for starters

English

Pronunciation

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Adverb

for starters (not comparable)

1. (informal) As an initial point; before any other considerations.
   • 2005 December 6, The Advocate, number 952, page 88:

     For starters, you can't talk to black people like you're a redneck cowboy. We hate redneck cowboys.

   • 2006, Neil Cherry, Linux Smart Homes For Dummies, page 187:

     For starters, you must decide which hardware and software to use.

Translations

as an initial point

• Czech: pro začátek
• Danish: for det første, til at begynde med
• Dutch: om te beginnen
• Finnish: ensiksikin, alkajaisiksi (fi), ensi alkuun (fi)
• French: primo (fr)
• German: zuerst mal
• Italian: tanto per dirne una, tanto per cominciare, innanzitutto (it)
• Polish: na dzień dobry
• Portuguese: em primeiro lugar
• Russian: для нача́ла (dlja načála)
• Spanish: en primer lugar, para empezar

See also

• for one