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premier

first

adjective pruh-MYAY Common

Also means

prime

Usage Note

Premier is a masculine adjective; its feminine form is première. It is used both as an ordinal ('first in line') and as a title — le Premier ministre means 'Prime Minister.' The cultural term la première refers to the opening night of a film or play.

Examples

"C'est la première fois."

Natural Translation

It is the first time.

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