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1. transitive verb,-nn-, began, begunbegin school — in die Schule kommen
begin doing or to do something — anfangen od. beginnen, etwas zu tun
I began to slip — ich kam ins Rutschen
I am beginning to get annoyed — so langsam werde ich ärgerlich
2. intransitive verbthe film does not begin to compare with the book — der Film lässt sich nicht annähernd mit dem Buch vergleichen
-nn-, began, begun anfangen; beginnen (oft geh.)begin with something/somebody — bei od. mit etwas/jemandem anfangen od. beginnen
to begin with — zunächst od. zuerst einmal
it is the wrong book, to begin with — das ist schon einmal das falsche Buch
* * *[bi'ɡin]present participle - beginning; verb- academic.ru/6259/beginning">beginning- beginner
- to begin with* * *be·gin<-nn-, began, begun>[bɪˈgɪn]I. vt1. (commence)▪ to \begin sth etw anfangen [o beginnen]he began his career as a humble office worker er hat als kleiner Büroangestellter angefangenI began this book two months ago ich habe mit diesem Buch vor zwei Monaten angefangento \begin a conversation ein Gespräch beginnento \begin school in die Schule kommento \begin work mit der Arbeit beginnenshe began acting at fifteen sie fing mit fünfzehn mit der Schauspielerei anI began to think he'd never come ich dachte schon, er würde nie kommenhe didn't even \begin to answer my questions er hat keinerlei Anstalten gemacht, meine Fragen zu beantwortenhe does not even \begin to try er versucht es nicht einmalit doesn't \begin to do him justice es wird ihm nicht [einmal] annähernd gerechtI can't \begin to explain how this could happen es ist mir selbst unerklärlich, wie das passieren konnteshe was \beginning to get angry sie wurde allmählich [o langsam] wütendto \begin to roll/stutter ins Rollen/Stottern kommen2. (start using)to \begin a bottle eine Flasche anbrechento \begin a new loaf of bread ein neues Brot anschneidento \begin a new page eine neue Seite anfangen3. (originate)to \begin a fashion/trend eine Mode/einen Trend ins Leben rufen4. (start by saying)▪ to \begin sth:II. vi1. (commence) anfangen, beginnenlet's \begin fangen wir an!I'll \begin by welcoming our guests zuerst werde ich unsere Gäste begrüßenshe began on the piano at five sie hat mit fünf angefangen Klavier zu spielenit all began when she left us alles fing damit an, dass sie uns verließI don't know where to \begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll!before school \begins vor Schulanfangthe play \begins with the sisters in the kitchen together am Anfang des Stücks sitzen die Schwestern zusammen in der Küche\beginning from September 1 ab dem ersten Septemberto \begin again neu anfangento \begin with, I want to thank you for everything zunächst einmal möchte ich mich für alles bedanken; (initially)there were six of us to \begin with anfangs waren wir noch zu sechst; (for one)to \begin with, the room is too small, then it faces a busy road erstens ist das Zimmer zu klein, [und] dann liegt es auch noch an einer verkehrsreichen Straße2. (open speech act) beginnen, anfangenhe began by saying... zunächst einmal sagte er...where does this road \begin? wo fängt diese Straße an?4.* * *[bI'gɪn] pret began, ptp begun1. vt1) (= start) beginnen, anfangen; conversation also anknüpfen; song also anstimmen; bottle anbrechen, anfangen; book, letter, new cheque book, new page anfangen; rehearsals, work anfangen mit; task in Angriff nehmen, sich machen an (+acc)to begin to do sth or doing sth — anfangen or beginnen, etw zu tun
when did you begin ( learning or to learn) English? — wann haben Sie angefangen, Englisch zu lernen?
he began his speech by saying that... — er leitete seine Rede damit or mit den Worten ein, dass...
to begin school — eingeschult werden, in die Schule kommen
to begin life as a... — als... anfangen or beginnen
she's beginning to understand — sie fängt langsam an zu verstehen, sie versteht so langsam
I'd begun to think you weren't coming — ich habe schon gedacht, du kommst nicht mehr
that doesn't even begin to compare with... —
they didn't even begin to solve the problem — sie haben das Problem nicht mal annähernd gelöst
I can't begin to thank you for what you've done — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht genug dafür danken, was Sie getan haben
2) (= initiate, originate) anfangen; fashion, custom, policy einführen; society, firm, movement gründen; (= cause) war auslösen3) (= start to speak) beginnen, anfangen2. vi1) (= start) anfangen, beginnen; (new play etc) anlaufenhe began by saying that... —
where the hair begins — am Haaransatz
to begin in business — ins Geschäftsleben eintreten; (as self-employed) ein Geschäft aufmachen
beginning from Monday — ab Montag, von Montag an
it all/the trouble began when... — es fing alles/der Ärger fing damit an, dass...
to begin with sb/sth —
to begin with, this is wrong, and... — erstens einmal ist das falsch, dann...
