Translation of "in the first instance" to German

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Dictionary translations for "in the first instance"

in the first instance adverb

vor allem

Contexts with "in the first instance"

Had she told me the truth in the first place, I wouldn't be angry now. Wenn sie mir von vornherein die Wahrheit gesagt hätte, wäre ich jetzt nicht ärgerlich.

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. Er entschied sich, das Haus nicht zu kaufen, denn erstens war es zu teuer und zweitens war es zu weit von seinem Büro entfertnt.

In the first place it's necessary for you to get up early. Von vornherein ist es für dich vonnöten, früh aufzustehen.

Who came up with that idea in the first place? Von wem stammt dieser Einfall eigentlich?

A book not worth reading is not worth buying in the first place. Ein Buch, das es nicht wert ist, gelesen zu werden, ist es von Anfang an nicht wert, gekauft zu werden.

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