"erstmal" meaning in German

See erstmal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈeːɐ̯stmaːl/ Audio: De-erstmal.ogg Forms: erst mal [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} erstmal, {{de-adv}} erstmal
  1. (colloquial) first (before anything else) Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-erstmal-de-adv-WRfgixxd
  2. for the time being, for now
    Sense id: en-erstmal-de-adv-WxJ5jEQM Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99

Alternative forms

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