to begin on a new venture/project — ein neues Unternehmen/Projekt in Angriff nehmen
* * *A v/t1. beginnen, anfangen:when did you begin ( to learn oder learning) English? wann hast du mit Englisch angefangen (angefangen, Englisch zu lernen)?;he began his lecture by saying that … er leitete seinen Vortrag mit den Worten ein, dass …;begin the world ins Leben tretenB v/i1. beginnen, anfangen:he began by saying that … er sagte einleitend, dass …;begin with sth (sb) mit etwas (bei jemandem) anfangen;to begin with (Redew)a) zunächst (einmal), fürs Erste,b) erstens (einmal), um es gleich zu sagen;begin on sth etwas in Angriff nehmen;begin on a new bottle eine neue Flasche anbrechen;not begin to do sth nicht entfernt oder im Entferntesten daran denken, etwas zu tun;he does not even begin to try er versucht es nicht einmal;it began to be put into practice es wurde langsam aber sicher in die Praxis umgesetzt;well begun is half done (Sprichwort) gut begonnen ist halb gewonnen2. entstehen, ins Leben gerufen werden* * *1. transitive verb,-nn-, began, begunbegin something — [mit] etwas beginnen
begin doing or to do something — anfangen od. beginnen, etwas zu tun
2. intransitive verbthe film does not begin to compare with the book — der Film lässt sich nicht annähernd mit dem Buch vergleichen
-nn-, began, begun anfangen; beginnen (oft geh.)begin with something/somebody — bei od. mit etwas/jemandem anfangen od. beginnen
to begin with — zunächst od. zuerst einmal
it is the wrong book, to begin with — das ist schon einmal das falsche Buch
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be·gin <-nn-, began, begun> [bɪʼgɪn] vt1) ( commence)to \begin sth etw anfangen [o beginnen];it's \beginning to snow es fängt an zu schneien;she began life as the daughter of a waitress sie kam als Tochter einer Kellnerin zur Welt;to \begin a conversation eine Unterhaltung anfangen;to \begin a phase in eine Phase eintreten;to \begin work mit der Arbeit beginnen2) ( start using)you needn't \begin a new loaf of bread du musst kein neues Brot anschneiden;you should \begin a new page du solltest eine neue Seite anfangen vi1) ( commence) anfangen, beginnen;let's \begin fangen wir an!;I don't know where to \begin ich weiß gar nicht, wo ich anfangen soll;the film \begins at seven der Film fängt um sieben an;I'll \begin by welcoming our guests zuerst werde ich unsere Gäste begrüßen;to \begin again neu anfangen;to \begin promisingly viel versprechend anfangen;to \begin to do sth anfangen, etw zu tun;she was \beginning to get angry allmählich wurde sie wütend;I can't [even] \begin to describe this phenomenon ich kann dieses Phänomen nicht einmal annähernd beschreiben;there were six of us to \begin with but then two people left anfangs waren wir noch zu sechst, zwei sind dann aber gegangen;the hotel was awful - to \begin with, our room was too small, then... das Hotel war schrecklich - erstmal war unser Zimmer viel zu klein und dann...;to \begin with sth mit etw dat anfangen2) ( open speech act)“well,” he began... „also“, fing er an...3) ( originate) beginnen;where does this road \begin? wo fängt diese Straße an?PHRASES:life \begins at forty (\begins at forty) mit vierzig fängt das Leben erst [richtig] an -
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(began, begun) დაწყება, to begin with - უწინარეს ყოვლისაlet us go / begin! წავიდეთ! / დავიწყოთ!the sooner you come, the sooner we'll begin რაც უფრო ადრე მოხვალ, მით უფრო ადრე დავიწყებთwe're set to begin მზად ვართ, დავიწყოთto begin sth from scratch რისიმე ნოლიდან / ცარიელი ადგილიდან წამოწყებაthe day begins to decline დღე ილევა, იწურებაcome! let’s begin! აბა, დავიწყოთ!after a full stop a new sentence always begins with a capital letter წერტილის შემდეგ ახალი წინადადება ყოველთვის დიდი / მთავრული ასოთი იწყებაin Georgia almond-tree begins to bloom in March საქართველოში ნუში მარტში ყვავისthe ice was broken and everybody began smiling and talking ყინული გალღვა / დაძაბულობამ გაიარა და ყველა ღიმილით ალაპარაკდა●●it began to spit წამოწინწკლაthey began to tussle with each other for the coin მონეტისათვის ჭიდილი გამართესhe began thus… აი, ასე დაიწყო...my heart began thumping გული ამიძგერდა // გულმა ბაგიბუგი დაიწყო●●his thoughts began to wander აზრები გაეფანტაnow it began to rain in earnest ახლა კი წვიმამ მართლა დცხო / ახლა კი სერიოზულად დაუშვაas I was leaving home, it began to rain როცა სახლიდან გავდიოდი, წვიმა დაიწყო -
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begin [bɪˈgɪn]commencer (to do sth, doing sth à faire qch ) ; [+ task] entreprendre ; [+ conversation] engager ; [+ policy] inaugurer• to begin life as... débuter dans la vie comme...• that doesn't begin to compare with... cela n'a rien de comparable avec...• let's begin! commençons !• well, to begin at the beginning... bon, commençons par le commencement...• he began in the sales department/as a clerk il a débuté dans le service des ventes/comme employé de bureau• we only had $100 to begin with nous n'avions que 100 dollars pour commencer• to begin with there were only three of them but later... au début ils n'étaient que trois, mais plus tard...* * *[bɪ'gɪn] 1.2.I wish I hadn't told her to begin with — pour commencer, je n'aurais jamais dû lui en parler
1) ( start) commencer [journey, list, meeting, job, game, meal] ( with par, avec); aller à [school]; provoquer [debate, dispute]; lancer [campaign, trend]; commencer [tradition]; déclencher [war]; fonder [dynasty]2) ( start to use) entamer [bottle, packet]; commencer [page]3) ( come first in) marquer le commencement de [series, collection, festival]3.to begin well/badly — bien/mal commencer
