in prima battuta

Italian

Prepositional phrase

in prima battuta

1. at first, in the first instance, to start with
   • 2013, chapter 3, in F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 76:

     Il bar, dove deviammo in prima battuta, era affollato, ma di Gatsby non c'era traccia.

     The bar, where we glanced first, was crowded but Gatsby was not there.

     (literally, “The bar, where we deviated to first, was full, but there was no trace of Gatsby.”)