de primeras

= at first sight, on the face of it, at first glance, first-blush, up-front [up front]

Ex. At first sight, there seems to be no good reason to distinguish between telecommunication networks and data networks.

Ex. On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model.

Ex. We have already noted that at first glance the outline of main classes appears traditional.

Ex. The first-blush reaction to their astonishing long-term strategy for achieving national energy independence is that they must be joking.

Ex. Meta search engines look pretty much the same up front, but their approach to presenting results varies widely.

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= at first sight, on the face of it, at first glance, first-blush, up-front [up front]

Ex: At first sight, there seems to be no good reason to distinguish between telecommunication networks and data networks.

Ex: On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model.

Ex: We have already noted that at first glance the outline of main classes appears traditional.

Ex: The first-blush reaction to their astonishing long-term strategy for achieving national energy independence is that they must be joking.

Ex: Meta search engines look pretty much the same up front, but their approach to presenting results varies widely.