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1 ( at first) au début, au départ ; I didn't understand to begin with au début je n'ai pas compris ;2 ( firstly) d'abord, premièrement ;3 ( at all) I wish I hadn't told her to begin with pour commencer, je n'aurais jamais dû lui en parler.1 ( start) commencer [journey, list, meeting, job, game, meal] (with par, avec) ; se lancer dans [adventure] ; aller à [school] ; to begin to do commencer à faire ; it's beginning to rain il commence à pleuvoir ; to begin doing commencer à faire ; I began the letter (with) ‘Dear Sir’ j'ai commencé la lettre par ‘Monsieur’ ; ‘well …,’ she began ‘eh bien…,’ commença-t-elle ; I begin work next week je commence à travailler la semaine prochaine ; the builders begin work on Tuesday les ouvriers commencent les travaux mardi ; they began laughing ou to laugh again ils ont recommencé à rire ;2 ( start to use) entamer, ouvrir [bottle, packet, jar] ; entamer [loaf] ; commencer [notebook, page] ;3 ( start out) débuter [career] (as comme) ; I began life as a farmer's son je suis fils de fermier ; we began married life in Scotland quand nous étions jeunes mariés nous habitions en Écosse ; this novel began life as a short story ce roman a d'abord vu le jour sous la forme d'une nouvelle ;4 ( have slightest success) I can't begin to describe it il m'est impossible de le décrire ; I don't begin to understand vraiment, je ne comprends pas ; I couldn't begin to imagine how he felt je ne pouvais vraiment pas imaginer ce qu'il éprouvait ;5 ( initiate) provoquer [debate, dispute] ; lancer [campaign, trend] ; commencer [tradition] ; déclencher [war] ; fonder [dynasty] ; to begin a conversation with engager la conversation avec ;6 ( come first in) marquer le commencement de [series, collection, festival] ; A begins the alphabet l'alphabet commence par A.1 ( commence) [custom, meeting, play, problem, storm, term] commencer ; let's begin commençons ; to begin with commencer par ; to begin by doing commencer par faire ; a name beginning with C un nom qui commence par C ; the week beginning the 25th la semaine qui commence le 25 ; to begin in 1995/in May commencer en 1995/en mai ; your problems have only just begun! tes problèmes ne font que commencer! ; to begin well/badly bien/mal commencer ; to begin again recommencer ; after the war began après le début de la guerre ; before the lecture begins avant le début de la conférence ;2 ( have its starting point) [river] prendre sa source ; the road begins in York la route part de York ; where does the national park begin? où commence le parc national?■ begin on:▶ begin on [sth] attaquer [cake, garden]. -
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begin [bɪ'gɪn](a) (start) commencer; (career, term) commencer, débuter; (task) entreprendre, s'attaquer à; (work) commencer, se mettre à;∎ to begin to do or doing sth commencer à faire qch, se mettre à faire qch;∎ I had begun to believe he was lying j'avais commencé à croire qu'il mentait;∎ she began the first chapter (reading) elle commença à lire le premier chapitre; (writing) elle commença à écrire le premier chapitre;∎ the quotation beginning this chapter la citation qui ouvre ce chapitre;∎ she began life as a waitress elle a débuté comme serveuse;∎ he soon began to complain il n'a pas tardé à se plaindre;∎ I began the day all wrong j'ai mal commencé la journée;∎ the film doesn't begin to compare with the book le film est loin de valoir le livre;∎ he can't begin to compete with her il ne lui arrive pas à la cheville;∎ I can't begin to explain c'est trop difficile à expliquer(b) (start to say) commencer;∎ "this is unforgivable", she began "c'est impardonnable", commença-t-elle(c) (found → institution, club) fonder, inaugurer; (initiate → business, fashion) lancer; (→ argument, fight, war) déclencher, faire naître; (→ conversation) engager, amorcer; (→ discussion, speech) commencer, ouvrir(a) (start → person, career, concert, project, speech) commencer;∎ work should begin in the spring les travaux devraient commencer au printemps;∎ the day began badly/well la journée s'annonçait mal/bien;∎ to begin again or afresh recommencer (à zéro);∎ begin at the beginning commencez par le commencement;∎ the night shift begins at midnight l'équipe de nuit commence (le travail) à minuit;∎ when does school begin? quand est la rentrée?;∎ after the film begins après le début du film;∎ her career began in Hollywood sa carrière a débuté à Hollywood;∎ he began in politics il a commencé par faire de la politique;∎ let me begin by thanking our host permettez-moi tout d'abord de remercier notre hôte;∎ let's begin with a song commençons par une chanson;∎ her name begins with (a) B son nom commence par un B;∎ the play begins with a murder la pièce débute par un meurtre;∎ I began with the idea of buying a flat au départ ou au début je voulais acheter un appartement;(b) (originate → club, country, institution) être fondé; (→ fire, epidemic) commencer; (→ war) éclater, commencer; (→ trouble) commencer; (→ river) prendre sa source; (→ road) commencer; (→ fashion) commencer, débuter;∎ the magazine began as a freesheet la revue a débuté comme publication gratuite(a) (in the first place) d'abord, pour commencer;∎ to begin with, it's too cold d'abord, il fait trop froid;∎ to begin with, the statistics are wrong pour commencer ou d'abord, les chiffres sont faux(b) (initially) au départ;∎ everything went well to begin with tout s'est bien passé au début ou au départ;∎ the plate was cracked to begin with l'assiette était déjà fêlée au départ -
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bi'ɡinpresent participle - beginning; verb(to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) empezar, comenzar- beginner
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begin vb empezar / comenzarI didn't like the film to begin with al principio, no me gustaba la películatr[bɪ'gɪn]1 empezar, comenzar1 empezar, comenzar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeginning from a partir denot to begin to... estar lejos de...to begin by «+ -ing» empezar por + inf, empezar + ger: empezar, comenzar, iniciarbegin vi1) start: empezar, comenzar, iniciarse2) originate: nacer, originarse3)to begin with : en primer lugar, para empezarbegin (doing sth.)expr.• comenzar (a hacer algo) v. (to do sth.)expr.• empezar (a hacer algo) v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: began, begun) = abrir (Iniciar) v.• comenzar v.• empezar v.• entrar v.• iniciar v.• principiar v.bɪ'gɪn
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to begin work on something — empezar* or comenzar* a trabajar en algo
to begin -ING/to + inf — empezar* or comenzar* a + inf
he began talking o to talk about his work — empezó a hablar sobre su trabajo
she began to cry — empezó or se puso a llorar
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via) ( start) empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml)I don't know where to begin — no sé por dónde empezar or comenzar
the author begins by describing... — el autor empieza por describir...
