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1 abord
abord [abɔʀ]1. masculine noun► d'abord ( = en premier lieu) first ; ( = au commencement) at first ; ( = essentiellement) primarily ; (introduisant une restriction) for a start• d'abord, il n'a même pas 18 ans for a start, he's not even 182. plural masculine nounabords ( = environs) surroundings• aux abords de la soixantaine, il prit sa retraite he retired when he was about sixty* * *abɔʀ
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nom masculin1) ( comportement) manner2) ( approche) access3) ( contact)
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d'abord locution adverbiale1) ( avant autre chose) first2) ( contrairement à la suite) at first3) ( primo) firstly, first4) ( en priorité) first (of all)5) ( avant tout) for a start
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abords nom masculin pluriel area (sg) around* * *abɔʀ nm1)Je vais rentrer d'abord chez moi. — I'll go home first.
2) (= accès)être d'un abord facile (personne) — to be approachable, (texte, essai) to be accessible, [lieu] to be easy to reach
être d'un abord difficile [personne] — not to be easy to approach, (texte, essai) to be difficult to get to grips with, [lieu] to be hard to reach, to be difficult to get to
3) (= coup d'œil)de prime abord; au premier abord — at first sight
* * *A nm1 ( comportement) manner; être d'un abord aimable/facile/difficile to have a pleasant/an easy/a difficult manner; sous des abords grincheux c'est un tendre his gruff exterior hides a kind heart;2 ( approche) access; sa théorie est d'un abord relativement aisé his theory is relatively accessible; à l'abord de on approaching;B d'abord loc adv1 ( avant autre chose) first; va d'abord te laver les mains go and wash your hands first; nous avons d'abord visité Rome first we visited Rome;2 ( contrairement à la suite) at first; j'ai d'abord cru à une mauvaise plaisanterie at first I thought it was a bad joke; c'est plus compliqué qu'il n'y paraît d'abord it's more complicated than it seems at first;3 ( primo) firstly, first; il y a trois stades: d' abord les maux de tête… there are three stages: firstly headaches…; j'ai décidé de partir, d'abord à cause du temps et puis… I decided to leave, firstly because of the weather and then…;4 ( en priorité) first (of all); les femmes et les enfants d'abord women and children first; tout d'abord first of all; d'abord et avant tout first and foremost;5 ( avant tout) for a start; d'abord je refuse de lui parler for a start I refuse to speak to him.C abords nmpl area (sg) around; les abords immédiats de qch the immediate area around sth; aux abords de qch in the area around sth.[abɔr] nom masculin1. [contact] mannerelle est d'un abord déconcertant/chaleureux she puts you off your stride/makes you feel very welcome when you first meet herêtre d'un abord facile/difficile to be approachable/unapproachablea. [demeure] easy to get tob. [texte] easy to understand ou to get to grips with————————abords nom masculin pluriel[alentours] surroundingsaux abords locution adverbialeaux abords de locution prépositionnelle————————d'abord locution adverbiale1. [en premier lieu] firstj'ai cru (tout) d'abord qu'il s'agissait d'une blague at first ou to begin with I thought it was a joked'abord, tu n'es même pas prêt! to start with ou for a start, you're not even ready!4. [de toute façon] anyway————————dès l'abord locution adverbiale
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