Usage examples of "at first" in English with translation to Spanish

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The idea seemed absurd at first. La idea parecía absurda al principio.
At first, everything seemed difficult. Todo parecía difícil al comienzo.
No one believed me at first. Al principio nadie me creyó.
At first, I thought I was sick. Al comienzo, pensé que estaba enfermo.
It can be confusing at first. Al principio puede ser confuso.
At first, I thought they were sick. Al comienzo, pensé que estaban enfermas.
I didn't believe him at first. Al principio no le creí.
At first, I thought he was sick. Al comienzo, pensé que estaba enfermo.
At first, I had no idea why. Al principio, no tenía ni idea del porqué.
At first, I thought she was sick. Al comienzo, pensé que estaba enferma.
She didn't like him at first. Al principio no le gustaba.
The king was pleased with him at first. Al comienzo, el rey estaba satisfecho con él.
At first, they didn't believe him. Al principio, no le creían.
Tom didn't know who Mary was at first. Al comienzo, Tom no sabía quién era Mary.
At first, I took him for your brother. Al principio pensé que él era tu hermano.
At first, I thought he was your brother. Al principio pensé que él era tu hermano.
At first everybody was convinced of his innocence. Al principio todo el mundo estaba convencido de su inocencia.
She didn't like the horse at first. A ella no le gustaba ese caballo al principio.
At first, they were all convinced he was innocent. Al principio, todos estaban convencidos de su inocencia.
I was nervous at first, but gradually got more relaxed. Estaba nervioso al principio pero gradualmente me fui relajando.
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