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prime [praɪm] adj 1. (prenominal) first in quality or value; first-rate 2. (prenominal) fundamental; original 3. (prenominal) first in importance, authority, etc.; chief 4. (Mathematics) Maths a. having no factors except itself or one x2 + x + 3 is a prime polynomial b. (foll by to) having no common factors (with) 20 is prime to 21 5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance having the best credit rating prime investments n 1. the time when a thing is at its best 2. a period of power, vigour, etc., usually following youth (esp in the phrase the prime of life) 3. the beginning of something, such as the spring 4. (Mathematics) Maths short for prime number 5. (Linguistics) Linguistics a semantically indivisible element; minimal component of the sense of a word 6. (Music, other) Music a. unison b. the tonic of a scale 7. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) Chiefly RC Church the second of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed for the first hour of the day, at sunrise 8. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) the first of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing vb
1. to prepare (something); make ready 2. (tr) to apply a primer, such as paint or size, to (a surface) 3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to fill (a pump) with its working fluid before starting, in order to improve the sealing of the pump elements and to expel air from it before starting 4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (tr) to increase the quantity of fuel in the float chamber of (a carburettor) in order to facilitate the starting of an engine 5. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing 6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (intr) (of a steam engine or boiler) to operate with or produce steam mixed with large amounts of water 7. (tr) to provide with facts, information, etc., beforehand; brief [(adj) C14: from Latin prīmus first; (n) C13: from Latin prīma (hora) the first (hour); (vb) C16: of uncertain origin, probably connected with n] primely adv primeness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
prime adjective 1. main, leading, chief, central, major, ruling, key, senior, primary, supreme, principal, ultimate, cardinal, paramount, overriding, foremost, predominant, pre-eminent, number-one (informal) Political stability is a prime concern. 2. best, top, select, highest, capital, quality, choice, selected, excellent, superior, first-class, first-rate, grade-A It was one of the City's prime locations. 3. fundamental, original, basic, primary, underlying A prime cause of deforestation was the burning of charcoal to melt ore into iron. 4. ideal, standard, classic, typical, stock, excellent, conventional, characteristic, signature, archetypal, quintessential, prototypical a prime example of mid-century modernism noun Translations prime [praɪm] A. ADJ 1. (= major, main) [cause, objective, target] → principal the/a prime cause of stress in the workplace → la principal causa/una de las principales causas de estrés en el trabajo the prime candidate to take over his job is May Reid → May Reid es la candidata con más posibilidades de sustituirle en el puesto our prime concern is public safety → nuestra mayor or principal preocupación es la seguridad ciudadana to be of prime importance → ser de primordial importancia, ser de fundamental importancia he's the prime suspect → es el principal sospechoso 2. (= top-quality, excellent) [real estate, property] → de primera; [ingredient, cut] → de primera(calidad) to be in prime condition [cattle, fruit, car] → estar en perfecto estado; [athlete] → estar en plena forma prime quality beef → carne f de vaca de primera(calidad) prime rib(s) → costillas fpl de primera(calidad) a prime site → un lugar privilegiado 3. (= classic) → perfecto a prime example of what to avoid → un perfecto ejemplo de lo que se debe evitar 