Usage examples of "in the first place" in English with translation to Spanish

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In the first place, fashions change very quickly. En primer lugar, la moda cambia rápidamente.
In the first place, we must be careful about what we eat and drink. En primer lugar debemos tener cuidado con lo que comemos y bebemos.
In the first place, the women have more free time than men. In the second place, they have fewer things to worry about than men. En primer lugar, las mujeres tienen más tiempo libre que los hombres. En segundo lugar, ellas tienen menos cosas de que preocuparse que los hombres.
Who came up with that idea in the first place? ¿A quién se le ocurrió la idea primero?
Had she told me the truth in the first place, I wouldn't be angry now. Si me hubiera dicho la verdad desde un principio, no estaría enojado ahora.
He was knocked out by a punch in the first round. Fue noqueado de un puñetazo en el primer asalto.
Second place isn't but the first place from the losers. El segundo no es más que el primero de los perdedores.
That was when I was in the first year at high school, so 17 years have passed since then. Eso fue cuando yo estaba en el primer año de la escuela secundaria, así que han pasado 17 años desde entonces.
It was a big upset when Hingis was eliminated in the first round. Fue una gran decepción que Hingis fuera eliminado en el primer asalto.
I am in the first year of high school. Estoy en el primer año de instituto.
The narration is written in the first person singular, because it is fictionally taken from the man's everyday journal. La narración está escrita en primera persona del singular, porque está tomada ficticiamente del diario del hombre.
She fainted in the store and found herself in the first aid room when she came to. Ella se desmayó en la tienda y se encontró en la sala de primeros auxilios cuando volvió en sí.
In Olympic competitions, a gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second, and a bronze medal is for third place. En las competiciones olímpicas, la medalla de oro es para el primer puesto, la medalla de plata para el segundo, y la medalla de bronce es para el tercer puesto.
He took the first prize. Él obtuvo el primer premio.
I can see a lady and two dogs in the car. Puedo ver a una mujer y a dos perros dentro del auto.
Ichiro will go to Nagoya for the first time. Ichiro irá a Nagoya por la primera vez.
I stay in the house today. Hoy me quedo en casa.
January is the first month of the calendar. Enero es el primer mes del calendario.
It glows in the dark. Brilla en la oscuridad.
It's the first time I fall down the stairs. Es la primera vez que me caigo por las escaleras.
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