во-первых

Russian

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  • IPA(key): [vɐ‿ˈpʲervɨx]
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Adverb

во-пе́рвых • (vo-pérvyx)

  1. first, first of all, for one thing, firstly
    • 1869, Фёдор Достоевский, “Глава VIII”, in Идиот (роман); English translation from Eva Martin, transl., The Idiot, 1913:
      — Я пришёл вас предупредить: во-первых, мне денег взаймы не давать, потому что я непременно буду просить.
      — Ja prišól vas predupreditʹ: vo-pervyx, mne deneg vzajmy ne davatʹ, potomu što ja nepremenno budu prositʹ.
      "I came here to warn you," he said. "In the first place, don't lend me any money, for I shall certainly ask you to."
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