au premier chef

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o pʁə.mje ʃɛf/
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Adverb

au premier chef

  1. (formal, literary) primarily, most of all, first and foremost, chiefly
    Synonyms: avant tout, en premier lieu, principalement, surtout
    concerner quelqu’un au premier chef ― to concern someone first and foremost
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