4. (Math) [number] → primo B. N 1. (= best years) when trade unionism was in its prime → cuando el sindicalismo estaba en su apogeo to be in one's prime or in the prime of life [person] → estar en la flor de la vida to be cut off or cut down in one's prime → morir en la flor de la vida he's past his prime → ya ha dejado atrás los mejores años de su vida the hotel was past its prime (hum) → el hotel ya había dejado atrás sus días de gloria 2. (Rel) → prima f C. VT 1. (prior to painting) → imprimar, preparar; (with primer) → aplicar una capa de imprimación a; (with undercoat) → aplicar una capa de(pintura)base a; (with anticorrosive) → aplicar una capa de pintura anticorrosiva a 2. (prior to use) [+ gun, pump] → cebar he primed the bomb to go off at ten → cebó la bomba para que explotara a las diez to prime the pump → sacar las cosas adelante he was willing to prime the pump by offering finance → estaba dispuesto a ofrecerse a financiarlo para que saliera adelante public investment is the best way of priming the pump of economic activity → la inversión pública es la mejor forma de promover la actividad ecónomica 3. (= prepare) [+ student, politician, soldier] → preparar she came well primed for the interview → vino a la entrevista bien preparada they had been primed to expect the worst → se les había preparado para lo peor to keep troops primed for combat → tener a las tropas listas para el combate he had been primed to say that → le habían dado instrucciones para que dijera eso 4. (with drink) he arrived well primed → llegó ya bien bebido he primed himself for the interview with a stiff whisky → se tomó un whisky fuerte como preparación para la entrevista D. CPD prime cost N → coste m neto, coste m de producción prime factor N → factor m primordial, factor m principal the prime meridian N (Geog) → el meridiano de Greenwich prime minister N → primer(a)ministro/a m/f prime ministership N (= period of office) → mandato m como primer ministro; (= office) → cargo m de(l)primer ministro prime mover N (= person) → promotor(a) m/f (Philos) → primer motor m a prime mover in Middle East events → una de las promotoras de los acontecimientos en el Oriente Medio prime number N (Math) → número m primo prime rate N → tipo m de interés preferencial prime lending rate → tipo m de interés preferencial sobre los préstamos prime time N (TV) → horas fpl de máxima or mayor audiencia the programme was repeated in prime time → el programa se repitió a una de las horas de máxima or mayor audiencia see also prime-time prime [ˈpraɪm] adj (= fundamental) [concern] → premier/ière after n; [requirement] → primordial(e) to be of prime importance → être de première importance vt (= inform) → informer (= prepare) to prime sb to do sth → préparer qn à faire qch to be primed to do sth → être préparé(e) à faire qch n in one's prime → au mieux de sa forme to be in one's prime → être dans la fleur de l'âge in the prime of life → dans la fleur de l'âge to be past one's prime → ne plus être au mieux de sa forme prime minister Prime Minister n → Premier ministre m/f prime mover n (= person) → instigateur/trice m/f to be the prime mover in sth → être l'instigateur/trice m/f de qch prime number n → nombre m premier prime adj (= major, chief) → Haupt-, wesentlich; target, objective → hauptsächtlich, oberste(r, s), höchste(r, s); candidate → erste(r, s); cause → hauptsächlich, häufigste(r, s); requirement → erste(r, s), oberste(r, s); prime suspect → Hauptverdächtige(r) mf; of prime importance → von größter Bedeutung, von äußerster Wichtigkeit; my prime concern → mein Hauptanliegen nt; she was a prime favourite → sie war eine hohe Favoritin (= excellent) → erstklassig, beste(r, s); example → erstklassig; in prime condition (meat, fruit etc) → von hervorragender Qualität; athlete, car etc → in erstklassiger or hervorragender Verfassung; prime cut → Stück nt → bester Qualität prime example → Paradebeispiel nt, → klassisches Beispiel n (= full vigour) in the prime of life → in