Usage examples of "au début" in French with translation to English

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Ma sœur se marie au début de l'année prochaine. My sister will get married early next year.
Au début, Mag avait le mal du pays. At first, Meg was homesick.
Personne ne m'a cru au début. No one believed me at first.
J'étais sceptique, au début. I was skeptical at first.
Au début de chaque weekend, je suis à la fois fatigué et joyeux. At the start of every weekend, I am both tired and happy.
Au début de l'adolescence, je ne m'entendais pas toujours très bien avec mes parents. During my early teens, I was not always on the best of terms with my parents.
Même si les deux garçons n'avaient pas aimé le partenaire de chacun au début, ils sont vite devenus amis. Although the two boys disliked the partner of each other the beginning, they became good friends soon.
Au début, je regardais juste les phrases françaises, mais avant que j'en prenne conscience, j'étais captivée par leur traduction. At first, I was only looking at the French sentences, but before I knew it, I was hooked into translating them.
Au début, j'ai eu du mal à me faire à mon nouvel environnement. Initially I found it difficult to deal with my new environment.
Elle n'aimait pas le cheval au début. She didn't like the horse at first.
Je ne le croyais pas au début. I didn't believe him at first.
Au début, je croyais qu'il était malade. At first, I thought they were sick.
Au début je ne savais pas bien lequel je voulais, mais finalement j'ai pris le rouge. At first I was not sure which one I wanted, but afterwards I decided on this red one.
Au début, j'avais vraiment encore un peu peur. At the start, I was really still a bit scared.
Au début, je regardais juste les phrases françaises, mais avant que j'en prenne conscience, j'étais captivé par leur traduction. At first, I was only looking at the French sentences, but before I knew it, I was hooked into translating them.
Au début, je n'arrivais pas à jouer de la guitare. At first, I couldn't play the guitar.
Au début, je ne l'aimais pas, mais maintenant je l'aime bien. At first I didn't like him, but I do now.
Au début je ne savais pas quoi faire. At first, I didn't know what to do.
Au début, je n'arrivais pas à comprendre ce qu'il disait. At first, I couldn't understand what he said.
Au début je ne l'aimais pas. At first, I didn't like him.
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