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{
"alt": "さいしょに",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "saisho-ni",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "最初に"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "aecho'e",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "애초에"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "cheo'eumbuteo",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "처음부터"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "prīmum"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "łáaʼii góneʼ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "w pierwszej kolejności"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "para começo de conversa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "v pérvuju óčeredʹ",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "в пе́рвую о́чередь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "préžde vsevó",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "пре́жде всего́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pérvym délom",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "пе́рвым де́лом"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "snačála",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "снача́ла"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spervá",
"sense": "to begin with",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "сперва́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "v pérvuju gólovu",
"sense": "to begin with",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "в пе́рвую го́лову"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "v prvom rade"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "za prvé"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "po prvé"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "už vôbec nie"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "vonkoncom nie"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "a predovšetkým"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "en primer lugar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "para empezar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "de entrada"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "primero"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "från början (första)"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "ตั้งแต่แรก"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "to begin with",
"word": "ก่อนอื่น"
}
],
"word": "in the first place"
}
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