b) ( originate) \<\<river\>\> nacer*; \<\<custom\>\> originarse, empezar*[bɪ'ɡɪn] (pt began) (pp begun)1. VT1) (=start) empezar, comenzarto begin doing sth, begin to do sth — empezar a hacer algo
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I can't begin to thank you — no encuentro palabras para agradecerle•
it doesn't begin to compare with... — no puede ni compararse con...•
this skirt began life as an evening dress — esta falda empezó siendo un traje de noche2) (=undertake) emprender; (=set in motion) iniciar; [+ discussion] entablar2. VI1) (=start) empezar, comenzar, iniciarse frmthe work will begin tomorrow — el trabajo empezará or comenzará mañana
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the teacher began by writing on the board — el profesor empezó escribiendo en la pizarralet me begin by saying... — quiero comenzar diciendo...
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beginning from Monday — a partir del lunes•
to begin on sth — emprender algo•
to begin with sth — comenzar por or con algoto begin with, I'd like to know... — en primer lugar, quisiera saber...
2) (=originate) [river] nacer; [rumour, custom] originarse* * *[bɪ'gɪn]
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to begin work on something — empezar* or comenzar* a trabajar en algo
to begin -ING/to + inf — empezar* or comenzar* a + inf
he began talking o to talk about his work — empezó a hablar sobre su trabajo
she began to cry — empezó or se puso a llorar
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via) ( start) empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml)I don't know where to begin — no sé por dónde empezar or comenzar
the author begins by describing... — el autor empieza por describir...
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[bɪ'ɡɪn] began vb: pt begun pp1. vt(gen) cominciare, incominciare, iniziare, (originate: fashion) lanciare, (custom) inaugurare, (war) scatenareto begin doing sth; to begin to do sth — incominciare or iniziare a fare qc
it began to rain — ha cominciato or si è messo a piovere
it doesn't begin to compare with... — non c'è nemmeno da paragonarlo con...
2. viincominciare, cominciare, (fashion, custom) nascere, (rumour) spargersito begin with sth/by doing sth — cominciare con qc/col fare qc
the match began at 10 a.m — la partita è iniziata alle dieci del mattino
let me begin by saying... — permettetemi di cominciare col dire...
to begin with, I'd like to know... — tanto per cominciare vorrei sapere...
the service began at 9 a.m. — la funzione ha avuto inizio alle 9
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[bɪ'gɪn] 1. vt; pt began, pp begunzaczynać (zacząć perf), rozpoczynać (rozpocząć perf)2. vi; pt began, pp begunzaczynać się (zacząć się perf), rozpoczynać się (rozpocząć się perf)to begin doing/to do sth — zaczynać (zacząć perf) coś robić
I can't begin to thank you — nie wiem, jak mam ci dziękować
to begin with, I'd like to know … — po pierwsze, chciałbym wiedzieć…
* * *[bi'ɡin]present participle - beginning; verb(to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) zaczynać (się)- beginner
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commencer [kɔmɑ̃se]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. [+ travail, repas] to begin, to startb. ( = entamer) [+ bouteille, produit] to openc. [chose] to begin2. intransitive verba. ( = débuter) to begin, to start• tu ne vas pas commencer ! (ton irrité) don't start!• ça commence bien ! that's a good start!• ça commence mal ! that's not a very good start!• pour commencer to begin or start withb. commencer à (or de) faire qch to begin or start to do sth• je commence à en avoir assez ! I've had just about enough!c. commencer par qch/par faire qch to begin or start with sth/by doing sth• ils m'ont tous déçu, à commencer par Jean they all let me down, especially Jean* * *kɔmɑ̃se
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1) ( entreprendre) to start, to begin [travail, discours]c'est lui qui a commencé! — ( la dispute) he started it!
2)commencer à or de faire — to begin to do
ça commence à bien faire (colloq) or à suffire! — (colloq) it's getting a bit much!
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verbe intransitif [année, film, rue] to start, to begin; [processus] to beginpour commencer, c'est trop cher — for a start, it's too expensive
par où or quoi vais-je commencer? — where shall I start?
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verbe impersonnelil commence à pleuvoir/neiger — it's starting ou beginning to rain/to snow
* * *kɔmɑ̃se1. vt[un travail, la journée, sa carrière] to start, to begin2. vi1) [cours, journée, processus] to start, to beginLes cours commencent à huit heures. — Classes start at 8 o'clock.
commencer à faire qch — to start doing sth, to begin doing sth, to start to do sth, to begin to do sth, (en tournure impersonnelle) to start to do, to start doing
commencer de faire qch — to start doing sth, to begin doing sth, to start to do sth, to begin to do sth
Il a commencé à pleuvoir. — It's started to rain., It's started raining.
J'ai commencé de réviser pour les examens. — I've started revising for the exams.
pour commencer... (au restaurant) — to start with..., (en énumérant des raisons) for a start..., to start with...
