primer

prim·er ¹

 (prĭm′ər)

n.

1. An elementary textbook for teaching children to read.

2. A book that covers the basic elements of a subject.

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[Middle English, devotional manual, from Norman French, from Medieval Latin prīmārium, from neuter of prīmārius, first, from Latin, from prīmus; see prime.]

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prim·er ²

 (prī′mər)

n.

1. A cap or tube containing a small amount of explosive used to detonate the main explosive charge of a firearm or mine.

2. An undercoat of paint or size applied to prepare a surface, as for painting.

3. Genetics A segment of DNA or RNA that is complementary to a given DNA sequence and that is needed to initiate replication by DNA polymerase.

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primer

(ˈpraɪmə)

n

1. (Education) an introductory text, such as a school textbook

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing See long primer, great primer

[C14: via Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin primārius (liber) a first (book), from Latin prīmārius primary]

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primer

(ˈpraɪmə)

n

1. a person or thing that primes

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a device, such as a tube containing explosive, for detonating the main charge in a gun, mine, etc

3. (Chemistry) a substance, such as paint, applied to a surface as a base, sealer, etc

Also called (for senses 2, 3): priming

[C15: see prime (vb)]

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prim•er¹

(ˈprɪm ər; esp. Brit. ˈpraɪ mər)

n.

1. an elementary book for teaching children to read.

2. any book of elementary principles.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin prīmārium, n. use of neuter of prīmārius primary]

prim•er²

(ˈpraɪ mər)

n.

1. one that primes.

2. a cap, cylinder, etc., that supplies a compound for igniting a charge of powder.

3. a first coat of paint, size, etc., given to any surface as a base, sealer, or the like.

4. a short piece of DNA added to one end of a strand of DNA in order to define the portion to be copied.

[1490–1500]

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primer

A book used to teach children to read, or one that covers the basics of a subject.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	primer - an introductory textbook     school text, schoolbook, text edition, textbook, text - a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" speller - an introductory textbook to teach spelling hornbook - a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
	2.	primer - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant fuze, fuse, priming, fuzee, fusee detonating fuse - a fuse containing an explosive igniter, ignitor, lighter, light - a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" safety fuse - a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance time-fuse - a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb)
	3.	primer - the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface flat coat, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat, priming, ground coat of paint - a layer of paint covering something else couch - a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

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Translations

كِتاب يُعْطي الأسُسمادّة الأساس قبل الدّهان

podkladslabikářúvodzákladní příručka

begynderboggrunder

GrundierungLeitfadenLesebuch

αναγνωστικό

abecésilabario

aabits

aapinennallipohjamaalisytyke

abécédaireamorceapprêtintroductionmanuel d'introduction

alapozó

grunnurkennslubók handa byrjendum

iniettoremanuale elementareprima mano

チョークプライマー下塗下塗り入門書

ābece

begynnerbokgrunninggrunnmaling

základná príručka

grudva

astartemel bilgiler kitabı

入门书初级读本底漆

primer

[ˈpraɪməʳ] N

1. (= textbook) → manual m básico
a French primer → un manual básico de francés, un manual de francés elemental

2. (= basic reader) → abecedario m

3. (= paint) → pintura f base, imprimación f

4. [of bomb] → iniciador m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

primer

[ˈpraɪmə^r] n

(= paint) → apprêt m

(= book) → manuel m d'introductionprime rate n → taux m préférentielprime time

n (on TV, radio) → prime time m, heures fpl de grande écoute, heure f de grande écoute

adj [programme, public] → de prime time

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

primer

n

(= paint) → Grundierfarbe f, → Grundierung f; (= coat) → Grundierung f, → Grundieranstrich m

(esp Sch: = book) → Elementarbuch nt, → Anfangslehrbuch nt, → Fibel f

(= explosive) → Zündhütchen nt, → Treibladungszünder m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

primer

[ˈpraɪməʳ] n

a. (textbook) → testo elementare

b. (paint) → vernice f base inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

prime²

(praim) verb

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 preparar nabít; nanést podklad fertig machen præparere 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 klaarmakenforsyne med tennladning; grunneładować, gruntować چمتو كول preparar a încărca; a grundui подготавливать nabiť; natrieť podklad pripraviti obraditi preparera, grunda เตรียมการ hazırlamak 使準備好 заправляти بھر کر تيار کرنا mồi; châm 使准备好

ˈprimer noun

1. a book that gives basic information about a subject. inleiding كِتاب يُعْطي الأسُس буквар manual úvod (do), základní příručka der Leitfaden begynderbog 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 begynnerbokelementarz بنسټيز كتاب 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 primeira demão podklad die Grundierung grunder 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 grondverfgrunnmaling, grunningpodkład د رنګمالى لپاره سريښ subcapa grund грунтовка podklad podlaga osnovni sloj boje grundfärg, primer สีที่ใช้ทางรองพื้น astar 底漆 ґрунтовка ايک قسم کا مادہ lớp sơn lót 底漆

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