d'abord
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d‿a.bɔʁ/
Adverb
- first, at first, right away
- primarily
- for one thing
- Used to add annoyed emphasis, particularly to a refusal.
- J'irai pas d'abord!—I won't go then!
- (archaic or regional) Immediately.
- (Quebec) in that case, then, if that is so
- Okay, d'abord.
- Okay, then.
- D'abord, pourquoi tu es toujours là?
- In that case, why are you still here?
- Okay, d'abord.
Usage notes
- Usually this adverb is used to mark the first item in importance in a logical or temporal enumeration.
Derived terms
- puis d'abord, pis d'abord
- d'abord et avant tout
- d'abord que
- tout d'abord
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