- first
abdominal segment segmen abdomen pertama
first (fûrst) adjective. 1. preceding others in time or order, pertama; (of child in family) sulung, pertama; (of wife in polygamous marriage) pertama, tua: today is the first day of the month, hari ini hari pertama dalam bulan ini; their first child was a boy, anak sulung mereka lelaki; his first house, rumahnya yang pertama or rumah pertamanya; Charles the first, Charles Pertama; the first time, pertama kali(nya), kali (yang) pertama: he succeeded the first time he tried, dia berjaya pertama kali dicubanya; the first of June, June first, satu hari bulan Jun, satu Jun; 2. primary, utama: my first responsibility is to look after my family, tanggungjawab utama saya ialah menjaga keluarga saya; 3. basic, dasar, asas: she still doesn't know the first principles of descriptive linguistics, dia masih belum mengetahui prinsip-prinsip dasar ilmu linguistik deskriptif; 4. initial, mula-mula, pertama: my first instinct was to run away from the scene of the accident, reaksi pertama saya, mahu lari dari tempat kemalangan itu; 5. (of gear) satu: first gear, gear satu; first thing, (colloquial) pertama sekali; (early in the morning) pagi-pagi: I'll ring you first thing tomorrow, pertama sekali esok, saya akan telefon kamu; first things first, yang dahulu didahulukan, yang dulu didulukan; at first glance, see at first sight (sense a.); at first hand, a. directly, (secara) langsung: I heard the news from Cyril at first hand, saya mendengar berita itu langsung daripada Cyril; b. through own experience, daripada pengalaman [seseorang] sendiri: he knew at first hand what it was like to be one of Hitler's victims, daripada pengalamannya sendiri, dia tahu bagaimana rasanya menjadi mangsa Hitler; at first light, pada waktu/subuh, dinihari/; at first sight, a. when first seen, /sekali, sekilas, selayang/ pandang, sepintas lalu: i. at first sight the village appeared quite normal, sekali pandang, kampung itu kelihatan seperti biasa; b. at first meeting, pada pandangan pertama: i. I disliked him at first sight, saya membencinya pada pandangan pertama; ii. they fell in love at first sight, mereka jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama; iii. love at first sight, cinta pandang pertama; come first, c. also come in first, win the race, mendapat tempat pertama; (colloquial) mendapat nombor satu: i. the Australian yacht came in first, kapal layar Australia mendapat tempat pertama; d. receive priority, didahulukan, diutamakan: i. with him money always comes first, bagi dia, wang selalu diutamakan; in the first instance, pertama-tama; not have the first idea, (colloquial) sama sekali tidak tahu: e. I didn't have the first idea how to operate the machine, saya sama sekali tidak tahu bagaimana hendak menjalankan mesin ini; not know the first thing, (colloquial) tidak tahu /apa pun, menahu, biji butir/; put /someone, something/ first,/ mengutamakan, mendahulukan/ /seseorang, sesuatu/: " f. I am sorry but I must put my career first," he declared pompously, "Maaf, saya mesti mengutamakan kerjaya saya," dia berkata dengan angkuh; adverb. 1. before others, (yang) pertama: George recovered first, Georgelah yang pertama sembuh; 2. before doing something else, (at beginning of sentence) pertama, lebih /dahulu, dulu/; (elsewhere in sentence), lebih) /dahulu, dulu/: first, I would like to discuss Safiah's proposal, lebih dahulu saya ingin membincangkan syor Safiah; first you must renew your passport and then you must apply for a visa, pertama, encik mesti membarui pasport encik dan kemudian encik mesti memohon visa; I want to go to France next month but I'll have to apply for a visa first, saya ingin ke negeri Perancis bulan hadapan tetapi saya mesti memohon visa dahulu; let me finish my cigarette first and than we can go, biar saya habiskan rokok ini dulu dan selepas itu kita pergi; 3. (when enumerating points etc) firstly, pertama (-tama): I have several reasons for resigning, First I need a change, saya mempunyai beberapa sebab untuk meletakkan jawatan. Pertama, saya mahu bertukar angin; 4. for the first time, pertama kali(nya): his book was first published in 1923, buku ini pertama kalinya diterbitkan dalam tahun 1923; 5. at the beginning, mula-mula(nya): when we first arrived in Tokyo, we couldn't speak a word of Japanese, semasa kami mula-mula tiba di Tokyo, kami tidak tahu sepatah pun kata bahasa Jepun; 6. in preference, (lebih) baik, biar: I'll never help her again: I'll die first, saya tidak mahu menolongnya lagi: lebih baik saya mati; first and foremost, pertama-tama, pertama sekali: a. he is first and foremost a poet, pertama sekali, dia pensyair; first and last, (formal) in every way, dari /segala, semua/ segi: b. my grandfather was first and last a Victorian patriarch, datuk saya, dari segala segi, ialah patriark zaman Victoria; first come, first served, siapa dulu dia dapat, tiba dahulu layan dahulu; first of all, c. before anything else, mula-mula, pertama sekali, terlebih /dahulu, dulu/; (formal) pertama-tama: i. first of all switch on the machine, mula-mula, hidupkan mesin; d. most importantly, pertama-tama, pertama sekali: i. he's appeared in several films but first of all he's a stage actor, dia muncul dalam beberapa filem tetapi pertama-tama, dia ialah pelakon pentas; e. initially, mula-mula: i. first of all I didn't suspect anything, but as time went on I began to get worried, mula-mula saya tidak mengesyaki apa-apa tentangnya tetapi lama kelamaan saya mula bimbang; first off, mula-mula: f. first off I want to know what you want to spend it on, mula-mula saya hendak tahu kamu hendak membeli apa dengannya; at first, mula-mula: g. at first I