* * *commencer verb table: placerA vtr1 ( entreprendre) to start, to begin [travail, séance, discours]; to open [bouteille, boîte]; c'est lui qui a commencé! (la dispute, bagarre) he started it!; il a commencé sa carrière dans la marine he began his career in the Navy; elle a commencé le piano à six ans she started playing the piano when she was six; ‘eh bien,’ commença-t-elle ‘well,’ she began; commencer qch par le haut/commencement to start ou begin sth at the top/beginning; tu commences bien l'année/la journée! that's a good start to the year/the day!; la phrase qui commence l'article the sentence at the beginning of the article; le film est commencé depuis un moment the film has already started;2 commencer à or de faire ( se mettre à) to start ou begin to do, to start ou begin doing; ( entamer un processus) to begin to do; je commence à travailler à l'usine le 3 mai I start (work) at the factory on 3 May; je commence à comprendre/me demander I'm beginning to understand/wonder; je commence à en avoir marre○ I'm getting fed up○; il commence à se faire tard it's getting late; ça commence à bien faire○ or à suffire! it's getting a bit much!B vi [année, film, rue] to start, to begin; [évolution, processus] to begin; ça commence à 8 heures it starts ou begins at 8 o'clock; que la fête commence! let the party begin!; et, pour commencer, une chanson and, to start with, a song; pour commencer, c'est trop cher for a start, it' s too expensive; qu'attends-tu pour commencer? what are you waiting for?; commencez sans moi start without me; ne commence pas! don't start!; on commence dans dix minutes we're starting in ten minutes; commencer par [soirée, mot, numéro] to start with; commence par le plafond/les manches start with the ceiling/the sleeves; par où or quoi vais-je commencer? where shall I start?; commencer par qn to start with sb; par qui vais-je commencer? who shall I start with?; commencer par faire to start ou begin by doing; commence par obéir/te taire! for a start you can do as you're told/be quiet!; commencer par être or comme secrétaire to start (off) as a secretary; vous êtes tous coupables à commencer par toi you're all guilty starting with you; ⇒ bête, charité.C v impers il commence à pleuvoir/neiger it's starting ou beginning to rain/snow.[kɔmɑ̃se] verbe transitifallez, commence la vaisselle! come on, get going on the dishes!a. [au lycée] what time do you start school?b. [au travail] what time do you start work?j'ai bien/mal commencé l'année I've made a good/bad start to the year3. [être au début de] to beginc'est son numéro qui commence le spectacle her routine begins the show, the show begins with her routine————————[kɔmɑ̃se] verbe intransitif1. [débuter] to startce n'est pas moi, c'est lui qui a commencé! it wasn't me, HE started it!commencer à faire quelque chose to start ou to begin doing somethingcommençons par le commencement let's begin at the beginning, first things firstcommence par enlever les couvertures first, take the blankets offtu veux une moto? commence par réussir ton examen if you want a motorbike, start by passing your examil commence à pleuvoir/neiger it's started to rain/to snowla séance commence à 20 h the session starts ou begins at 8 p.m.les vendanges ont commencé tard cette année the grape harvest started ou is late this yearles ennuis ont commencé quand il s'est installé au-dessous de chez moi the trouble started ou began when he moved in downstairson fait généralement commencer la crise après le premier choc pétrolier the recession is generally said to have started after the first oil crisis3. [se mettre à travailler]commencer sur la scène/au cinéma to make one's stage/screen debutj'ai commencé en 78 avec deux ouvrières I set up ou started (up) in '78 with two workers4. [dans un barème de prix] to startles pantalons commencent à/vers 50 euros trousers start at/at around 50 euros————————à commencer par locution prépositionnelleque tout le monde contribue, à commencer par toi! let everyone give something, starting with you!————————pour commencer locution adverbialepour commencer, du saumon to start the meal ou as a first course, salmonpour commencer, tu es trop jeune, et ensuite c'est trop cher! for a start you're too young, and anyway, it's too expensive! -
14 comienzo
m.start, beginning, kickoff.a comienzos del siglo XX at the beginning of the twentieth centurydar comienzo (a algo) to start (something), to begin (something)pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: comenzar.* * *1 start, beginning\a comienzos de at the beginning ofdar comienzo to begin, startestar en sus comienzos to be in its early stages* * *noun m.start, beginning* * *SM1) (=principio) [de película, historia, partido] beginning, start; [de proyecto, plan] beginning; [de enfermedad] onsetdesde el comienzo supe que el asesino era el mayordomo — I knew the butler was the murderer from the beginning o the start
al comienzo: al comienzo no entendía nada — at first I didn't understand anything
al comienzo de la primavera — in early Spring, at the start of Spring
los comienzos: en los comienzos de este siglo — at the beginning of this century
en los comienzos del proceso democrático — in the early o initial stages of the democratic process
una etapa muy difícil en sus comienzos — a very difficult stage, initially
2)dar comienzo — [acto, curso] to start, begin, commence frm
la ceremonia dio comienzo a las cinco de la tarde — the ceremony started o began o frm commenced at five o'clock
3)dar comienzo a — [+ acto, ceremonia] to begin, start; [+ carrera] to start; [+ etapa] to mark the beginning of
* * *masculino beginningal comienzo — at first, in the beginning
el proceso fue muy lento en sus comienzos — initially, the process was very slow
los comienzos son siempre difíciles — the first months (o steps etc) are always difficult
dar comienzo a algo — persona to begin something; ceremonia/acto to mark the beginning of something
