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  First \First\ (f[~e]rst), adv.
     Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.;
     -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
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           Adam was first formed, then Eve.         --1 Tim. ii.
                                                    13.
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     At first, At the first, at the beginning or origin.
  
     First or last, at one time or another; at the beginning or
        end.
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              And all are fools and lovers first or last.
                                                    --Dryden.
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  First \First\, adv.
     Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.;
     -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
  
           Adam was first formed, then Eve.         --1 Tim. ii.
                                                    13.
  
     At first, At the first, at the beginning or origin.
  
     First or last, at one time or another; at the beginning or
        end.
  
              And all are fools and lovers first or last.
                                                    --Dryden.

  at first
       adv : at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything
             strange" [syn: initially, ab initio, at the start]

  at first
     prep.phr.
     (lb en idiomatic) initially; at the start.

  at first
     prep.phr.
     (lb en idiomatic) initially; at the start.

  at first
     prep.phr.
     (lb en idiomatic) initially; at the start.

  at first
     prep.phr.
     (lb en idiomatic) initially; at the start.

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  zprvu

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  nejdříve

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  nejprve

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  zpočátku

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  zunächst einmal, zuerst, erst  [ugs.]
     Synonyms: first, first of all
  
   see: First of all I'm going home., First of all I'm going for a ride., Business before pleasure., Before you run you must learn to walk., Put mind in gear, before opening mouth!
  

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  zunächst einmal, zunächst 
           Note: bei Aufzählungen
     Synonyms: first, begin with
  

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  ensi alkuun, ensiksi, ensin
  initially; at the start

  at first /eitfəːst/
  d'abord

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  isprva, isprve

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  1. eleinte
  2. elôször
  3. kezdetben

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  始め
  initially; at the start

  at first /at fˈɜːst/
  först, till en början
  initially; at the start

  起先

     起初,首先,一开头