Usage examples of "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.

The most common first name in the world is Mohammed. El nombre más común en el mundo es Mohammed.

No one believed me at first. Al principio nadie me creyó.

At first, I thought I was sick. Al comienzo, pensé que estaba enfermo.

Ikeda is my last name, and Kazuko is my first name. Ikeda es mi apellido, y Kazuko es mi nombre de pila.

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 took the liberty of calling him by his first name. Me tomé la libertad de llamarle por su nombre de pila.

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.

Do you remember the first name of your grandmother? - No, I just always called her granny. ¿Te acuerdas del nombre de pila de tu abuela? No, yo siempre la llamaba abuelita.

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.

I know a woman whose first and last names are the same as mine. Yo conozco a una mujer cuyos nombre y apellido son los mismos que los míos.

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.

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