erstes

ers·te(r, s)

[ˈe:ɐ̯stə]

adj

1. (an erster Stelle kommend) first

die \erstesn fünf/die fünf \erstesn Bäume the first five trees

das E\erstes, was ... the first thing that ...

die \erstes Klasse [o (fam) die E \erstes] primary one BRIT, first grade AM; s.a. achte(r, s) 1

2. (Datum) first, 1st; s.a. achte(r, s) 2

3. (führend) leading, number one, top

das \erstes Haus am Platz (Hotel) the best [or finest] hotel in town; (Laden) the top [or best] store in town

4.

▶ der/die/das \erstes beste the first one sees [or comes across], the next best

bei der ersten besten Gelegenheit at the first opportunity that comes along [or presents itself]

▶ fürs E\erstes to begin with, for the time being, for starters fam

▶ zum E\erstesn, zum Zweiten, zum Dritten going once, going twice, sold

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adj.

first adj.