Usage examples of "at first" in English with translation to Italian

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No one believed me at first. All'inizio nessuno mi ha creduto.

At first, I couldn't figure out what he was saying. All'inizio non riuscivo a capire che cosa stesse dicendo.

It was love at first sight. Fu amore a prima vista.

Do you believe in love at first sight? Credi nell'amore a prima vista?

I fell in love with you at first sight Mi sono innamorato con Lei a prima vista

Did you fall in love with her at first sight? Ti sei innamorato di lei a prima vista?

Women who, at first glance, appear to be completely ordinary also don't seem to be in that much of a rush to get married. Le donne che a prima vista sembrano del tutto ordinarie non sembrano neanche avere una gran fretta di sposarsi.

I recognized her at first glance. L'ho riconosciuta al primo sguardo.

The idea seemed absurd at first. L'idea sembrò assurda di primo acchito.

At first, I thought he was your brother. Inizialmente pensavo che fosse tuo fratello.

He took the first prize. Ha preso il primo premio.

It's the first time I smoke. È la prima volta che fumo.

First of all, it is too expensive. Prima di tutto, è troppo caro.

First I'll go to the bank, and then I'll buy the tickets. Prima andrò in banca e poi comprerò i biglietti.

If you go anywhere, you had better tell your mother first. Se vai da qualche parte, è meglio che lo dici prima a tua madre.

She had a daughter by her first husband. Ha avuto una figlia dal suo primo marito.

It's the first time I make Marika laugh. È la prima volta che faccio ridere Marika.

I took you for Roy when I first saw you. Ti ho scambiato per Roy la prima volta che ti ho visto.

It's the first time I search Marika's name on Google. È la prima volta che cerco il nome di Marika su Google.

This is the first time that I've eaten in an Italian pizzeria. Questa è la prima volta che mangio in una pizzeria italiana.

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