firstly

first·ly  (fûrstl)

adv.

In the first place; to begin with.

Usage Note: It is well established that either first or firstly can be used to begin an enumeration: Our objectives are, first (or firstly), to recover from last year's slump. Any succeeding items should be introduced by words parallel to the form that is chosen, as in first . . . second . . . third or firstly . . . secondly . . . thirdly.

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firstly [ˈfɜːstlɪ]

adv

coming before other points, questions, etc.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

firstly - before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" first, first of all, first off, foremost

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firstly

adverb in the first place, initially, to begin with, to start with, before all else Firstly, vitamin C is needed for hormone production.

Translations

firstly [ˈfɜːstlɪ] ADV

1. (= before anything else) → antes que nada, en primer lugar, primero
firstly, we must stop the bleeding → antes que nada or en primer lugar or primero tenemos que cortar la hemorragia

2. (= on the first occasion) → primero
we went there firstly as tourists, then bought a house there → fuimos allí primero como turistas, luego nos compramos una casa

3. (= in the first place) → en primer lugar
firstly, it's too small and secondly it's too expensive → en primer lugar, es demasiado pequeño y en segundo lugar, es demasiado caro

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firstly [ˈfɜː^rstli] adv

(= first of all) → d'abord, premièrement
Firstly, let's see what the book is about → Voyons d'abord de quoi parle ce livre.

(introducing first of two) → premièrement
There are two reasons. Firstly → Il y a deux raisons. Premièrement ...
first minister First Minister n (in Scottish parliament) chef du parlement écossais
first name n → prénom m
first-name [ˌfɜː^rstˈneɪm] modif
to be on first-name terms → s'appeler par son prénom
to be on first-name terms with sb → appeler qn par son prénom
first night n (THEATRE) [play] → première f
first offender n → délinquant(e) m/f primaire
first officer n → second m
first-past-the-post system n → système m majoritaire à un tour
first person n (GRAMMAR) → première personne f
in the first person → à la première personne
first-person [ˌfɜː^rstˈpɜː^rs^ən] modif [account, narrative] → à la première personne
first person plural n (GRAMMAR) the first person plural → la première personne du pluriel
first-rate [ˌfɜː^rstˈreɪt] adj → excellent(e)
first school n (British) → école f primaire
first secretary First Secretary n (Welsh) → chef m du gouvernement régional gallois
first-time buyer n → (primo-)accédant m à la propriété
first-timer [ˌfɜː^rstˈtaɪmə^r] n → débutant(e) m/f
First World

n
the First World → les pays mpl industrialisés

modif
First World countries → pays mpl industrialisés
First World War

n
the First World War → la Première Guerre mondiale

modif [general, veteran, battlefield] → de la Première Guerre mondiale
first year

n

[university course] → première année f

(= student) → étudiant(e) m/f de première année

modif [student] → de première année; [course] → de première année
fir tree n → sapin m

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firstly

adv (= in the first place) → zuerst; they felt that their duty was firstly to the police → sie fühlten sich in erster Linie der Polizei verpflichtet; why can’t I? — well, firstly it’s not yours and secondly … → warum denn nicht? — nun, zunächst or erstens einmal gehört es nicht dir und zweitens …

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firstly [ˈfɜːstlɪ] adv → prima, innanzitutto, in primo luogo

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firstly [ˈfɜːstlɪ] adv → prima, innanzitutto, in primo luogo

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