in the first place

Signification (Anglais)

1. (idiomatic, sequence) To begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start.
2. (idiomatic) At all, even (typically in non-negated statements).

Concepts

en premier lieu

premièrement

primo

d’abord

au commencement

avant que

plus tôt

à la base

avant

à l'origine

avant tout

essentiellement

principalement

Synonymes

firstly

first

1st

primarily

first of all

at the outset

first and foremost

in the beginning

above all

originally

to begin with

earlier

mainly

on the one hand

before anything else

before now

begin with

before anyone else

before other things

tofore

afore

ago

at first

at the beginning

at the very beginning

especially

for a start

foremost

in advance

initially

Traductions

en primer lugar

erstens

primum

primeramente

in primo luogo

originalmente

primieramen

an erster Stelle

dapprima

ten eerste

em primeiro lugar

im Grunde genommen

en primer lloc

vor allem

einmal

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/

Phrases

This is so that resource conflicts cannot result in the first place .

C'est ainsi que les conflits de ressources ne peuvent pas en résulter.

" But that's why you created the game in the first place ," the boy answered .

"Mais c'est pourquoi vous avez créé le jeu en premier lieu", a répondu le garçon.