en primera instancia

== Spanish == === Etymology === Compare French en première instance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /em pɾiˌmeɾa insˈtanθja/ [ẽm pɾiˌme.ɾa ĩnsˈt̪ãn̟.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /em pɾiˌmeɾa insˈtansja/ [ẽm pɾiˌme.ɾa ĩnsˈt̪ãn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: en pri‧me‧ra ins‧tan‧cia === Adverb === en primera instancia above all, first of all Synonyms: en primer lugar, antes que nada === Further reading === “en primera instancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025