for starters

English

Adverb

for starters (not comparable)

1. (informal) As an initial point; before any other considerations.
   • 2005, The Advocate (number 952, 6 December 2005, page 88)

     For starters, you can't talk to black people like you're a redneck cowboy. We hate redneck cowboys.

   • 2006, Neil Cherry, Linux Smart Homes For Dummies, page 187:

     For starters, you must decide which hardware and software to use.

Translations

as an initial point

• Czech: pro začátek
• Dutch: om te beginnen
• Finnish: ensiksikin, alkajaisiksi (fi), ensi alkuun
• French: primo (fr)
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• Italian: tanto per dirne una, tanto per cominciare, innanzitutto (it)
• Russian: для нача́ла (dlja načála)
• Spanish: en primer lugar, para empezar

See also

• for one