Usage examples of "en premier et dernier ressort" in French with translation to English

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En premier lieu, nous devons faire attention à ce que nous mangeons et buvons. In the first place, we must be careful about what we eat and drink.
Lequel est venu en premier, la poule ou l'œuf ? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Lequel d'entre vous vint ici en premier ? Which of you came here first?
J'étais là en premier. I was here first.
Le papier fut en premier lieu inventé en Chine. Paper was first invented in China.
Vous en premier. You go first.
Ce cheval est arrivé en premier. The horse came in first.
Veux-tu y aller en premier ? Do you want to go first?
Tom a demandé à Mary qui est arrivé en premier. Tom asked Mary who had been the first to arrive.
Où aimerais-tu aller en premier ? Where would you like to go first?
En premier lieu, je devrais entendre les deux parties. First, I should hear both sides.
Voulez-vous y aller en premier ? Do you want to go first?
Elle m'a dit, "Qui était arrivé en premier ?" She asked me who had arrived first.
Qu'est-ce qui est apparu en premier : l'œuf ou la poule ? What came first? The egg or the hen?
Il a décidé de ne pas acheter la maison, car en premier lieu, elle était trop chère et, en second lieu, elle était trop loin de son bureau. He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.
Je ne savais que faire en premier. I didn't know what to do first.
Faisons ceci en premier. Let's do this first of all.
Les gens accepteront beaucoup plus volontiers votre idée si vous leur dites que Benjamin Franklin l'a dit en premier. People will accept your idea much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.
Celui qui arrive à la maison en premier commence à préparer le dîner. Whoever gets home first starts cooking the supper.
Décidons ensemble où aller en premier. Let's decide together where to go first.
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