Sentence examples of "at first appearance" in English

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At first, I was only looking at the French sentences, but before I knew it, I was hooked into translating them. Au début, je regardais juste les phrases françaises, mais avant que j'en prenne conscience, j'étais captivé par leur traduction.
At first he was all at sea in his new job. Il fut tout d'abord complètement perdu dans son nouveau travail.
He didn't believe it at first. Il ne le croyait pas tout d'abord.
Tom met Mary at a party, and it was love at first sight. Tom a rencontré Marie à une fête et ce fut l'amour dès le premier regard.
At first I didn't like ballet, but I've come to like it by degrees. Au début, je n'aimais pas le ballet, mais peu à peu je me suis mis à l'aimer.
At first, Meg was homesick. Au début, Mag avait le mal du pays.
At first, they were all convinced he was innocent. Dans un premier temps, ils étaient tous convaincus qu'il était innocent.
I had stage fright at first, but I got over it quickly. Au début, j'avais le trac, mais je l'ai rapidement surmonté.
At first they rejected the proposal, but a clergyman urged them to accept. Au début, Ils rejetèrent la proposition, mais un clerc les pressa d'accepter.
I fell in love with her at first sight. Je suis tombé amoureux d'elle au premier coup d'oeil.
At first, the trainees were awkward in his company. Au premier abord, les stagiaires furent mal à l'aise en sa présence.
He fell in love with her at first sight. Il est tombé amoureux d'elle au premier regard.
I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight. Au premier regard, j'avais conçu de la répugnance à l'égard de mon maître.
I recognized him at first glance. Je l'ai reconnu au premier coup d'oeil.
At first, they didn't believe him. Au début, ils ne le crurent pas.
Getting up at 6 a.m. was hard at first but now I'm used to it. Me lever à six heures du matin était difficile au début, mais j'y suis désormais accoutumé.
At first, I failed the test. La première fois, j'ai raté le test.
At first sight, the question seemed easy. À première vue, la question semble simple.
Did you fall for her at first sight? Tu es tombée amoureuse d'elle dès que tu l'as vue ?
At first, I had difficulty understanding people when they spoke too fast. Au début, j'avais des difficultés à comprendre les gens qui parlaient trop vite.
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