Usage examples of "la première" in French with translation to English

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La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
Elle alla à Paris pour la première fois. She went to Paris for the first time.
Elle avait raison la première fois. She was right the first time.
La foi c'est entamer la première marche, même lorsqu'on ne voit pas la totalité de l'escalier. Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Elle l'a rencontré pour la première fois lorsqu'ils étaient étudiants. She first met him when they were students.
Elle est la première de sa classe. She is at the top of her class.
Je l'ai rencontré pour la première fois il y a 3 ans. I first met him three years ago.
Peut-être que mon petit-enfant sera la première personne à poser le pied sur Mars. Maybe my grandchild will be the first person to set foot on Mars.
Lorsqu'elle ouvrit les yeux, je fus la première personne qu'elle vit. When she opened her eyes I was the first person she saw.
J'y veillerai demain à la première heure. I'll see to it first thing tomorrow.
C'est la première fois que je contribue à Tatoeba alors je suis un peu nerveux...veuillez être gentilles avec moi. This is my first time contributing to Tatoeba, so I'm a little nervous.. please be kind with me.
Arrives-tu à te rappeler le moment où nous nous sommes rencontrés la première fois ? Can you still remember the time we first met?
Hier j'ai entendu parler de l'accident pour la première fois. I heard about the accident for the first time yesterday.
Ce n'est pas la première fois que ça arrive. This is not the first time this has happened.
Je me souviens encore de la première fois. I still remember the first time.
Je fais quatre fois plus par moi-même que quand j'ai engagé Tony pour la première fois. I'm making about four times as much myself as when I first hired Tony.
La pratique est aussi importante que la théorie, mais nous sommes enclin à estimer la dernière et dédaigner la première. Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
Demain, ce sera la première fois que je prends l'avion, incroyable non ? Tomorrow will be the first time I take the plane, incredible, no?
Je suis allé skier pour la première fois cet hiver. I went skiing for the first time this winter.
La première bombe atomique a été larguée sur le Japon. The first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan.
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