Translation of "at first" to French

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Dictionary translations for "at first"

at first adverb

au début

At first, Meg was homesick.

Au début, Mag avait le mal du pays.

d'abord (to begin with)

He didn't believe it at first.

Il ne le croyait pas tout d'abord.

Phrases with "at first" (7)

at first sight - à première vue
at first glance - à première vue
at first appearance - au prime abord
at first blush - à première vue
at first hand - de première main
at first light - au point du jour
learn at first hand - apprendre de première main

Contexts with "at first"

At first, Meg was homesick. Au début, Mag avait le mal du pays.

He didn't believe it at first. Il ne le croyait pas tout d'abord.

At first everybody was convinced of his innocence. Au départ, tout le monde fut convaincu de son innocence.

At first, they were all convinced he was innocent. Dans un premier temps, ils étaient tous convaincus qu'il était innocent.

He was shy at first. Il était timide au début.

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