* * *= beginning, inception, starting, commencement, onset, start, initiation, dawning, input stage, kick-off, eruption, startup [start-up], start time, opening.Ex. In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.Ex. The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.Ex. The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.Ex. In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.Ex. Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.Ex. The increase in emphasis on regional cooperation has resulted in the initiation of many regional projects.Ex. The Internet heralds the dawning of a new information age = Internet premoniza el amanecer de una nueva era de la información.Ex. To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.Ex. The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Ex. Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.Ex. This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.Ex. Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.Ex. Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.----* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.* al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.* al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.* comienzo de la guerra = outbreak of the war, breakout of + the war.* comienzo de la menstruación = menarche.* comienzo difícil = bumpy start.* comienzo fallido = false start.* comienzos = early days.* comienzo tardío = late start.* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde los comienzos = from an early stage.* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.* en los comienzos de = at the birth of.* en + Posesivo + comienzos = in + Posesivo + early days, in + Posesivo + early years.* en sus comienzos = budding.* fecha de comienzo = starting date, beginning date, date of commencement.* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.* los comienzos de = the dawn of.* marcar el comienzo = usher in.* nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.* posición de comienzo = offset value.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure.* tener programado su comienzo = be scheduled to start.* tener un comienzo tardío* un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.* * *masculino beginningal comienzo — at first, in the beginning
el proceso fue muy lento en sus comienzos — initially, the process was very slow
los comienzos son siempre difíciles — the first months (o steps etc) are always difficult
dar comienzo a algo — persona to begin something; ceremonia/acto to mark the beginning of something
* * *= beginning, inception, starting, commencement, onset, start, initiation, dawning, input stage, kick-off, eruption, startup [start-up], start time, opening.Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.Ex: The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.Ex: In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.Ex: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.Ex: The increase in emphasis on regional cooperation has resulted in the initiation of many regional projects.Ex: The Internet heralds the dawning of a new information age = Internet premoniza el amanecer de una nueva era de la información.Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Ex: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.Ex: Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.* al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.* al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.* comienzo de la guerra = outbreak of the war, breakout of + the war.* comienzo de la menstruación = menarche.* comienzo difícil = bumpy start.* comienzo fallido = false start.* comienzos = early days.* comienzo tardío = late start.* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde los comienzos = from an early stage.* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.* en los comienzos de = at the birth of.* en + Posesivo + comienzos = in + Posesivo + early days, in + Posesivo + early years.* en sus comienzos = budding.* fecha de comienzo = starting date, beginning date, date of commencement.* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.* los comienzos de = the dawn of.* marcar el comienzo = usher in.* nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.* posición de comienzo = offset value.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure.* tener programado su comienzo = be scheduled to start.* tener un comienzo tardío* un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.* * *beginningal comienzo at first, in the beginningel proceso fue muy lento en sus comienzos initially, the process was very slowdio comienzo al año lectivo it marked the beginning of the academic yeardieron comienzo a la función con la tocata they began the performance with the toccatael concierto dará comienzo a las nueve the concert will begin at 9 o'clocklos comienzos son siempre difíciles the first months ( o steps etc) are always difficult* * *
Del verbo comenzar: ( conjugate comenzar)
comienzo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
comenzar
comienzo
comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo
to begin, commence (frml)
verbo intransitivo
to begin;
comienzo haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
comienzo a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
comienzoon a disparar they started firing o to fire;
comienzo por algo to begin with sth
comienzo sustantivo masculino
beginning;
al comienzo at first, in the beginning;
dar comienzo to begin;
dar comienzo a algo [ persona] to begin sth;
[ceremonia/acto] to mark the beginning of 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
comienzo sustantivo masculino beginning, start
♦ Locuciones: a comienzos de, at the beginning of
dar comienzo, to begin o start
' comienzo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apertura
- iniciar
- origen
- principio
- iniciación
English:
beginning
- conception
- off
- onset
- opening
- outbreak
- outset
- start
- turn
- commence
- home
- out
- usher
* * *♦ nmstart, beginning;lo sabían desde el comienzo they knew from the start o beginning;y esto es sólo el comienzo and this is just the start;tuvo unos comienzos poco prometedores it got off to an inauspicious start;a comienzos del siglo XX at the beginning of the 20th century;al comienzo in the beginning, at first;dar comienzo (a algo) to start (sth), to begin (sth);la función dio comienzo a las siete y media the performance started at half past seven;el secretario dio comienzo a la reunión the secretary began o opened the meeting* * *m beginning;al comienzo, en un comienzo at first, in the beginning;desde el oun comienzo from the start;a comienzos de junio at the beginning of June* * *comienzo nm1) : start, beginning2)al comienzo : at first3)dar comienzo : to begin* * *comienzo n beginning -
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* * *to initiate; to begin; to start; to commence; to start off* * *Be|gịn|nen [bə'gɪnən]nt -s, no plgeh = Vorhaben) enterprise, plan, scheme* * *(to begin: the church service commenced with a hymn.) commence* * *be·gin·nen< begann, begonnen>[bəˈgɪnən]I. vi1. (anfangen)▪ \beginnen, etw zu tun to start [or begin] to do [or doing] sth2. (eine Arbeit aufnehmen)▪ als etw \beginnen to start out [or off] as sthII. vt1. (anfangen)ein Gespräch \beginnen to strike up [or begin] a conversationeinen Streit \beginnen to get into an argument▪ etw \beginnen to do sthwir müssen die Angelegenheit ganz anders \beginnen we'll have to tackle the matter differently* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb start; beginmit einer Arbeit/dem Studium beginnen — start or begin a piece of work/one's studies
2.mit dem Bau beginnen — start or begin building
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) start; begin; start < argument>2)es beginnen, etwas zu tun — go or set about doing something
was hättet ihr nur ohne mich begonnen? — what would you have done without me?
