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1 [starten/openen] begin ⇒ start, 〈 formeel〉 commence, open 〈 toespraak, spel, onderhandelingen, brief〉2 [gaan doen] do♦voorbeelden:1 een gesprek beginnen • begin/start a conversationeen zaak beginnen • start a business2 wat moet ik beginnen! • what am I to do?wat moet ik met hem beginnen? • what am I to do with him?1 [de eerste handeling verrichten; zich vanaf een punt uitstrekken] begin ⇒ start, 〈 formeel〉 commence♦voorbeelden:begin maar! • go ahead!; 〈 met vragen ook〉 fire away!beginnen te drinken/roken • start drinking/smokingweer van voren af aan moeten beginnen • be back to square onehet begon te regenen • it began/started to raindaar kan ik niets mee beginnen • that's (of) no use to megoed/slecht beginnen • get off to a good/bad startbegin je weer (met dat gezeur)? • there you go again (with your nagging)!bij het begin beginnen • begin/start at the beginninghij begon met te zeggen … • he began by saying …met niets beginnen • start from scratchhet begint donker te worden • it's getting darkik begin er niet aan! • I wouldn't touch it with a barge-poleaan iets nieuws beginnen • start something newhij begon met Frans • he took up Frencher is geen beginnen aan • why even start?over politiek beginnen • bring up politicsover iets anders beginnen • change the subjectals je zó begint … • if that's the way you feel about it …het is haar om de erfenis begonnen • it's the inheritance she's afterom te beginnen … • for a start …voor zichzelf beginnen • start one's own business
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