| Subject | English | French |
| gen. | come first | avoir la première place |
| gen. | come first/to | primer tout |
| commer., polit., fin. | first come, first served | système "au fur et à mesure" |
| fin., agric. | first come first served | principe du "premier venu, premier servi" |
| commer., polit., fin. | first come, first served | "premier arrivé, premier servi" |
| fin., agric. | "first come, first served" basis | principe du "premier venu, premier servi" |
| commun. | "first come, first served" method | méthode "premier arrivé, premier servi" |
| commun. | first come/first served licensing | octroi de licences selon le principe du premier arrivé,premier servi |
| org.name. | Food Comes First | La nourriture avant tout |
| gen. | she says the first thing that comes into her head | elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête |
| gen. | the first shirt that comes to hand | la première chemise qui me tombe sous la main |