No. 6,201 in French

first

The French word equivalent to "first" is "premier," meaning "the initial one in order or rank."

In a sentence

Premièrement, il faut considérer les faits.
Firstly, we need to consider the facts.
In this usage, 'premièrement' means 'firstly' or 'first of all', and is used to introduce the initial point in a sequence or argument.
Elle a été la première à arriver à la fête.
She was the first to arrive at the party.
Here, 'la première' signifies the prior position in time or sequence, indicating she was ahead of others in arriving.
Je visiterai Paris en premier lors de mon voyage en France.
I will visit Paris first during my trip to France.
In this sentence, 'en premier' means 'first' in the order of activities or priorities planned for the trip.

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