Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

first and foremost

Ukrainian translation:

Перш за все, передусім, передовсім, насамперед, всамперед

Added to glossary by rusito
Mar 20, 2014 23:00
10 yrs ago
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English term

first and foremost

English to Ukrainian Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings cinema
I am first and foremost a filmmaker,...
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Proposed translations

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Перш за все, передусім, передовсім, насамперед, всамперед

This phrase, I believe, made its way into every decent bilingual dictionary long ago. The translations are given above, the last one being somewhat obsolete. "Передусім, я режисер"/"Я, насамперед, режисер", etc.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sofiya Skachko
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у першу чергу

у першу чергу
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15 mins

насамперед

або у першу чергу, по-перше...

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Note added at 16 mins (2014-03-20 23:16:46 GMT)
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http://www.day.kiev.ua/uk/article/taym-aut/rezhiser-persh-za...
Example sentence:

Кіно - це, перш за все, розвага. - First and foremost, the cinema show is a means of amusement.

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