der Blüte seiner Jahre; he is in his prime → er ist im besten Alter or in den besten Jahren; (singer, artist) → er ist an seinem Höhepunkt angelangt; he was cut down in his prime → er wurde in der Blüte seiner Jahre dahingerafft; he is past his prime → er ist über sein bestes Alter or seine besten Jahre hinaus; (singer, artist) → er hat seine beste Zeit hinter sich; this city is past its prime → diese Stadt hat auch schon bessere Zeiten gesehen (Math) → Primzahl f (Eccl: also Prime) → Prim f vt gun → schussfertig machen; bomb → scharf machen; pump → vorpumpen; carburettor → Anlasskraftstoff einspritzen in (+acc) surface (for painting) → grundieren (with advice, information) → instruieren person (with drink) → alkoholisieren, unter Alkohol setzen prime: prime factor n (Math) → Primfaktor m prime meridian n → Nullmeridian m prime minister n → Ministerpräsident(in) m(f), → Premierminister(in) m(f) prime ministerial adj → des Premierministers, der Premierministerin prime ministership prime mover n (Phys, Tech) → Zugmaschine f; (Philos) → bewegende Kraft, Triebfeder f; (fig: = person) → treibende Kraft prime number n (Math) → Primzahl f prime: prime ribs pl → Hochrippen pl prime time n → Hauptsendezeit f prime [praɪm] 1. adj a. (chief, major, gen) → principale, primario/a, fondamentale; (cause, reason) → primo/a, fondamentale of prime importance → della massima importanza b. (excellent, example) → superbo/a; (meat) → di prima scelta of prime quality → di prima scelta in prime condition (car, athlete) → in perfette condizioni (fruit) → in condizioni perfette 2. n in the prime of life, in one's prime → nel fiore della vita to be past one's prime → non essere più quello/a di una volta 3. vt (wood) → preparare; (gun) → innescare; (pump) → adescare (fig) (instruct) → istruire, mettere al corrente he arrived well primed → è arrivato ben preparato prime [praɪm] 1. adj a. (chief, major, gen) → principale, primario/a, fondamentale; (cause, reason) → primo/a, fondamentale of prime importance → della massima importanza b. (excellent, example) → superbo/a; (meat) → di prima scelta of prime quality → di prima scelta in prime condition (car, athlete) → in perfette condizioni (fruit) → in condizioni perfette adj prime [praim] 1 first or most important the prime minister; a matter of prime importance. groot اوَّل، أهَم، رَئيسي първоначален první; nejdůležitější vigtigst; første-; højest wichtigst πρώτος, πρώτιστος, πρωταρχικός primer, primero pea-, esmane اولیه؛ اصلی pää- premier עִיקָרִי मुख्य, प्रधान első(rendű) pertama, utama megin-, aðal- primo, primario 第一の 가장 중요한 pirmutinis, svarbiausias pirmais; galvenais perdana; utama eerst hoved-, viktigst, primær pierwszy, pierwszorzędny primeiro prim первый, главный prvý; najdôležitejší prvi glavni främsta, viktigast, huvud-, premiär- ที่มาลำดับแรก asıl, esas 重要的 головний اعلي، اعظم chủ yếu; hàng đầu 重要的 2 best in prime condition. beste مُمتاز، أفْضَل първокачествен nejlepší bedst erstklassig άριστος óptimo, perfecto parim عالی ensiluokkainen parfait מֵיטָב उत्कृष्ट legjobb terbaik bestur, fyrsta flokks eccellente, ottimo 最良の 최고의 geriausias lielisks; pirmklasīgs terbaik prima av beste sort, førsteklasses znakomity perfeito perfect превосходный najlepší odličen najbolji bästa ที่ดีที่สุด en iyi 最好的 найкращий افضل hoàn hảo 最好的 n the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age) He is in his prime; the prime of life. fleur ريَعان الشَّباب в разгара на nejkrásnější doba den bedste alder die Blüte ακμή, άνθος flor de la vida, plenitud (elu) parimad aastad دوران اوج parhaassa iässä fleur de l'âge שִׂיא बहार élete teljében, delén bagian terbaik blómi fiore, primavera 全盛 전성기 pats gražumas plaukums puncak bloei beste alder najlepszy okres życia plenitude floarea vârstei расцвет najkrajšie obdobie najboljša leta cvet [] krafts [] ช่วงเวลาที่ดีที่สุดในชีวิต en güzel çağ 全盛時期 розквіт عنفوان شباب thời kỳ sung sức nhất 全盛时期 adj primary 1 first or most important his primary concern. hoof الأوَّل، الأهَم