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first gear

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The first gear of a transmission or other gearbox, which usually is the one that provides the lowest output speed and greatest mechanical advantage, except in setups in which there is a granny gear.
    countable, uncountable
  2. first gear (lowest gear in a motor vehicle)
  3. first class
  4. feminine singular of primero

Equivalents

10 more languages
Bosanskiprima
Suomiykkönenykkösvaihde
Galegoprimeira
Hrvatskiprima
Magyaregyes
Italianoprimaprima marcia
日本語ローギア
Русскийпе́рвая переда́ча
Српскиprima
Svenskaetta

Examples

“Near-synonym: low gear (synonymous except when a creeper gear is present⟳)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

first gentleman first grade first grader First Guy first half First Happy Time

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