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comenzar

  • 1 comenzar

    v.
    to start, to begin.
    comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…
    comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do something
    comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing something
    “hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”
    el partido comenzó tarde the game started late
    La fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ EMPEZAR], like link=empezar empezar
    1 to begin, start
    1 to begin, start
    ■ comenzó a reír he began to laugh, he began laughing
    \
    comenzar con to begin with
    comenzar + gerund to start by + gerund
    ■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...
    comenzar por + inf to begin by +-ing
    ■ comenzó por decir que... he began by saying that...
    comenzar por el principio to begin at the beginning, start at the beginning
    ————————
    to start by + gerund
    ■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...
    * * *
    verb
    to begin, start
    * * *
    1.
    VT to begin, start, commence frm

    comenzamos el rodaje ayer — we began o started o commenced frm filming yesterday

    comenzó la charla con un agradecimiento — she began o started the talk with a word of thanks

    2.
    VI [proyecto, campaña, historia, proceso] to begin, start

    ¿puedo comenzar? — may I start o begin?, can I start o begin?

    comenzó a los diez años haciendo recados — he began o started at the age of ten as a messenger boy

    al comenzar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

    • comenzar a hacer algo — to start o begin doing sth, start o begin to do sth

    la nieve comenzó a caer de nuevo — the snow started falling again, the snow began to fall again

    comencé a trabajar a los dieciocho años — I started o began working at eighteen

    • comenzar con algo, la película comienza con una pelea — the film starts o begins with a fight

    • para comenzar — to start with

    para comenzar, una sopa de verduras — to start with, vegetable soup

    • comenzar por, no sé por dónde comenzar — I don't know where to start o begin

    comenzó por agradecernos nuestra presencia — she started o began by thanking us for coming

    para sentirte mejor, comienza por comer bien — in order to feel better, start by eating well

    todos sois culpables, comenzando por ti — you're all guilty, starting with you

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
    2.
    comenzar vi to begin

    comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

    comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

    comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

    * * *
    = begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.
    Ex. This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.
    Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex. 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
    Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
    Ex. The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.
    Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
    Ex. If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
    Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.
    Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
    Ex. One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.
    Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.
    Ex. The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.
    Ex. The article 'ALA campaign takes flight

    the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.

    Ex. The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.
    Ex. CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.
    Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
    Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
    Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
    ----
    * al comenzar = at startup.
    * comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.
    * comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.
    * comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.
    * comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.
    * comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.
    * comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.
    * comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.
    * comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.
    * comenzar desde = set out from.
    * comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.
    * comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.
    * comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.
    * comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar pronto = make + an early start.
    * comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.
    * comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
    * para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
    2.
    comenzar vi to begin

    comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

    comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

    comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

    * * *
    = begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.

    Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

    Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
    Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
    Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.
    Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
    Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
    Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.
    Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
    Ex: One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.
    Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.
    Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.
    Ex: The article 'ALA campaign takes flight \@ the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.
    Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.
    Ex: CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.
    Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
    Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
    Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
    * al comenzar = at startup.
    * comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.
    * comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.
    * comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.
    * comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.
    * comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.
    * comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.
    * comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.
    * comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.
    * comenzar desde = set out from.
    * comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.
    * comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.
    * comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.
    * comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar pronto = make + an early start.
    * comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.
    * comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
    * para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

    * * *
    comenzar [A6 ]
    vt
    to begin, commence ( frml)
    ■ comenzar
    vi
    to begin
    al comenzar el día at the beginning of the day
    comenzaré contigo I will begin o start with you
    comenzar + GER to begin BY -ING
    comenzó diciendo que … she began o ( frml) commenced by saying that …
    comenzar A + INF:
    comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire, they opened fire
    comenzar POR algo to begin WITH sth
    comencemos por la catedral let us begin with the cathedral
    comenzar POR + INF to begin BY -ING
    comenzaron por amenazarme they began by threatening me
    * * *

     

    comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo
    to begin, commence (frml)
    verbo intransitivo
    to begin;

    comenzar haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
    comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
    comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire;
    comenzar por algo to begin with sth
    comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start
    (a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense
    (una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start

    ' comenzar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    balbucear
    - desencadenarse
    - despuntar
    - entrar
    - iniciarse
    - comience
    English:
    afresh
    - begin
    - come on
    - commence
    - dawn
    - emigrate
    - foot
    - go-ahead
    - open
    - set in
    - start
    - start off
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to start, to begin;
    comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…
    ♦ vi
    to start, to begin;
    comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
    comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
    “hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”;
    el partido comenzó tarde the game started late
    * * *
    v/t begin
    * * *
    comenzar {29} v
    empezar: to begin, to start
    * * *
    comenzar vb to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar

  • 2 comenzar a

    v.
    1 to begin to, to begin, to start to, to commence.
    2 to start at, to begin at.
    * * *
    (v.) = be on + Posesivo + way to
    Ex. Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
    * * *
    (v.) = be on + Posesivo + way to

    Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar a

  • 3 comenzar

    • be started
    • begin
    • commence
    • get stained with soot
    • get startled
    • give a full account of
    • give a gleaming finish to
    • give a go to
    • give a golden coat to

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > comenzar

  • 4 comenzar a

    • begin to
    • start to

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > comenzar a

  • 5 comenzar por el principio

    to begin at the beginning, start at the beginning
    * * *
    (v.) = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero
    Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
    Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
    Ex. Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.
    * * *
    (v.) = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero

    Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.

    Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
    Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar por el principio

  • 6 comenzar con

    v.
    1 to begin with.
    El cuento comenzó con su despedida The story began with her farewell.
    2 to start with, to start.
    María comenzó con la ensalada Mary started with the salad.
    Vamos a comenzar con aspirina We will start with aspirin.
    3 to start with, to start.
    María comenzó con la ensalada Mary started with the salad.
    * * *
    to begin with

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar con

  • 7 comenzar por

    v.
    to start by, to begin by.
    * * *
    to begin by +-ing
    ■ comenzó por decir que... he began by saying that...

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar por

  • 8 comenzar Algo

    (v.) = get + Nombre + started
    Ex. But the real challenge to get it started is first to find the measures that can assuage the fear of the first-world nations.
    * * *
    (v.) = get + Nombre + started

    Ex: But the real challenge to get it started is first to find the measures that can assuage the fear of the first-world nations.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar Algo

  • 9 comenzar Algo con buen pie

    (v.) = start + Nombre + off on the right foot
    Ex. Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
    * * *
    (v.) = start + Nombre + off on the right foot

    Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar Algo con buen pie

  • 10 comenzar a arder

    (v.) = catch on + fire
    Ex. Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
    * * *
    (v.) = catch on + fire

    Ex: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar a arder

  • 11 comenzar a luchar contra

    (v.) = begin + war on
    Ex. Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
    * * *
    (v.) = begin + war on

    Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar a luchar contra

  • 12 comenzar a pensar en

    (v.) = turn + Posesivo + mind to
    Ex. An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement.
    * * *
    (v.) = turn + Posesivo + mind to

    Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar a pensar en

  • 13 comenzar a reír

    (v.) = break into + laugh
    Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
    * * *
    (v.) = break into + laugh

    Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar a reír

  • 14 comenzar bien

    v.
    to begin well.
    * * *
    (v.) = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start
    Ex. She concludes that the internship has got off to a good start and some of the goals have been achieved.
    Ex. India has made a good start in computerised information processing and library services.
    * * *
    (v.) = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start

    Ex: She concludes that the internship has got off to a good start and some of the goals have been achieved.

    Ex: India has made a good start in computerised information processing and library services.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar bien

  • 15 comenzar con buen pie

    (v.) = start + Nombre + on the right footing
    Ex. Following from a previous article on how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives, the author considers the next step, planning the project properly to help sidestep further pitfalls.
    * * *
    (v.) = start + Nombre + on the right footing

    Ex: Following from a previous article on how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives, the author considers the next step, planning the project properly to help sidestep further pitfalls.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar con buen pie

  • 16 comenzar de cero

    (v.) = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero
    Ex. If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
    Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
    Ex. Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.
    * * *
    (v.) = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero

    Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.

    Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
    Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar de cero

  • 17 comenzar de nuevo

    (v.) = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start
    Ex. It would be better to revive and rejuvenate the library while it is still alive thant to let it die and then have to start all over again.
    Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
    Ex. These courses give the student who has failed a second chance to make new start.
    Ex. I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.
    Ex. In any event, first-time failed entrepreneurs should be given the opportunity to make a fresh start (except in cases of dishonesty).
    * * *
    (v.) = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start

    Ex: It would be better to revive and rejuvenate the library while it is still alive thant to let it die and then have to start all over again.

    Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
    Ex: These courses give the student who has failed a second chance to make new start.
    Ex: I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.
    Ex: In any event, first-time failed entrepreneurs should be given the opportunity to make a fresh start (except in cases of dishonesty).

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar de nuevo

  • 18 comenzar desde

    (v.) = set out from
    Ex. They later followed the cavalcade of foxhounds which set out from the centre of the village.
    * * *

    Ex: They later followed the cavalcade of foxhounds which set out from the centre of the village.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar desde

  • 19 comenzar desde cero

    (v.) = start at + ground zero
    Ex. Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.
    * * *
    (v.) = start at + ground zero

    Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar desde cero

  • 20 comenzar desde la base

    (v.) = start at + ground zero
    Ex. Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.
    * * *
    (v.) = start at + ground zero

    Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar desde la base

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