Nouns | |||||||
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| the first that comes along | das Erstbeste no plural | ||||||
| the first who comes along | der Erstbeste | die Erstbeste pl.: die Erstbesten | ||||||
| any Tom, Dick or Harry | der Erstbeste pl.: die Erstbesten | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| first adj. | erstbester | erstbeste | erstbestes | ||||||
| any adj. | der erstbeste | die erstbeste | das erstbeste | ||||||
| the first ... that comes along | das erstbeste ... | ||||||
| the first ... who comes along | der/die erstbeste ... | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to take the first opportunity | took, taken | | die erstbeste Gelegenheit ergreifen | ||||||
| to put up at the first hotel one comes to | in das erstbeste Hotel gehen | ging, gegangen | | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| I asked the first person I met. | Ich fragte den Erstbesten, der mir begegnete. | ||||||
| She doesn't want to marry any Tom, Dick or Harry - slightly old-fashioned [coll.] | Sie möchte nicht den Erstbesten heiraten | ||||||
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Related search terms | |
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| x-Beliebige, Erster, erstbestes, erstbester | |
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Forum discussions containing the search term | ||
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| The first random song that comes to you | Last post 14 Apr 13, 09:56 | |
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