firsthand

• Describe información o experiencia obtenida directamente de la fuente original o mediante participación personal, sin intermediarios.

Describes information or experience that is obtained directly from the original source or personal involvement.

1. Directly from the sourceB2formal

   Obtained or experienced directly from the original source, without any intermediary.

   de primera mano

   • She gave a firsthand account of the accident.
   • He has firsthand knowledge of the company's operations.
   • The journalist reported firsthand from the war zone.

   Sinónimosdirecteyewitnessimmediatepersonalprimary

   Antónimosderivedindirectmediatedsecondhand

• Adverbio que significa «de primera mano» o «basado en la experiencia personal». Describe la obtención de información o conocimiento mediante la propia observación o participación, y no a través de relatos ajenos o de segunda mano.

An adverb meaning "from the original source" or "with direct personal experience." It describes obtaining information or knowledge through one's own observation or involvement, rather than through reports or second-hand accounts.

1. B2formal

   Obtained directly from the original source or personal experience, not through intermediaries.

   de primera mano

   • She learned about the accident firsthand from the driver.
   • The journalist reported the story firsthand from the war zone.
   • I experienced the culture shock firsthand when I moved abroad.

   Sinónimosimmediatelypersonally

   Antónimosindirectlysecondhandvicariously