d'abord

Meaning

1. first, at first, right away
2. primarily
3. for one thing
4. Used to add annoyed emphasis, particularly to a refusal
5. (dialectal) immediately
6. in that case, then, if that is so

Concepts

at first

first

firstly

in the beginning

initially

at the outset

originally

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d‿a.bɔʁ/

Sentences

Brun , avec une petite moustache , il est d'abord mince avec un nez pointu .

Brown, with a small mustache, it is at first thin with a pointed nose.

Il fut d'abord clerc chez un juge de paix .

He was first a clerk with a justice of the peace.

Il étudie les sciences informatiques , d'abord dans un institut de technologie .

He studied computer science, first at an institute of technology.

D'abord inscrit en ingénierie , il changea rapidement pour la physique .

Initially enrolled in engineering, he quickly changed to physics.

Il est d'abord avocat au Parlement , puis greffier à Pau .

He was first a lawyer in Parliament, then a clerk in Pau.

Durant sa jeunesse , Chris Prendergast se consacre tout d'abord principalement au patinage de vitesse .

During his youth, Chris Prendergast first devoted himself mainly to speed skating.