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d'abord

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Definition: adv - first, in the first place

D'abord je dois trouver mon livre, et puis nous pourrons commencer - First I need to find my book, and then we can start

Il semblait d'abord sympathique, puis il a commencé à crier - He seemed nice at first, then he started yelling

Expressions: tout d'abord - first of all; dès l'abord - from the outset; au premier abord - at first sight, initially

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