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at first

[æt fɜːrst]
adverbial phrase
no início, de início, a princípio
1. in the beginning; during the initial stage or moment
At first, I didn't understand the instructions.
De início, eu não entendia as instruções.
2. before a change of opinion, situation, or condition occurs
The movie was boring at first, but it got better.
O filme era chato no início, mas melhorou.
Synonyms
initiallyat the beginningin the beginningoriginallyat the startto start with
Antonyms
at lastfinallyeventuallyin the endultimately

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
de início, no começo, a princípio
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
de primeira, no começo
colloquial variant
São Paulo
de início, a princípio
standard usage
Portugal
a princípio, no começo, inicialmente
standard usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

at first blush
at first glance
first things first
from the start
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