главен prvořadý vigtigst wichtigst πρωταρχικός principal esmane اصلی؛ اولیه ensisijainen principal עִיקָרִי आदिम, आदि (leg)első, fő, elsődleges utama fyrstur, megin- principale 第一の 주요한 svarbiausias galvenais; svarīgākais utama hoofd{#169} først, opprinnelig, hoved- najważniejszy principal principal первостепенный, главный prvoradý glaven najvažniji primär, första ที่สำคัญที่สุด asıl, esas 主要的 основний; найважливіший اہم ترين، اولين chủ yếu; hàng đầu 主要的 2 of the first level or stage a primary school. laer, primêr إبْتِدائي начален základní hoved-; grund- Grund-... στοιχειώδης primario alg- ابتدایی perus- primaire יְסוֹדִי प्रथम आदि alsófokú; általános iskolai dasar grunn-, undirstöðu- primario, elementare 初等の 초등학교의 pradinis sākuma-; pamata- rendah basis{#169} grunn-, forberedende podstawowy primário primar начальный základný osnoven osnovni grundläggande, grund- ในขั้นแรก ilk 初級的 первинний, первісний پہلي سطح کا tiểu học 初级的 adv primarily [praiˈmerəli] chiefly; in the first place I wrote the play primarily as a protest, and only secondarily as entertainment. in die eerste plek بِصورَةٍ رَئيسِيَّه، في المَكان الأوَّل главно především først og fremmest in erster Linie πρωτίστως principalmente; en primer lugar eeskätt در درجه اول؛ اساساً pääasiassa principalement בְּעִיקָר मुख्यत:, मूख्य रूप से elsősorban; eredetileg terutama fyrst og fremst principalmente 主として 주로 pirmiausia, visų pirma vispirms; sākumā; galvenokārt terutamanya voornamelijk hovedsakelig, først og fremst, primært przede wszystkim principalmente în primul rând главным образом predovšetkým najprej, predvsem pre svega i första hand, huvudsakligen แรกเริ่ม aslında, esasında 起初,首先 перед усім; головним чином بنيادي طور پر chủ yếu 起初,首先 primary colours (of pigments, but not of light) those colours from which all others can be made, ie red, blue and yellow. primêre kleure ألوان رَئيسِيَّه основни цветове základní barvy primærfarve; grundfarve die Primärfarben (pl.) βασικά χρώματα colores primarios põhivärvused رنگ های اصلی päävärit couleurs fondamentales צִבעֵי יְסוֹד मूलरंग alapszínek warna dasar frum-/grunnlitur colori fondamentali 原色 3원색 pagrindinės spalvos pamatkrāsas warna primer primaire kleuren grunn-/primærfarger kolory podstawowe cores primárias culori primare основные цвета základné farby osnovne barve osnovne boje grundfärger สีพื้นฐาน ana renkler 原色 основні кольори ابتدائي رنگ màu gốc 原色 prime minister the chief minister of a government. eerste minister رَئيس الوزارَه министър-председател předseda vlády premierminister der/die Premierminister(in) πρωθυπουργός primer ministro peaminister نخست وزیر pääministeri premier ministre ראש הַמֶמשָׁלָה प्रधानमंत्री miniszterelnök perdana menteri forsætisráðherra primo ministro 首相 수상 premjeras, ministras pirmininkas premjerministrs perdana menteri eerste minister statsminister premier primeiro ministro premier, prim-ministru премьер-министр predseda vlády ministrski predsednik premijer stats-, premiärminister นายกรัฐมนตรี başbakan 首相;總理 прем'єр-міністр وزير اعظم thủ tướng 首相;总理 prime number a number that can only be divided without a remainder by itself and 1, eg 3, 5, 7, 31. priem الأعداد التي تَنْقَسِم على نَفْسِها بدون باقٍ просто число prvočíslo primtal die Primzahl πρώτος αριθμός número primo algarv عدد اول alkuluku nombre premier מִספָּר רִאשוֹנִי अभाज्य संख्या törzsszám bilangan pokok frumtala, prímtala numero primo 素数 소수 pirminis skaičius pirmskaitlis nombor perdana priemgetal primtall liczba pierwsza número primo număr prim простое число prvočíslo praštevilo neparan broj primtal จำนวนเฉพาะ asal sayı 質數 просте число مفرد اعداد، عدد متبائن số nguyên tố 质数 n prime time the evening hours, the time when most viewers are watching television The programme will be broadcast during prime time. hoofkykktyd ساعات المَساء عِندما يُشاهِد أكبر عَدد مُمكن най-гледано време hlavní vysílací čas bedste sendetid; prime time die Hauptsendezeit ζώνη υψηλής τηλεθέασης horas de máxima audiencia parim vaatamisaeg ساعات پربیننده