au premier abord
/o pʁəmje abɔʁ/
le
noun
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
"coup d'œil" and "au premier abord" are close synonyms for "at first glance," largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does au premier abord mean?
at first glance
2 Fill the gap: Au ___ abord, le plan semblait parfait.
Full sentence: Au premier abord, le plan semblait parfait. (At first glance, the plan seemed perfect.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches au premier abord?
au premier abord: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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