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first-rate (fûrstrt)

adj.

Foremost in quality, rank, or importance.

adv. Informal

Very well; excellently.

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first-rate

adj

1. of the best or highest rated class or quality

2. Informal very good; excellent

adv

Not standard very well; excellently

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	first-rate - of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" A-one, ace, crack, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
Adv.	1.	first-rate - quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" very well

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first-rate

adjective excellent, outstanding, first class, exceptional, mean (slang), topping (Brit. slang), top, tops (slang), prime, cool (informal), crack (slang), cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), exclusive, superb, mega (slang), sovereign, dope (slang), world-class, admirable, wicked (slang), def (slang), superlative, second to none, top-notch (informal), brill (informal), tiptop, bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), the dog's bollocks (taboo slang), jim-dandy (slang), A1 or A-one (informal), bitchin' (U.S. slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) They were dealing with a first-rate professional.

Translations

first-rate [ˈfɜːstˈreɪt] ADJ → de primera categoría or clase
she is first-rate at her work → su trabajo es de primera clase
first-rate! → ¡magnífico!

first-rate [ˈfɜːstˈreɪt] adj → di prim'ordine, ottimo/a