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| au premier abord |
| 1. adv. at first, at first sight, at first glance, on first impression |
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| French > French |
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| au premier abord |
| 1. v. Lors du premier contact (avec quelqu'un). |
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| Il peut sembler froid au premier abord, mais il est très généreux. |
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| 2. v. Dès le premier instant ; sur le champ ; sans analyse poussée. |
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| Analysis |
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| au |
| 1. contraction. contraction of à le |
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| Il étudie la musique au conservatoire. - He studies music at the conservatory. |
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| à |
| 1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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| 2. prep. to (destination) |
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| aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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| Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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| 3. prep. to (until) |
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| le |
| 1. art. the (definite article) |
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| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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| 2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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| 3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. |
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| premier |
| 1. adj. (ordinal) first |
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| Le premier élément de la liste est un zéro. - The first element of the list is zero. |
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| 2. adj. prime (number etc) |
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| 3. n-m. first |
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| Il est le premier. - He is the first. |
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| abord |
| 1. n-m. (literary) the manner with which one acts in the presence of another person or persons, especially in a first encounter |
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| 2. n-m. (rare) the surroundings of a place |
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