Sentence examples of "first place" in English
As was to be expected, he took the first place.
Ainsi qu'il fallait s'y attendre, il décrocha la première place.
In Olympic competitions, a gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second, and a bronze medal is for third place.
Dans les compétitions Olympiques, une médaille d'or va à la première place, une médaille d'argent à la seconde, et une médaille de bronze à la troisième.
In the first place, we must be careful about what we eat and drink.
En premier lieu, nous devons faire attention à ce que nous mangeons et buvons.
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.
Il décida de ne pas acheter la maison parce que, en premier lieu, elle était trop chère et, en second lieu, elle était trop loin de son bureau.
A book not worth reading is not worth buying in the first place.
Un livre qui ne vaut pas la peine d'être lu, ne vaut pas la peine d'être acheté dès le départ.
Had she told me the truth in the first place, I wouldn't be angry now.
M'eût-elle initialement dit la vérité, je ne serais pas en colère maintenant.
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