in the first place

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/
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• General-American: /ɪn ðə ˈfɝst pleɪs/
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• General-Australian: /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst plæɪs/
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No etymology was provided for this word.

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: նախ (nax) — to begin with
• Aromanian: ntãnj — to begin with
• Aromanian: ntãnjiu — to begin with
• Chinese Mandarin: 首先 (shǒuxiān) — to begin with
• Chinese Mandarin: 本來 /本来 (běnlái) — to begin with
• Chinese Mandarin: 原本 (yuánběn) — to begin with
• Chinese Mandarin: 起初 (qǐchū) — to begin with
• Chinese Mandarin: 當初 /当初 (dāngchū) — to begin with
• Dutch: allereerst — to begin with
• Dutch: überhaupt — to begin with
• Finnish: alkujaan — to begin with
• Finnish: alun perin — to begin with
• Finnish: aluksi — to begin with
• French: en premier lieu — to begin with
• French: pour commencer — to begin with
• French: avant tout — to begin with
• Galician: primeiramente — to begin with
• Galician: primeiro — to begin with
• Galician: en primeiro lugar — to begin with
• Georgian: პირველ რიგში (ṗirvel rigši) — to begin with
• Georgian: უპირველეს ყოვლისა (uṗirveles q̇ovlisa) — to begin with
• German: erstens — to begin with
• German: an erster Stelle — to begin with
• German: überhaupt erst — to begin with
• Greek: πρώτα πρώτα (próta próta) — to begin with
• Greek: κατά κύριο λόγο (katá kýrio lógo) — to begin with
• Greek: καταρχήν (katarchín) — to begin with
• Hebrew: מלכתחילה (mil’khatchíla) — to begin with
• Hungarian: eleve — to begin with
• Hungarian: először is — to begin with
• Hungarian: elsősorban — to begin with
• Irish: ó thús — to begin with
• Irish: ó thosach — to begin with
• Italian: per prima cosa — to begin with
• Japanese: そもそも (somosomo) — to begin with
• Japanese: 先ず以て (mazumotte) — to begin with
• Japanese: 最初に (saisho-ni) — to begin with
• Korean: 애초에 (aecho'e) — to begin with
• Korean: 처음부터 (cheo'eumbuteo) — to begin with
• Latin: prīmum — to begin with
• Navajo: łáaʼii góneʼ — to begin with
• Polish: w pierwszej kolejności — to begin with
• Portuguese: para começo de conversa — to begin with
• Russian: в пе́рвую о́чередь (v pérvuju óčeredʹ) — to begin with
• Russian: пре́жде всего́ (préžde vsevó) — to begin with
• Russian: пе́рвым де́лом (pérvym délom) — to begin with
• Russian: снача́ла (snačála) — to begin with
• Russian: сперва́ (spervá) — to begin with
• Russian: в пе́рвую го́лову (v pérvuju gólovu) — to begin with
• Slovak: v prvom rade — to begin with
• Slovak: za prvé — to begin with
• Slovak: po prvé — to begin with
• Slovak: už vôbec nie — to begin with
• Slovak: vonkoncom nie — to begin with
• Slovak: a predovšetkým — to begin with
• Spanish: en primer lugar — to begin with
• Spanish: para empezar — to begin with
• Spanish: de entrada — to begin with
• Spanish: primero — to begin with
• Spanish: desde el principio — to begin with
• Spanish: desde el comienzo — to begin with
• Swedish: från början (första) — to begin with
• Tamil: முதலில் (mutalil) — to begin with
• Thai: ตั้งแต่แรก — to begin with
• Thai: ก่อนอื่น — to begin with