empezó

it started, started

Examples

Empezó a llover a cántaros hace más de tres horas.

It began to rain heavily more than three hours ago.

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Empezó contando un chiste.

He began with a joke.

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Al mismo tiempo, él empezó a correr.

At the same time, he began to run.

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Tom empezó a hablar.

Tom began to speak.

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Ya empezó.

It's started already.

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Él empezó a gritar.

He began to shout.

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Él empezó a lavar el coche.

He started washing his car.

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Cuando escuchó el ruido, mi hermano empezó a llorar.

On hearing the noise, my brother started to cry.

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Me pregunto quién empezó ese rumor.

I wonder who started that rumor.

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Ella empezó a llorar y empecé a llorar también.

She started crying and I started crying too.

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Tom empezó a conducir.

Tom started driving.

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Cogió la guitarra y empezó a tocar.

He took the guitar and started playing.

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Empezó a sentirse mal.

He began to feel ill.

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Cuando encontré mi verdadera identidad, mi vida empezó a tener sentido.

When I found my true identity, my life began to make sense.

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Pronto empezó a llover mucho.

It soon began to rain very hard.

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Mi gato enloqueció en cuanto el carro se empezó a mover.

My cat went crazy as soon as the car began to move.

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Empezó el día con un buen desayuno.

He started the day with a good breakfast.

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Tom empezó a comer.

Tom started eating.

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Le empezó a dar hambre, así que tiró una piedrecita al río para matar un pez.

He started to get hungry, so he threw a small stone in the river to kill a fish.

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Tom se empezó a preguntar de quién Mary habría aprendido francés.

Tom began to wonder who Mary had learned French from.

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