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in the first place

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gen. преимущественно (Ivan Pisarev); в основном (Ivan Pisarev); самое главное (Ivan Pisarev); основным образом (Ivan Pisarev); главнейшим образом (Ivan Pisarev); в особенности (Ivan Pisarev); в значительной степени (Ivan Pisarev); с самого начала (Ivan Pisarev); в первую очередь; сразу (Why didn't you tell me in the first place that you've decided to leave? Val_Ships)
context. вообще (As discussed in the next chapter, much of the reaction has been to the personal data used to deliver the ads, but there are also attempts not to get ads in the first place. A.Rezvov)
idiom. в первую голову
inf. перво-наперво (Abysslooker); начать с того, что (Abysslooker); хотя бы потому, что (Abysslooker); первым делом (для начала, в первую очередь • In the first place, let's get the basics settled.); для начала (сперва, в первую очередь • In the first place, let's get the basics settled. 4uzhoj); вообще (с разными смысловыми оттенками • And what the hell were you doing here in the first place?No debris, no scorching, no signs of machine damage. In fact, no sign the fucking thing was ever there in the first place.If that is a "number which doesn't exist", then how were you able to make that assertion in the first place?Why go to Mexico in the first place? 4uzhoj); прежде всего; изначально (Cumberbatch did the facial capture for the villain, and in fact it was his idea to take on the dual role in the first place. starkside); главным образом (triumfov); сначала; сперва; в принципе (в знач. "вообще", "изначально" Val_Ships); в первую очередь (для начала, сперва); во-первых (I'm not joining the health club because, in the first place, I don't like their hours, and in the second place, I can't afford the dues. 4uzhoj); уже потому (ставится в конце предложения goroshko); начнём с того, что (m_rakova)
inf., context. и сам ('Get out.' The sergeant did so with an alacrity that suggested he hadn't much wanted to be there in the first place. 4uzhoj); и так (в знач. "и без того" • I don't like spiders in the first place, let alone seeing a guy of this size sitting on my bed. 4uzhoj)
literal. на первом месте (Ремедиос_П)
media. во-первых
in the first place
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