comenzar
/komenˈθaɾ/, [ko.mẽn̟ˈθaɾ]begin, start
Verb comenzar (first-person singular present comienzo, first-person singular preterite comencé, past participle comenzado)
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to begin
- Yo me senté sobre un banco en el jardín, y comencé a leer un libro interesante.
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I sat on a bench in the garden, and I started to read an interesting book.
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to commence
- Usted puede comenzar.
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You may commence.
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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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