Translation of "in the first instance" to German

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Dictionary translations for "in the first instance"

in the first instance adverb

vor allem

Contexts with "in the first instance"

Who came up with that idea in the first place? Von wem stammt dieser Einfall eigentlich?

He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office. Er entschied sich, das Haus nicht zu kaufen, denn erstens war es zu teuer und zweitens war es zu weit von seinem Büro entfertnt.

In the first place, no harm will come to us even if we try. In erster Linie wird kein Schaden über uns kommen, auch wenn wir es versuchen.

In the first month of that year, I saw that it snowed for four days from the 14th until the 17th. Im ersten Monat dieses Jahres sah ich, dass es vier Tage, vom vierzehnten bis siebzehnten, geschneit hat.

Had she told me the truth in the first place, I wouldn't be angry now. Wenn sie mir von vornherein die Wahrheit gesagt hätte, wäre ich jetzt nicht ärgerlich.

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