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Meanings of firstly in English

Portuguese
primeiro

Before anything else.

        primeiro
        Usage of firstly in English
        1
        I'll leave the why question until the end but firstly, thank you.
        Radio NZ
        2
        If you have decided to make South Africa your home, firstly, welcome!
        The South African
        3
        The Google News Initiative aims to, firstly, elevate and strengthen quality journalism.
        The South African
        4
        In the present paper the fluorescence properties of C60-glucocorticoids were firstly investigated.
        Pubmed
        5
        They are firstly: The Normal Social Life, and secondly: The Great State.
        An Englishman Looks at the World / Being a Series of Unrestraine...
        6
        Those guilds failed ultimately, for various reasons, but, firstly because religion failed.
        The Irish Times
        7
        They couldn't very well say, Well, firstly, you wouldn't have believed us.
        Five on a treasure island
        8
        Notably, a LysM RLK was firstly found involved in salt stress response.
        Pubmed
        9
        We have to firstly establish if this is our project or not.
        The South African
        10
        I mean, firstly, who has a pub crawl on a Monday night?
        News.com.au
        11
        I was appalled, firstly from timidity, secondly out of very well-founded modesty.
        A Time of Gifts
        12
        I can travel around the world before you get to your firstly.
        Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 / Little J...
        13
        In a statement released on Tuesday, Jarette said: It started firstly with me.
        The South African
        14
        To build your resilience in such times, it's important to firstly remain positive.
        News.com.au
        15
        Well firstly, let's just say upfront that budget figures are always pretty ropey.
        The Guardian
        16
        For those who missed the series: Well, firstly, we're very sorry for you.
        Wired
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