comenzar

/komenˈθaɾ/, [ko.mẽn̟ˈθaɾ]

begin, start

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Siendo huérfano, mi padre tuvo que comenzar a ganar dinero a los diez.

Being an orphan, my father had to start earning money at ten.

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Tal vez los ateos también deberían comenzar a golpear las puertas de los demás para promulgar su mensaje de felicidad a la gente.

It might be time for Atheists to start knocking on doors too, to spread their message of happiness to the world.

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Para comenzar, esa clase de trabajo es muy ardua para mí.

To begin with, that kind of work is too tough for me.

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Para comenzar, leeré esto.

First of all, I will read this.

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Yo estaba a punto de comenzar.

I was about to start.

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Sorprenderse, extrañarse, es comenzar a entender.

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.

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¿Podemos comenzar ya la reunión?

Shall we start the meeting now?

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Si no empiezas a tratar a la gente con un poco más de respeto, la gente podría comenzar a evitarte como a la plaga.

If you don't start treating people with a little more respect, people may start avoiding you like the plague.

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Tom no tiene idea de dónde comenzar.

Tom has no idea where to start.

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Para comenzar, es demasiado caro.

First of all, it is too expensive.

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El verano acaba de comenzar.

Summer has just begun.

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Muchas familias se mudaron para comenzar una nueva vida en la frontera.

Many families left to make a new life on the frontier.

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No quiero comenzar rumores.

I don't want to start rumors.

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¿Debo comenzar de una vez?

Must I start at once?

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Los cuentos infantiles suelen comenzar con la frase "érase una vez..." y terminan con un "...y vivieron felices y comieron perdices".

Fairy tales usually start with “once upon a time...” and end with “...and they lived happily ever after”.

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¿Cuándo van a comenzar todos con su trabajo?

When are you all going to start with your work?

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Ahora vamos a comenzar el juego.

Now let's begin the game.

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Quiero comenzar a hacer planes.

I want to start making plans.

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Después de años de sufrimiento, ella finalmente decidió olvidar el pasado y comenzar una nueva vida.

After years of suffering, she finally decided to forget the past and begin a new life.

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Deberías comenzar inmediatamente.

You should begin right away.

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