor above the ground floor
  • Indonesian: lantai dua — floor above the ground floor
  • Italian: primo piano — floor above the ground floor
  • Japanese: 二階 (nikai) — floor above the ground floor
  • Javanese: jogan siji — floor above the ground floor
  • Javanese: lantai loro — floor above the ground floor
  • Korean: 이층 (icheung) — floor above the ground floor
  • Malay: tingkat satu — floor above the ground floor
  • Polish: pierwsze piętro — floor above the ground floor
  • Portuguese: primeiro andar/piso — floor above the ground floor
  • Russian: второ́й эта́ж (vtorój etáž) — floor above the ground floor
  • Spanish: planta primera — floor above the ground floor
  • Spanish: primera planta — floor above the ground floor
  • Swahili: ghorofa ya kwanza — floor above the ground floor
  • Swedish: förstavåning — floor above the ground floor
  • Swedish: första våning — floor above the ground floor
  • Tagalog: ikalawang palapag — floor above the ground floor
  • Turkish: birinci kat — floor above the ground floor
  • Ukrainian: другий поверх (druhyj poverx) — floor above the ground floor
  • Vietnamese: tầng một — floor above the ground floor
  • Vietnamese: tầng hai — floor above the ground floor