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(idiomatic, not-comparable, sequence) Firstly; before anything else.
Be strong, live happie, and love, but first of all / Him whom to love is to obey, and keep / His great command; […]
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 1271–1272:"My dear sir," said Hube in an authoritative manner to the receptionist askancing Thales, "first of all, we aren't tourists. Secondly, this isn't a rat, this is the present embodiment of the spiritual leader of millions of people in India […]
1997, Tibor Fischer, The Thought Gang, page 185:"I must say, I quite enjoy having the best detective in the business, and the fastest gun in the West, on my payroll." "First of all," Clint said tightly, "I'm not the fastest gun in the West, and second, I'm not on your payroll." Royce held up both of his hands. "I didn't mean to offend you, sir[…]"
2019, J.R. Roberts, Death in Denver, Speaking Volumes, →ISBN:
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it in primo luogo (before anything else) · pl przede wszystkim (before anything else) · tl una sa lahat (before anything else) · es antes de nada (before anything else) · it primariamente (before anything else) · ja 先ず (before anything else) · fr tout d’abord (before anything else) · ba иң башта (before anything else) · hi प्रथमतः (before anything else) · es antes que todo (before anything else) · izh ensti (before anything else) · ta முதலில் (before anything else) · fr avant toutes choses (before anything else) · got 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 (before anything else) · bcl inot sa gabos (before anything else) · it come prima cosa (before anything else) · cmn 首先 (before anything else) · vi trước nhất (before anything else) · crh eñ evelâ (before anything else) · izh ensiks (before anything else) · az ilk olaraq (before anything else) · it per prima cosa (before anything else) · pt antes de tudo (before anything else) · es para empezar (before anything else) · vi trước tiên (before anything else) · vi trước hết (before anything else) · rup ntãnj (before anything else) · he קודם כל (before anything else) · es antes de todo (before anything else) · de zuallererst (before anything else) · pl po pierwsze (before anything else) · pl najpierw (before anything else) · pt antes de mais nada (before anything else) · pt primeiro de tudo (before anything else) · izh enstää (before anything else) · nl in de eerste plaats (before anything else) · es antes que nada (before anything else) · ru пре́жде всего́ (before anything else) · hu mindenekelőtt (before anything else) · it in primis (before anything else) · ro întâi (before anything else) · pt em primeiro lugar (before anything else) · udm нырысь ик (before anything else) · es en primer lugar (before anything else) · ar بَادِئَ ذِي بَدْءٍ (before anything else) · nl ten eerste (before anything else) · ko 우선 (before anything else) · ba беренсенән (before anything else) · az öncəliklə (before anything else) · ar قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ (before anything else) · fr en premier lieu (before anything else) · ro înainte de toate (before anything else) · crh er şeyden evel (before anything else) · sq Ne Fillim (before anything else) · uk передусім (before anything else) · ba иң тәүҙә (before anything else) · az əvvəla (before anything else) · de zunächst (before anything else) · uk перш за все (before anything else) · it prima di tutto (before anything else) · rup ntãnjiu (before anything else) · az ilk növbədə (before anything else) · it anzitutto (before anything else) · nl om te beginnen (before anything else) · ar أَوَّلًا (before anything else) · el πρώτα απ’ όλα (before anything else) · ro mai întâi (before anything else) · fi ennen muuta (before anything else) · nl bovenal (before anything else) · be перш за ўсё (before anything else) · hu elsősorban (before anything else) · es ante todo (before anything else) · fi ensiksi (before anything else) · it innanzitutto (before anything else)