didn't like durian but now I do, mula-mula saya tidak suka akan durian tetapi sekarang saya suka; last in, first out, masuk kemudian keluar dulu; noun. & pronoun 1. a. (referring to person)orang(yang) pertama, yang pertama: was he the first to know?, diakah orang pertama yang tahu?; she was the first in her family to go to university, dia yang pertama dalam keluarganya yang memasuki universiti; b. (referring to other than person) yang pertama, [appropriate noun + (yang) pertama]: a. the first of several newspapers published in the city, yang pertama antara beberapa akhbar yang diterbitkan di bandar itu; b. Hogarth's new film -his first since the "The Red Slippers" -is attracting the crowds, filem Hogartb yang baru filemnya yang pertama sejak "The Red Slippers" -menarik penonton yang ramai; c. there are two things I would like to discuss with you. The first is your salary, ada dua perkara yang ingin saya bincangkan dengan saudara. pertama ialah gaji saudara; d. the police detained the first of the cars and let the others through, polis menahan kereta yang pertama dan melepaskan yang lain; 2. occasion on ; which someone first becomes aware of something, mula-mula: the first I knew about Jalil's death was when I read it in the local paper, mula-mula saya tahu tentang kematian Jalil apabila saya membacanya dalam surat khabar tempatan; 3. first class honours degree, ijazah kelas /satu, pertama/: he got a first in History, dia mendapat ijazah kelas satu dalam Sejarah; 4. first gear, gear satu; at first, pada mulanya, (pada) mula-mulanya: a. at first he seemed shy, pada mulanya, dia kelihatan malu; from the (very) first, dari mulanya (lagi): b. from the first, he was against the plan, dari mulanya, dia menentang rancangan itu; from first to last, dari mula hingga akhir.
first aid (fûrst Ād) noun Emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick person before professional medical care is available, pertolongan cemas: first aid kit, alat pertolongan cemas.
first base noun. 1. (baseball) tapak pertama; 2. first stage, peringkat pertama: the project didn't even reach first aid, projek itu tidak sampai pada peringkat pertama pun.
first bottom dasar pertama
first coat noun. lapisan pertama.
first come first served - yang dahulu didahulukan
first cousin noun. (saudara) sepupu.
first entry - pemasukan pertama
first fit method - kaedah suaian pertama
first fit partition - partisi cocokan pertama
first floor noun. (United Kingdom) tingkat satu; (United States) tingkat bawah.
first in first out - masuk dahulu keluar dahulu
first lady noun. often First Lady, wanita pertama.
first language noun. bahasa pertama.
first lieutenant noun. leftenan muda.
first name noun. nama pertama.
first night noun. malam pertama.
first offender noun. pesalah pertama.
first officer noun. pegawai pertama.
first order - peringkat pertama, tertib pertama
first order equation - persamaan peringkat pertama
first person noun. orang pertama.
first reading noun. bacaan pertama. first refusal noun.; let so have first reading on something, menawarkan sesuatu kepada seseorang dahulu.
first World War noun. Perang Dunia Pertama. - first-born
adjective. sulung; noun. anak sulung. - first-class
adjective. 1. of the best type, a. (of accomodation etc) kelas satu: a first-class ticket to Istanbul, tiket kelas satu ke Istanbul; two weeks in a first-class hotel, menginap dua minggu di hotel kelas satu; this train only has one first-class carriage, kereta api ini mempunyai hanya satu gerabak kelas satu; b. (of mailing system) kelas pertama: a first-class postage stamp costs 29 pence, setem kelas pertama berharga 29 pence; first-class mail reaches its destination within 24 hours, mel kelas pertama sampai ke destinasinya dalam masa 24 jam; c. (of academic degrees) kelas /satu, pertama/: first-class honours in mathematics, kelas satu dengan kepujian dalam matematik; 2. considered to be superior, a. (in one’s profession)ulung: a first-class statesman, negarawan yang ulung; a first-class thief, pencuri yang ulung; b. (of service, food, entertainment, etc) sangat baik: the country has a first-class public transport system, negara itu mempunyai sistem pengangkutan awam yang sangat baik; a first-class current affairs programme, rancangan ehwal semasa yang sangat baik; the city has many first-class restaurants, bandar itu mempunyai restoran yang sangat baik dengan banyaknya; c. (relating to achievement) cemerlang: a first-class student, penuntut yang cemerlang; the essay you wrote last week was really first-class, esei yang kamu tulis minggu lalu betul-betul cemerlang; d. (relating to character) baik betul: our neighbours are first-class people, jiran kami baik betul; first-class citizen, warganegara kelas pertama; adverb. dalam kelas satu: we flew first-class, kami terbang dalam kelas satu; noun. kelas satu; (of mail) mel kelas satu: you can't sit here sir, this is first-class, encik tidak boleh duduk di sini, ini kelas satu; first-class gets there quicker, mel kelas satu lebih cepat sampai. - first-day
cover noun. sampul surat hari pertama. - first-degree
burn noun. luka terbakar darjah pertama. - first-ever
adjective. pertama: the first-ever Visit Malaysia Year, Tahun Melawat Malaysia yang pertama. - first-fruits
noun. (figurative) hasil pertama. - firsthand
adjective. langsung: firsthand information, maklumat langsung; adverb. secara langsung: I got the news firsthand, saya mendapat berita itu secara langsung. - firstly
adverb. 1. first, pertama(nya); 2. initially, mula-mula. - first-rate
adjective. very good, sangat baik: a first-rate performance, persembahan yang sangat baik; the service here is first-rate, layanan di sini sangat baik.
