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1 commencer
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
1.
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!
2.
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?
3.
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! -
2 live laborious days
книжн.проводить дни в трудах [выражение создано Дж. Мильтоном:Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise...To scorn delights and live laborious days.(‘Lycidas’, 70-72)]I lived laborious days. I started each one by translating a few pages of one of Ibsen's plays; then with Ruskin in my hand I examined the sights of Florence. After luncheon I had my Italian lesson... When dinner was done I went out to look for adventure. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Painted Veil’, ‘Preface’) — В эти дни мне пришлось немало поработать. Я начинал день переводом нескольких страниц из пьесы Ибсена, затем, с томиком Рескина в руках, осматривал достопримечательности Флоренции. После завтрака у меня был урок итальянского языка... После обеда я отправлялся на поиски приключений.
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