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first-class (fûrstkls)
adj.
1. Constituting or belonging to the first, highest, or best group in a system of classification: a first-class hotel; first-class mail.
2. Of the foremost excellence or highest quality; first-rate: a first-class mind.

first class adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.first-classfirst-class - very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

first-class first class
adjective excellent, great, very good, superb, topping (Brit. slang), top, tops (slang), bad (slang), prime, capital, choice, champion, cool (informal), brilliant, crack (slang), mean (slang), cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), outstanding, premium, ace (informal), marvellous, exceptional, mega (slang), sovereign, dope (slang), world-class, blue-chip, top-flight, top-class, five-star, exemplary, wicked (slang), first-rate, def (slang), superlative, second to none, top-notch (informal), brill (informal), top-drawer, matchless, tiptop, boffo (slang), the dog's bollocks (taboo slang), jim-dandy (slang), twenty-four carat, A1 or A-one (informal), bitchin' (U.S. slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) The food was first-class
shocking (informal), terrible, inferior, second-class, second-rate, third-rate
Translations
first-class [ˈfɜːstklɑːs]
A. ADJ
1. [passenger, accommodation] → de primera clase; [travel, compartment, train] → de primera(clase); [stamp] referido a un sello de correos, que asegura mayor rapidez en la entrega
2. (= very good) [education, performance] → de primera(calidad)
B. CPD first-class compartment N (Rail) → compartimento m de primera
first-class honours degree N (Univ) → licenciatura f con matrícula de honor
see also honour A7 first-class mail, first-class post N servicio de correos que asegura mayor rapidez en la entrega
first-class ticket N (Rail) → billete m or (LAm) boleto m de primera clase
C. ADV to travel first-classviajar en primera
to send a letter first-class enviar una carta por el sistema de correos que asegura una entrega rápida

first-class [ˈfɜːstˈklɑːs]
1. adj
a.di prima classe
first-class ticket (Rail) → biglietto di prima classe
first-class compartment (Rail) → scompartimento di prima classe
first-class honours degree (Univ) → laurea con centodieci e lode
b. (very good) → di prima qualità
2. adv to travel first-classviaggiare in prima classe
to send a letter first-class → spedire una lettera per espresso

first-class [ˈfɜːstˈklɑːs]
1. adj
a.di prima classe
first-class ticket (Rail) → biglietto di prima classe
first-class compartment (Rail) → scompartimento di prima classe
first-class honours degree (Univ) → laurea con centodieci e lode
b. (very good) → di prima qualità
2. adv to travel first-classviaggiare in prima classe
to send a letter first-class → spedire una lettera per espresso

first-class درجة أولى prvotřídní førsteklasses erstklassig πρωτοκλασάτος de primera clase ensiluokkainen première classe prvorazredan prima classe 第一級の 제1급의 eersteklas førsteklasses pierwszej klasy de primeira classe первоклассный första klass ชั้นหนึ่ง birinci sınıf hạng nhất 最好的


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Sometimes, in place of the criticism, the first-class daily gives you what it thinks is a gay and chipper essay--about ancient Grecian funeral customs, or the ancient Egyptian method of tarring a mummy, or the reasons for believing that some of the peoples who existed before the flood did not approve of cats.
He was cheered to read in BOOK NEWS, in a paragraph on the payment of magazine writers, not that Rudyard Kipling received a dollar per word, but that the minimum rate paid by first-class magazines was two cents a word.
 
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