from the beginning
A intenção dele era clara desde o começo.
His intention was clear from the start.
Ele quer ser um mártir desde o começo!
He wants to be a martyr from the very beginning!
— Os Falsários (2007)
Eu sabia que ia dar errado desde o começo.
I knew it was going to go wrong from the start.
Deixa-me contar tudo desde o começo.
Let me tell you everything from the beginning.
Desde o começo fui contra essa decisão absurda!
From the start I was against this absurd decision!
— A Onda (2008)
Gostei que, desde o começo, o detetive que cuida do meu caso é tão digno.
I liked that, from the very beginning, the detective handling my case has been so dignified.
— Decisão de Partir (2022)
O plano, desde o começo, era eu ficar só no verão.
The plan, from the beginning, was for me to stay only during the summer.
— As Memórias de Marnie (2014)
Possivelmente sabia desde o começo que eu era esse indivíduo.
He probably knew from the beginning that I was that kind of person.
— Pacto de Sangue (1944)