love at first sight
любовь с первого взгляда
My parents say it was love at first sight.
Родители говорят, что это была любовь с первого взгляда.
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at first
at first
Meaning of at first
English
at the beginning
Русский
в начале чего-либо, прежде чем что-то изменится
Pronunciation
British English
/ət ˈfɜːst/
American English
/ət ˈfɝst/
at first with Russian translation
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С первого взгляда
At first sightat first glance
на первый взгляд
At first glance, both keys looked exactly the same.
На первый взгляд оба ключа выглядели совершенно одинаково.
- at first sightс первого взгляда
Поначалу, а потом
In the beginning, later onпоначалу казаться странным
The new rules may seem strange at first.
Новые правила поначалу могут показаться странными.
difficult at first
поначалу трудный
Driving on the left is difficult at first.
Ездить по левой стороне поначалу трудно.
- At first I didn't like it.Сначала мне это не нравилось.
- at first..., but thenсначала..., а потом
at first usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
At first I didn't like him.
Сначала он мне не нравился.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
At first I studied alone, then I joined a class.
Сначала я учился сам, потом записался на курс.
at first synonyms
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What's the difference between at first, initially, and early on
ENInitially, the project seemed impossible to finish on time.
Advanced: broader words
E
🇬🇧English
early on
at an early stage
B1often
ENEarly on we noticed several errors in the design.
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What does at first mean?
at the beginning
How do you pronounce at first?
at first is pronounced [ət ˈfɜːst].
How is at first used in a sentence?
Сначала он мне не нравился. Translation: At first I didn't like him.
Is at first part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?
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