priority

pri·or·i·ty

 (prī-ôr′ĭ-tē, -ŏr′-)

n. pl. pri·or·i·ties

1. Precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency.

2.

a. An established right to precedence.

b. An authoritative rating that establishes such precedence.

3. A preceding or coming earlier in time.

4. Something afforded or deserving prior attention.

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[Middle English priorite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin priōritās, from Latin prior, first; see prior².]

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priority

(praɪˈɒrɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the condition of being prior; antecedence; precedence

2. the right of precedence over others

3. something given specified attention: my first priority.

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pri•or•i•ty

(praɪˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the state or quality of being earlier in time or occurrence.

2. the right to take precedence in obtaining supplies, services, etc., as during a shortage.

3. the right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.; precedence.

4. something given special or prior attention.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	priority - status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" precedence, precedency high status - a position of superior status back burner - reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner" front burner - top priority; "the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines"
	2.	priority - preceding in time antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency earliness - quality of coming early or earlier in time subsequentness, posteriority, subsequence - following in time

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priority

noun

1. prime concern, first concern, primary issue, most pressing matter The government's priority should be better health care.

2. precedence, preference, greater importance, primacy, predominance The school gives priority to science and maths.

3. supremacy, rank, the lead, superiority, precedence, prerogative, seniority, right of way, pre-eminence the premise that economic development has priority over the environment

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priority

noun

The act, condition, or right of preceding:

antecedence, precedence, precedency, right of way.

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Translations

أولَويّات، أفْضَلِيّاتأَوْلَوِيَّةأولَوِيَّه

přednostprioritaprvní úkol

førsteprioritethave fortrinsretprioritet

PrioritätSchwerpunktVorrang

προτεραιότητα

prioridad

tärkein asia

prioritéprioritaire

prioritet

forgangur

precedenzaprioritàpriorit...

優先

우선순위

prioriteit

prioritet

pierwszeństwo

prioridade

приоритет

priorstvoprvá úloha

prednost

prioritet

สิ่งสำคัญที่สุดที่ต้องจัดการก่อน

öncelikönceliği olan şey

sự ưu tiên

优先优先权优先考虑的事首先要做的事

priority

[praɪˈɒrɪtɪ]

A. N

1. (= precedence) → prioridad f
to give sth/sb priority, give priority to sth/sb → dar prioridad a algo/algn
to give sth (a) high/low priority → dar mucha/poca importancia a algo
to give sth top priority → dar máxima prioridad a algo
housing must be given top priority → el problema de la vivienda debe tener máxima prioridad
to have or take priority (over sth/sb) → tener prioridad (sobre algo/algn)
in (strict) order of priority → por (estricto) orden de prioridad

2. (= concern, aim) → prioridad f
try to decide what your priorities are → intenta establecer tu orden de prioridades
it should be a priority for all of us → tiene que ser prioridad de todos nosotros, debería ser lo más importante or lo principal para todos nosotros
to set spending priorities → repartir los gastos por orden de prioridad
our first priority is to cut costs → nuestra máxima prioridad es reducir los gastos
she made it clear where her priorities lay → dejó bien claro cuáles eran sus prioridades
to be high/low on sb's list of priorities → ocupar un lugar alto/bajo en el orden de prioridades de algn
my number one or top priority → lo más importante para mí
we must get our priorities right → tenemos que tener claro cuáles son nuestras prioridades, tenemos que tener claro qué es lo más importante or lo principal para nosotros

3. (on highway) → preferencia f de paso
drivers on the right have priority → los conductores de la derecha tienen preferencia de paso

B. CPD priority case N → caso m prioritario
priority share N → acción f prioritaria
priority treatment N → trato m preferente

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priority

[praɪˈɒrɪti] n → priorité f
Food is the main priority → La nourriture est la principale priorité.
Quality is our number one priority → La qualité est notre priorité numéro un.
It's not a priority → Ce n'est pas une priorité.
to have priority over sth/sb (= take precedence) → avoir la priorité sur qch/qn
to take priority over sth/sb (= take precedence) → avoir la priorité sur qch/qn
to have one's priorities right → savoir ordonner ses priorités
to give priority to sth/sb → donner la priorité à qch/qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

priority

n → Vorrang m, → Priorität f; (= thing having precedence) → vorrangige Sache or Angelegenheit; a top priority → eine Sache or Angelegenheit (von) äußerster Dringlichkeit or höchster Priorität; what is your top priority? → was steht bei Ihnen an erster Stelle?; it must be given top priority → das muss vorrangig behandelt werden; to have priority → Vorrang or Priorität haben; to give priority to something → etw vorrangig behandeln, einer Sache (dat) → Priorität geben; in strict order of priority → ganz nach Dringlichkeit; we must get our priorities right → wir müssen unsere Prioritäten richtig setzen; you’ve got your priorities all wrong → du weißt ja nicht, was wirklich wichtig ist; you should get your priorities right → du solltest deine Prioritäten finden; high/low on the list of priorities or the priority list → oben/unten auf der Prioritätenliste

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priority

:

priority share

n (Fin) → Vorzugsaktie f

priority treatment

n → Vorzugsbehandlung f; to get priority → bevorzugt behandelt werden

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priority

[praɪˈɒrɪtɪ] n → priorità f inv, precedenza
to have or take priority over sth → avere la precedenza su qc
we must get our priorities right → dobbiamo decidere quali sono le cose più importanti per noi
to treat sth as a priority → dare la precedenza a qc

