Sentence examples of "at first" in English

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Translations: all62 au début28 d'abord4 au départ1 dans un premier temps1 other translations28

At first, everything seemed difficult. Au début, tout semblait difficile.

He didn't believe it at first. Il ne le croyait pas tout d'abord.

At first everybody was convinced of his innocence. Au départ, tout le monde fut convaincu de son innocence.

At first, they were all convinced he was innocent. Dans un premier temps, ils étaient tous convaincus qu'il était innocent.

I was skeptical at first. J'étais sceptique, au début.

At first they drove through streets of small, gray houses. Ils roulèrent d'abord dans des rues bordées de petites maisons grises.

At first, Meg was homesick. Au début, Mag avait le mal du pays.

At first he was all at sea in his new job. Il fut tout d'abord complètement perdu dans son nouveau travail.

At first, it is difficult. Au début c'est difficile.

He was doubtful at first but soon came to embrace my advice. Il était tout d'abord suspicieux mais rapidement il vint à souscrire à mon conseil.

He was shy at first. Il était timide au début.

At first, the Indians were friendly. Au début, les Indiens furent amicaux.

No one believed me at first. Personne ne m'a cru au début.

I didn't believe him at first. Je ne le croyais pas au début.

I didn't recognize him at first. Je ne l'ai pas reconnu au début.

At first, I didn't like him. Au début je ne l'aimais pas.

At first, I thought they were sick. Au début, je croyais qu'il était malade.

At first, they didn't believe him. Au début, ils ne le crurent pas.

At first, I couldn't play the guitar. Au début, je n'arrivais pas à jouer de la guitare.

She didn't like the horse at first. Elle n'aimait pas le cheval au début.

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