* * *beginnen; beginnt, begann, hat begonnenmit der Arbeit etcdie Firma hat/wir haben ganz bescheiden begonnen the company/we started in a small way;das Auto beginnt zu rosten the car is starting to rust;dort beginnt die Autobahn the motorway (US expressway) starts here;der Prozess begann mit einer persönlichen Erklärung the trial commenced with a personal statementB. v/t1. (anfangen) (Gespräch, Studium etc) begin; form commence;ein Arbeitsverhältnis beginnen commence employment2. geh (tun) do;sie wusste nicht, was sie (mit ihrer Zeit) beginnen sollte she didn’t know what to do (with her time); → auch anfangen* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb start; beginmit einer Arbeit/dem Studium beginnen — start or begin a piece of work/one's studies
2.mit dem Bau beginnen — start or begin building
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) start; begin; start < argument>2)es beginnen, etwas zu tun — go or set about doing something
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: begann, begonnen)= to begin v.(§ p.,p.p.: began, begun)to commence v.to initiate v.to set in v.to start (for) v. -
16 Beginnen
* * *to initiate; to begin; to start; to commence; to start off* * *Be|gịn|nen [bə'gɪnən]nt -s, no plgeh = Vorhaben) enterprise, plan, scheme* * *(to begin: the church service commenced with a hymn.) commence* * *be·gin·nen< begann, begonnen>[bəˈgɪnən]I. vi1. (anfangen)▪ \beginnen, etw zu tun to start [or begin] to do [or doing] sth2. (eine Arbeit aufnehmen)▪ als etw \beginnen to start out [or off] as sthII. vt1. (anfangen)ein Gespräch \beginnen to strike up [or begin] a conversationeinen Streit \beginnen to get into an argument▪ etw \beginnen to do sthwir müssen die Angelegenheit ganz anders \beginnen we'll have to tackle the matter differently* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb start; beginmit einer Arbeit/dem Studium beginnen — start or begin a piece of work/one's studies
2.mit dem Bau beginnen — start or begin building
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) start; begin; start < argument>2)es beginnen, etwas zu tun — go or set about doing something
was hättet ihr nur ohne mich begonnen? — what would you have done without me?
* * *ein vergebliches Beginnen fruitless efforts pl* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb start; beginmit einer Arbeit/dem Studium beginnen — start or begin a piece of work/one's studies
2.mit dem Bau beginnen — start or begin building
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) start; begin; start < argument>2)es beginnen, etwas zu tun — go or set about doing something
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: begann, begonnen)= to begin v.(§ p.,p.p.: began, begun)to commence v.to initiate v.to set in v.to start (for) v. -
17 comienzo
Del verbo comenzar: ( conjugate comenzar) \ \
comienzo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: comenzar comienzo
comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml) verbo intransitivo to begin; comienzo haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth; comienzo a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth; comienzoon a disparar they started firing o to fire; comienzo por algo to begin with sth
comienzo sustantivo masculino beginning; al comienzo at first, in the beginning; dar comienzo to begin; dar comienzo a algo [ persona] to begin sth; [ceremonia/acto] to mark the beginning of 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
comienzo sustantivo masculino beginning, start Locuciones: a comienzos de, at the beginning of
dar comienzo, to begin o start ' comienzo' also found in these entries: Spanish: apertura - iniciar - origen - principio - iniciación English: beginning - conception - off - onset - opening - outbreak - outset - start - turn - commence - home - out - usher -
18 antreten
(unreg., trennb., -ge-)I v/i1. (ist) (sich aufstellen) line up (zu for); umg., fig. zur Arbeit: turn up (zu for); beim Chef: report ( bei to); Kompanie angetreten! Befehl: company fall in!; Meldung: company fallen in ( oder assembled)!; der Größe nach antreten line up according to size2. (ist) zum Wettkampf: enter (bei, zu for), participate (in); auch zum Kampf: compete ( gegen with, against); antreten gegen auch challenge; sie ist angetreten, die Armut zu bekämpfen she took up the challenge of fighting poverty4. (ist) LING. (hinzukommen) Endung etc.: be added (an + Akk to)II v/t (hat)1. die Arbeit / den Dienst antreten report for work / duty; sein Amt antreten take up office; jemandes Nachfolge antreten succeed s.o.; die Regierung antreten take up office, come into power; das Studium antreten take up one’s studies, start (at) university, ( auch ein Studium antreten) start studying; eine Erbschaft antreten enter on ( oder come into) an inheritance; eine Strafe antreten begin serving a sentence; eine Reise antreten set out ( oder off) on a journey; den Heimweg / die Heimreise antreten set off (for) home; den Beweis für etw. antreten offer proof ( oder evidence) of s.th.; den Beweis antreten, dass... offer proof that...2. (Moped) start up* * *(sich aufstellen) to line up* * *ạn|tre|ten sep1. vt1) Reise, Strafe to begin; Stellung to take up; Amt to take up, to assume; Erbe, Erbschaft to come intoden Beweis antreten, dass... — to prove that...
