"first and foremost" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

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  1. (set phrase) Primarily; most importantly. Synonyms: above all Translations (primarily; most importantly): 首先 (shǒuxiān) (Chinese Mandarin), na prvním místě (Czech), først og fremmest (Danish), op de allereerste plaats (Dutch), fyrst og fremst (Faroese), ennen kaikkea (Finnish), d’abord et avant tout (French), avant tout (French), vor allem (German), in erster Linie (German), בָּרֺאשׁ וּבָרִאשׁוֹנָה (ba-rósh u-va-rishoná) (Hebrew), קֺדֶם כָּל (kódem kol) (Hebrew), elsősorban (Hungarian), mindenekelőtt (Hungarian), fyrst og fremst (Icelandic), aðallega (Icelandic), thar aon rud eile (Irish), 何よりもまず (nani yori mo mazu) (Japanese), først og fremst (Norwegian Bokmål), først og fremst (Norwegian Nynorsk), primeiramente e sobretudo (Portuguese), в пе́рвую о́чередь (v pérvuju óčeredʹ) (Russian), пре́жде всего́ (préžde vsevó) (Russian), antes que nada (Spanish), sobretodo (Spanish), först och främst (Swedish), framförallt (Swedish), i första hand (Swedish), trước hết (Vietnamese), trước nhất (Vietnamese)
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