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first-rate

(fûrst′rāt′)

adj.

Foremost in quality, rank, or importance.

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first-rate

adj

1. of the best or highest rated class or quality

2. informal very good; excellent

adv

not standard very well; excellently

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first′-rate′

adj.

1. excellent; superb.

2. of the highest rank, rate, or class.

adv.

3. very well.

[1660–70]

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Adj.	1.	first-rate - of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" ace, A-one, crack, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
Adv.	1.	first-rate - quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" very well

first-rate

adjective excellent, outstanding, first class, exceptional, mean (slang), topping (Brit. slang), top, tops (slang), prime, cool (informal), crack (slang), cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), exclusive, superb, mega (slang), sovereign, dope (slang), world-class, admirable, wicked (slang), def (slang), superlative, second to none, top-notch (informal), brill (informal), tiptop, bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), the dog's bollocks (taboo slang), jim-dandy (slang), A1 or A-one (informal), bitchin' (U.S. slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) They were dealing with a first-rate professional.

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first-rate

adjective

Exceptionally good of its kind:

ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine, first-class, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.

Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.

Slang: boss.

Chiefly British: tophole.

Translations

first-rate

[ˈfɜːstˈreɪt] ADJ → de primera categoría or clase
she is first-rate at her work → su trabajo es de primera clase
first-rate! → ¡magnífico!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

first-rate

[ˈfɜːstˈreɪt] adj → di prim'ordine, ottimo/a

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first

(fəːst) adjective, adverb

before all others in place, time or rank. the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.

adverb

before doing anything else. `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!

noun

the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc. the first to arrive.

ˈfirstly adverb

in the first place. I have three reasons for not going – firstly, it's cold, secondly, I'm tired, and thirdly, I don't want to!

first aid adjective (etc) treatment of a wounded or sick person before the doctor's arrival: We should all learn first aid; ()

first-aid treatment.

ˈfirst-born adjective, noun

(one's) oldest (child).

ˌfirst-ˈclass adjective

1. of the best quality. a first-class hotel.

2. very good. This food is first-class!

3. (for) travelling in the best and most expensive part of the train, plane, ship etc. a first-class passenger ticket; (also adverb) She always travels first-class.

ˌfirst-ˈhand adjective, adverb

(of a story, description etc) obtained directly, not through various other people. a first-hand account; I heard the story first-hand.

ˌfirst-ˈrate adjective

of the best quality. She is a first-rate architect.

at first

at the beginning. At first I didn't like him.

at first hand

obtained etc directly. I was able to acquire information at first hand.

first and foremost

first of all.

first of all

to begin with; the most important thing is. First of all, let's clear up the mess; First of all, the scheme is impossible – secondly, we can't afford it.

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