primatie (-ma-cî), n.f., primacy, primateship.
primauté, n.f., primacy, supremacy, priority; preeminence; the lead (at cards, dice). Gagner quelqu’un de —; to anticipate any one, to be beforehand with any one.
prime, adj., (alg.) accented. b’, b —; b’, b accented.
prime, n.f., premium, bounty; bonus, prize; (c.rel.) prime (first canonical hour succeeding lauds); (fenc.) prime; primero (card game); (com.) prime wool; (jewelry) pebble; (exchange language) agio; (customs) drawback. A —; at a premium. Réponse des —s; (com.) option.
de prime abord, adv., at first.
de prime face, adv., at first, prima facie.
primer, v.n., to play first, to lead (at play); to take the lead, to beat, to override, to excel, to surpass; to go before everything. Il prime en tout; he excels in everything. Les affaires priment tout; business before everything else.
primer, v.a., to surpass, to excel; to go before everything; to give a prize (at an agricultural show). Il prime tous les autres; he excels all the others.
de prime-saut, adv., suddenly; off-hand, spontaneously; all at once, at the first effort.
prime-sauti-er, -ère, adj., quick (of thought), ready-witted; impulsive, off-handed; thoughtless, inconsiderate, heedless. Les Français ont, en général, l’esprit —; the French are, in general, ready-witted.