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at first

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Inglés	Español
at first adv	(to begin with, in the beginning)	al principio loc adv
At first, it was just pitch black, then his eyes got used to the darkness and he began to see some features of the cave.
Al principio estaba negro como el carbón, luego sus ojos se acostumbraron a la oscuridad y comenzó a ver algunas características de la cueva.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
at first blush adv	(at first impression)	a primera vista loc adv
At first blush, you seem to have put together a sound business plan.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A primera vista parecía un plan excepcional, pero algo me decía que había un detalle que habíamos pasado por alto.
at first glance expr	(initially)	a primera vista loc adv
It was a good plan at first glance, but later we realized it was a dud.
Parecía un buen plan a primera vista, pero más tarde nos dimos cuenta de que era un fiasco.
at first light expr	(at daybreak)	a primera hora expr
de madrugada expr
at first sight adv	(instantly, immediately)	a primera vista loc adv
At first sight, the town looked boring.
A primera vista parecía un pueblito aburrido.
at the first opportunity adv	(as soon as possible) (AmL, coloquial)	a la primera de cambio loc adv
a la primera oportunidad loc adv
When I had the chance I did it at the first opportunity.
En cuanto pude, lo hice a la primera de cambio.
En cuanto pude, lo hice a la primera oportunidad.
fall in love at first sight v expr	(become infatuated with a stranger)	enamorarse a primera vista loc verb
As soon as I saw him across the dancefloor, I fell in love at first sight.
Tan pronto como lo vi en la pista de baile, me enamoré a primera vista.
firsthand, first-hand, at first hand adv	(directly from source)	de primera fuente loc adv
de primera mano loc adv
He gave me the information first-hand.
Me dio la información de primera fuente.
Me dio la información de primera mano.
love at first sight n	(instant romantic attraction to [sb])	amor a primera vista grupo nom
When Harry met Sally it wasn't love at first sight; they fell in love some years later.
Cuando Harry conoció a Sally no fue un amor a primera vista, se enamoraron años más tarde.

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'at first' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

at first blush - coup de foudre - first baseman - in principio - initially - learn by experience - originally - prima facie - see with your own eyes - straight

Spanish:

en un primer momento - al pronto - en apariencia - flechazo - a primera hora - a primera vista - amor a primera vista - en cuanto amanezca - en un principio - a bulto - a simple vista

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