paras katseluaika heures de grande écoute בִּ”שׁעוֹת שִׂיא” प्रमुख समय főműsoridő waktu terbaik (prima serata) 골든 아워 žiūrovams patogiausias laikas skatītāju iecienītākais raidlaiks waktu perdana beste sendetid czas największej oglądalności, najlepszy czas antenowy лучшее (эфирное) время najsledovanejší vysielací čas najbolj gledani termin udarni termin bästa sändningstid ช่วงเวลาที่มีผู้ชมมากที่สุด reyting saati 黃金時段 найкращий час; прайм-тайм شام کے اوقات giờ cao điểm 黄金时段 adj prime-time advertising. hoofkyktydagtig في ساعات المَساء، عند مُشاهَدَة أكْبَر عَدد по най-гедано време reklama v hlavním vysílacím čase prime time- die Hauptwerbezeit που γίνεται κατά τις ώρες υψηλής τηλεθέασης horas de máxima audiencia parimale vaatamisajale sattuv مربوط به ساعات پر بیننده parhaan katseluajan des heures de grande écoute प्रात: समय főműsoridőben sugárzott waktu terbaik (in prima serata) 골든 아워 광고 rodomas vakare, žiūrovams patogiausiu laiku iecienītākā raidlaika- waktu perdana i beste sendetid w czasie największej oglądalności в лучшее время reklama vysielaná v najsledovanejšom čase v najbolj gledanem terminu u udarnom terminu på bästa sändningstid ที่มีผู้ชมมากที่สุด reyting saatinde olan 黃金時段的 такий, що показують в самий зручний для телеглядачів час شام کے وقت کا giờ cao điểm 黄金时段的 prime2 v prime [praim] to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it. grondlaag gee يُعِدُّ قَبْلَ إضافَة أي شَيء пълня nabít; nanést podklad præparere (zünd)fertig machen ετοιμάζω κτ. γεμίζοντάς το (π.χ. όπλο) cebar ette valmistama, töökorda seadma آماده کردن valmistella amorcer, apprêter לְהָכִין לִפעוּלָה तैयार करना (meg)tölt mempersiapkan undirbúa; grunna; setja púður (í byssu) preparare 下ごしらえする 준비하다 užtaisyti, gruntuoti sagatavot; pielādēt; piepildīt; gruntēt membubuh; menyapu klaarmaken forsyne med tennladning; grunne ładować, gruntować preparar a încărca; a grundui подготавливать nabiť; natrieť podklad pripraviti obraditi preparera, grunda ทารองพื้น hazırlamak 使準備好 заправляти بھر کر تيار کرنا mồi; châm 使准备好 n primer 1 a book that gives basic information about a subject. inleiding كِتاب يُعْطي الأسُس буквар úvod (do), základní příručka begynderbog der Leitfaden βιβλίο στοιχειωδών γνώσεων texto elemental algõpik کتاب پایه alkeiskirja manuel d'introduction סֵפֶר לִימוּד לְמַתחִילִים प्रवेशिका पुस्तक bevezetés buku bacaan utama kennslubók handa byrjendum (manuale elementare) 入門書 입문서 elementorius ābece buku teks peringkat permulaan beknopte handleiding begynnerbok elementarz manual manual; abecedar учебник для начинающих úvod (do); základná príručka abecednik, prvo berilo bukvar nybörjarbok หนังสืออ่านเบื้องต้นสำหรับเด็ก temel bilgiler kitabı 入門書,初級讀本 буквар; абетка کسي مضمون سے متعلق معلومات دينے والي بنيادي کتاب sách giới thiệu 入门书,初级读本 2 a substance put on a surface to prime it before painting. grondlaag مادّة الأساس قبل الدّهان грунд podklad grunder die Grundierung λούστρο, πρώτη μπογιά capa preparatoria, imprimación alusvärv بتونه pohjamaali apprêt צֶבָע יְסוֹד अस्तर alapozó lapisan dasar grunnur mestica, imprimitura 下塗り 초벌재료 gruntas gruntējums primer grondverf grunnmaling, grunning podkład subcapa grund грунтовка podklad podlaga osnovni sloj boje grundfärg, primer สีที่ใช้ทางรองพื้น astar 底漆 ґрунтовка ايک قسم کا مادہ lớp sơn lót 底漆 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| The Duke of Devenham, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whose wife entertained for his party, and whose immense income, derived mostly from her American relations, was always at its disposal, was a person almost as important in the councils of his country as the Prime Minister himself. Harold March was to have traveled with his friend Horne Fisher on that inland voyage to Willowood Place, where the Prime Minister was a guest at the moment. He was scuffling with the prime minister and the director-general of public education, and he was a royal gift to me and my camp servants. |
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