C1adverb
de prime abord
at first glance, initially
« De prime abord, la solution paraît simple, mais elle soulève bien des questions. »
“At first glance, the solution seems simple, but it raises many questions.”
In other languages
- Spanish a primera vista, de entrada
- Portuguese à primeira vista, de início
- Arabic للوهلة الأولى، في البداية
- German auf den ersten Blick, zunächst
- Italian a prima vista, in un primo momento
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