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English
Pronunciation
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Received Pronunciation" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "General American" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /ɪn ðə ˈfɜ˞st pleɪs/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "General Australian" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst plæɪs/
Prepositional phrase
in the first place
( sequence, idiomatic ) to begin with ; earlier ; firstly ; originally ; at the start
The question is not whether I still enjoy the job, when I never enjoyed it in the first place .
In the first place , let's get the basics settled.
Synonyms
Translations
to begin with
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: նախ (hy) ( nax )
Aromanian: ntãnj , ntãnjiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 首先 (zh) ( shǒuxiān ) , 本來 / 本来 (zh) ( běnlái ) , 本来 (zh) ( běnlái ) , 原本 (zh) ( yuánběn ) , 起初 (zh) ( qǐchū ) , 當初 / 当初 (zh) ( dāngchū ) , 当初 (zh) ( dāngchū )
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: allereerst (nl) , in de eerste plaats
Finnish: alkujaan (fi) , alun perin (fi) ; aluksi (fi)
French: en premier lieu (fr) , pour commencer (fr) , avant tout (fr)
German: erstens (de) , an erster Stelle , überhaupt erst
Greek: πρώτα πρώτα ( próta próta ) , κατά κύριο λόγο ( katá kýrio lógo ) , καταρχήν (el) ( katarchín )
Hebrew: מלכתחילה ( mil’khatchíla )
Hungarian: ( to begin with ) eleve (hu) , ( first of all ) először is , ( above all ) elsősorban (hu)
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Irish: please add this translation if you can
Italian: per prima cosa
Japanese: そもそも (ja) ( somosomo ) , 先ず以て ( まずもって, mazumotte ) , 最初に (ja) ( さいしょに, saisho-ni )
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Latin: prīmum (la)
Navajo: łáaʼii góneʼ
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: в пе́рвую о́чередь (ru) ( v pérvuju óčeredʹ ) , пре́жде всего́ (ru) ( préžde vsevó ) , пе́рвым де́лом ( pérvym délom ) , снача́ла (ru) ( snačála ) , ( informal ) сперва́ (ru) ( spervá ) , ( informal ) в пе́рвую го́лову (ru) ( v pérvuju gólovu )
Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
Slovak: v prvom rade , za prvé , po prvé , už vôbec nie , vonkoncom nie , a predovšetkým
Spanish: en primer lugar , para empezar
Swedish: från första början
Thai: ตั้งแต่แรก , ก่อนอื่น
See also