Grammatical class

Noun

abord

(literary) the manner with which one acts in the presence of another person or persons, especially in a first encounter

Details

Syllables

a-bord

Phonetics

a.bɔʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

6646

Freq. (movies)

19179

Freq. (news)

501

Sentences

Toi d'abord.

You first.

A1

Toi d'abord !

You first!

A1

Vas-y d'abord.

You go first.

A1

Lis ça d'abord.

Read this first.

A1

J'ai tout d'abord refusé.

I refused at first.

A2

Je dois d'abord m'y habituer.

I have to get used to it first.

A2

Au premier abord, la caouanne est une tortue à très grosse tête.

At first glance, the loggerhead is a turtle with a very large head.

B1

D'abord, c'est trop cher.

First, it's too expensive.

B1

Je dois finir ça d'abord.

I have to finish this first.

B1

Occupons-nous d'abord de cela.

Let's deal with that first.

B1

Laisse-moi lui parler d'abord.

Let me talk to him first.

B1

Tout d'abord, je dois dire ceci.

First of all, I must say this.

B2