primero

/pɾiˈmeɾo/, [pɾiˈme.ɾo]

first


Examples
  • No, favor de marcar nueve primero.

    No, please dial nine first.

  • ¿Puedo ir primero?

    May I go first?

  • Lo primero que oyes al llegar a Las Vegas es el chin chin chin de las tragaperras.

    The first thing you hear when arriving in Vegas is the ching ching ching of the slot machines.

  • Compraré el auto sólo si arreglan primero los frenos.

    I'll only buy the car if they fix the brakes first.

  • Primero, segundo, tercero, cuarto, quinto, sexto, séptimo, octavo, noveno, décimo... penúltimo, último.

    First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth... penultimate, last.

  • La ilusión es el primero de todos los placeres.

    Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

  • Un zorro huele él primero su propio olor.

    A fox smells its own stink first.

  • Vaya usted primero.

    You go first.

  • La gente aceptará su idea con mayor facilidad si usted les dice que Benjamin Franklin lo dijo primero.

    People will accept your idea much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.

  • Dale este ticket al primero que venga.

    Give this ticket to whoever comes first.

  • Tom fue el primero en terminar de comer.

    Tom was the first one to finish eating.

  • Si alguna vez decides vender tu antigua colección de grabaciones, ¡quiero ser el primero al que se la ofrezcas!

    If you ever decide to sell your old record collection, I want first dibs!

  • Hoy es martes primero de octubre.

    Today is Tuesday, October 1st.

  • Quería hablar contigo primero.

    I wanted to speak with you first.

  • Jane llegó primero.

    It was Jane who came first.

  • Las damas primero!

    Ladies first!

  • De primero, lleva sopa.

    The first course is soup.

  • Primero que todo, debes buscarlo en el diccionario.

    First of all, you must look it up in the dictionary.

  • Tom ha llegado el primero a la meta.

    Tom was the first to the table.

  • Primero, debería escuchar ambas partes.

    First, I should hear both sides.


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