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erst

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adverb
  1. first, at first
  2. onlywith progress, accomplishments or the present time
  3. not until, not for, not beforewith reference to a point or period of time in the future
  4. only, as recently aswith reference to the past
  5. ellipsis of erstmal

Used in the library

  • Das Wörterbuch ist erst 1961 fertig.The dictionary is not finished until 1961.A1Die Brüder Grimm — The Brothers Grimm
  • Sophie Scholl ist erst einundzwanzig Jahre alt.Sophie Scholl is only twenty-one years old.A1Die Weiße Rose — The White Rose
  • Maria Theresia ist erst dreiundzwanzig Jahre alt.Maria Theresa is only twenty-three years old.A1Maria Theresia — Maria Theresa
  • Seine Erinnerungen erscheinen erst nach seinem Tod.His memoirs only come out after his death.A1Stefan Zweig und die Welt von Gestern — Stefan Zweig and the World of Yesterday

Other ways to say it

  • zuerstfirst, firstly; at first
  • zumalespecially since (giving a reason which justifies the expectation of a certain behaviour or quality)

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