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zuerst

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adverb
  1. first, firstly
  2. at first

Used in the library

  • Heute sieht Paul zuerst nur die Decke.Today, at first, Paul sees only the ceiling.A1Oma am Bildschirm — Grandma on the Screen
  • Wir tragen zuerst die schweren Sachen nach oben.We carry the heavy things upstairs first.A1Der Umzug — Moving house (A1)
  • Derjenige, der zuerst kommt, bekommt Kuchen.Whoever comes first gets cake.A1Große und kleine Wörter — Big words and small ones (A1)
  • Wir fahren zuerst zum Hafen, weil das Wetter ziemlich gut ist.We go to the harbour first, because the weather is quite good.A1Ein Tag in Hamburg — A day in Hamburg (A1)

Other ways to say it

  • erstfirst, at first; only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
  • zunächstfirst, first of all, in the first place, to begin with, initially; for now, for the time being

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