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prior¹

(ˈpraiə) adjective

1. already arranged for the same time. a prior engagement. vooraf gereëlde سابِق по-раншен prévio předešlý früher forudgående; tidligere προηγούμενοςprevio, anterior eelnev قبلی؛ از پیش aiempi antérieurקודם पूर्ववर्ती előbbi sudah diatur sem kemur á undan precedente 前の 전의 ankstesnis, pirmesnis iepriekšējs; agrāks sebelumnya eerdertidligerewcześniejszy مخكنى ،له وړاندى prévio anterior; prealabil прежний predošlý prejšnji raniji föregående, tidigare ที่มีมาก่อน daha önceden 在先的 попередній پيشگي trước 在先的

2. more important. She gave up her job as she felt her family had a prior claim on her attention. vorige أهَم по-важен mais importante přednostní vordringlich vigtigere προγενέστεροςprioritario tähtsam مهمتر tärkeämpi prioritaireקודם से अधिक महत्वपूर्ण elsőbbségi lebih penting mikilvægari prioritario, più importante* より重要な 우선하는 svarbesnis, svaresnis svarīgāks utama prioritairviktigere ważniejszy ډير مهم mais importante prioritar более важный pred-nostný pomembnejši važniji förhands- ที่สำคัญกว่า daha önemli 更重要的 важливіший, вагоміший اہم تر quan trọng hơn 更重要的

priˈority (-ˈo-)

1. the right to be or go first. An ambulance must have priority over other traffic. voorrang أولَوِيَّه предимство prioridade přednost der Vorrang have fortrinsret προτεραιότηταprioridad eesõigus حق تقدم etuajo-oikeus priorité זְכוּת קְדִימָה .प्रथमता elsőbbség prioritas forgangur precedenza 優先権 우선권 pirmumo teisė priekšroka keutamaan voorrangfortrinn, forrangpierwszeństwo د لومړىتوب حق prioridade prioritate преимущественное право prednosť prednost prioritet företräde การมีสิทธิได้ก่อน öncelik 優先權 пріоритет اوليت quyền ưu tiên 优先权

2. (plural priˈorities) something that must be considered or done first. Our (first) priority is to feed the hungry. prioriteit أولَويّات، أفْضَلِيّات най-важни задачи prioridade první úkol die Priorität førsteprioritet προτεραιότηταprioridad prioriteet اولویت؛ ارجحیت prioriteetti prioritéעדיפות पूर्वता, पूर्ववर्तिता kötelesség prioritas forgangur priorità 再優先 우선 사항 prioritetas, svarbiausias dalykas neatliekams darbs/pienākums keutamaan prioriteit det som står øverst på lista priorytet, najważniejsza sprawa لومړىتوب prioridade prioritate первоочерёдность prvá úloha prednostna naloga prioritet prioritet, som står först på programmet การมาก่อน önceliği olan şey 優先考慮的事，首先要做的事 пріоритет ترجيح trường hợp ưu tiên 优先考虑的事，首先要做的事

prior to

before. Prior to working in America, he had travelled in Europe. voor, voor die tyd قَبْل преди antes de před vor inden πρινantes de enne پیش از ennen avant de לִפנֵי- से पहले (vmit) megelőzően sebelum á undan, fyrir prima di ～の以前に (~에) 앞서 prieš pirms sebelum voor, voordatfør, forut forprzed مخكى تر antes de înainte de до, прежде pred pred pre före, innan ก่อนหน้า ...-den önce /evvel 在...之前 раніше, до پہلے trước khi 在...之前

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priority

→ أَوْلَوِيَّة priorita prioritet Priorität προτεραιότητα prioridad tärkein asia priorité prioritet priorità 優先 우선순위 prioriteit prioritet pierwszeństwo prioridade приоритет prioritet สิ่งสำคัญที่สุดที่ต้องจัดการก่อน öncelik sự ưu tiên 优先

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priority

n. prioridad, preferencia, precedencia.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• How long will it take by priority mail? (US)
  How long will it take by priority post? (UK) → كَمْ مِنْ الوَقْتِ يَسْتَغْرِقُ بِالبَريدِ السَريعِ؟ → Jak dlouho potrvá prioritní zásilka? → Hvor længe vil det tage med eksprespost? → Wie lange dauert es per Eilpost? → Πόσο θα κάνει να φτάσει εάν το ταχυδρομήσω «επείγον»; → ¿Cuánto tardará por correo urgente? → Kauanko se vie priority-lähetyksenä? → Ça prend combien de temps en prioritaire ? → Koliko dugo treba prioritetnom poštom? → Quanto tempo impiegherà tramite posta prioritaria? → 優先郵便でどのくらいの日数がかかりますか？ → 특급 우편은 도착하는 데 얼마나 걸려요? → Hoe lang duurt het met prioriteitspost? → Hvor lang tid bruker den som ekspressending? → Ile to zajmie przesyłką priorytetową? → Quanto tempo vai demorar como serviço prioritário? → Сколько времени она будет идти экспресс-почтой? → Hur lång tid tar det med förstaklasspost? → จะใช้เวลานานเท่าไรถ้าส่งแบบด่วน? → Acele posta ile ne kadar zamanda gider? → Gửi ưu tiên sẽ mất bao lâu? → 加急邮件多久能寄到？

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