seine Lehrzeit antreten — to start one's apprenticeship
2) Motorrad to kick-start3) (= festtreten) Erde to press or tread down firmly2. vi aux sein1) (= sich aufstellen) to line up; (MIL) to fall in* * *an|tre·ten1I. vt Hilfsverb: haben1. (beginnen)▪ etw \antreten to begin sth2. (übernehmen)ein Amt/den Dienst \antreten to take up [or assume] [an] office/one's servicesseine Amtszeit \antreten to take officeein Erbe \antreten to come into an inheritanceeine Stellung \antreten to take up a post; s.a. BeweisII. vi Hilfsverb: sein2. (erscheinen)3. (eine Stellung beginnen)▪ bei jdm/einer Firma [als etw] \antreten to start one's job [as sth] under sb/at a companyan|tre·ten2I. vt1. (fest treten)▪ etw \antreten to tread sth down [firmly]▪ etw \antreten to start stheinen Motorrad \antreten to kick-start a motorbike* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein2) (sich stellen) meet one's opponent; (als Mannschaft) line up2.antreten gegen — meet; (als Mannschaft) line up against
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb start <job, apprenticeship>; take up < position, appointment>; start, set out on < journey>; begin < prison sentence>; come into < inheritance>* * *antreten (irr, trennb, -ge-)A. v/i1. (ist) (sich aufstellen) line up (zu for); umg, fig zur Arbeit: turn up (zu for); beim Chef: report (bei to);der Größe nach antreten line up according to sizebei, zu for), participate (in); auch zum Kampf: compete (gegen with, against);antreten gegen auch challenge;sie ist angetreten, die Armut zu bekämpfen she took up the challenge of fighting povertyan +akk to)B. v/t (hat)1.die Arbeit/den Dienst antreten report for work/duty;sein Amt antreten take up office;jemandes Nachfolge antreten succeed sb;die Regierung antreten take up office, come into power;ein Studium antreten) start studying;eine Strafe antreten begin serving a sentence;eine Reise antreten set out ( oder off) on a journey;den Heimweg/die Heimreise antreten set off (for) home;den Beweis für etwas antreten offer proof ( oder evidence) of sth;den Beweis antreten, dass … offer proof that …2. (Moped) start up* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein2) (sich stellen) meet one's opponent; (als Mannschaft) line upantreten gegen — meet; (als Mannschaft) line up against
3) (sich einfinden) report ( bei to)2.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb start <job, apprenticeship>; take up <position, appointment>; start, set out on < journey>; begin < prison sentence>; come into < inheritance>* * *(Amt) v.to accede v. v.to report for duty expr. -
19 beginnen
be·gin·nen <begann, begonnen> [bəʼgɪnən]vi1) ( anfangen)[mit etw] \beginnen to start [or begin] [sth];\beginnen, etw zu tun to start [or begin] to do [or doing] sth2) ( eine Arbeit aufnehmen)als etw \beginnen to start out [or off] as sthvt1) ( anfangen)etw [mit etw] \beginnen to start [or begin] sth [with sth];ein Gespräch \beginnen to strike up [or begin] a conversation;einen Streit \beginnen to get into an argumentetw \beginnen to do sth;wir müssen die Angelegenheit ganz anders \beginnen we'll have to tackle the matter differently -
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an|tre·ten1) ( beginnen)etw \antreten to begin sth2) ( übernehmen)seine Amtszeit \antreten to take office;ein Erbe \antreten to come into an inheritance;vi sein2) ( erscheinen)[zu etw] \antreten to appear [for sth]3) ( eine Stellung beginnen)bei jdm/einer Firma [als etw] \antreten to start one's job [as sth] under sb/at a company[zu etw] \antreten to compete [in sth]2. an|tre·ten irreg vt1) ( fest treten)etw \antreten to tread sth down [firmly]etw \antreten to start sth;einen Motorrad \antreten to kick-start a motorbikevi ( energisch die Pedale betätigen) to sprint
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begin — be|gin W1S1 [bıˈgın] v past tense began [ ˈgæn] past participle begun [ ˈgʌn] present participle beginning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(start doing something)¦ 2¦(start happening)¦ 3¦(do first)¦ 4¦(book/word etc)¦ 5¦(speech)¦ 6 to begi … Dictionary of contemporary English
begin — /bI gIn/ past tense began begun / gVn/ verb (I, T) 1 START DOING/FEELING to start doing something or start feeling a particular way: begin to do sth: We began to wonder if the train would ever arrive. | begin: I ll begin when you re ready. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hook up with sb/sth — Ⅰ. UK US hook up (with sb/sth) Phrasal Verb with hook({{}}/hʊk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to meet or begin to work with another person or organization: »a conference where startup companies can hook up with investors Ⅱ. UK US hook (sth) up … Financial and business terms
hook up with sth — Ⅰ. UK US hook up (with sb/sth) Phrasal Verb with hook({{}}/hʊk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to meet or begin to work with another person or organization: »a conference where startup companies can hook up with investors Ⅱ. UK US hook (sth) up … Financial and business terms
start sth off — UK US start (sth) off Phrasal Verb with start({{}}/stɑːt/ verb ► to begin by doing something, or to make something begin by doing something: »The mortgages started off with a lower introductory rate but have risen in the past few years. »She… … Financial and business terms
ˌkick (sth) ˈoff — phrasal verb informal to begin, or to begin something The game kicks off at noon.[/ex] I d like to kick off with a quick look at last month s sales figures.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌstart (sth) ˈoff — phrasal verb to begin, or to cause something to begin Let s start off with a few questions from the audience.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
break into sth — UK US break into sth Phrasal Verb with break({{}}/breɪk/ verb [T] (broke, broken) ► to begin working in a new business or a new area: »He wanted to break into the advertising business. »Are there new markets you d like to break into? … Financial and business terms
come off sth — UK US come off sth Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb ► FINANCE to begin to become less in price or value after having increased: »Operating profits came off 10% to £20.6m. ► US to have recently finished a period of time when something very… … Financial and business terms
pay down sth — UK US pay down sth Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) US ► FINANCE to pay part of an amount of money that you have borrowed, reducing the total debt: »The group is expected to sell its television assets to begin to pay down debts… … Financial and business terms
plug sth in — UK US plug sth in Phrasal Verb with plug({{}}/plʌg/ verb [T] ( gg ) ► IT to connect a piece of electrical equipment to another piece of electrical equipment or to the main electricity supply: »The printer will begin to work as soon as you plug it … Financial and business terms