"As at first" and "to the first" are literal English equivalents of the Italian phrase alla prima. The feminine singular prepositional phrase serves as a musical term which references the tempo being the same as it was just before the beginning of the section that just ends. The pronunciation will be "AL-la PREE-ma" in Italian.
"Cheers!" in English is Alla salute! in Italian.
"To the family!" in English is Alla famiglia! in Italian.
Uno alla volta in Italian means "one at a time" in English.
"Grilling" in English is alla griglia in Italian.
Buona donna alla ricerca... in Italian is "Good woman in search of..." in English.
"Mint candy" in English is caramella alla menta in Italian.
pesce alla fiorentina
"To you and your family" in English means a voi e alla vostra famiglia in Italian.
Buonanotte alla donna del sogno! in Italian is "Good night to the woman in the dream!" in English.
Un abbraccio alla mia amica in Italian means "a (one) hug for my (girl) friend" in English.
stanno suonando alla porta
"Is close to the train station" in English is È vicino alla stazione ferroviaria in Italian.