sulle prime

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “on the firsts”.

Prepositional phrase

sulle prime

  1. at first
    Synonyms: all'inizio, dapprima
    • 2020, Barack Obama, translated by Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, and Giuseppe Maugeri, Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:
      Sulle prime aveva fatto resistenza: come la maggior parte dei senatori, Joe aveva un ego smisurato e mal tollerava l'idea di un ruolo di secondo piano.
      At first he was resistant: like most Senators, Joe had a big ego and could hardly tolerate the idea of a secondary role.
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