firsthand

BrE /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/ AmE /ˈfɜːrstˌhænd/

adjective en → es

1 DIRECT EXPERIENCE B2

experienced or learned directly from personal involvement, rather than through other people or books

personal, directa, propia experiencia

  • [T + obj]
  • [it is T to do sth]

Collocations firsthand experience · firsthand knowledge

  • He has firsthand experience of the problems.

    Él tiene experiencia directa de los problemas.

2 DIRECT SOURCE B2

coming directly from a person or source, rather than through other people or books

directo, en primera persona

  • [T + obj]
  • [it is T to do sth]

Collocations firsthand information · firsthand account

  • The report was based on firsthand information.

    El informe se basó en información directa.