begun in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for begun in the English»Italian Dictionary

begun [Brit bɪˈɡʌn, Am bɪˈɡən] VB pp

begun → begin

See also begin

I.begin <forma in -ing beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Brit bɪˈɡɪn, Am bɪˈɡɪn] VB trans

1. begin (start):

begin journey, list, meeting, job, game, meal

cominciare, iniziare (with con)

begin adventure

iniziare

begin school

iniziare ad andare a

to begin to do

cominciare a fare

it's beginning to rain

sta iniziando a piovere

to begin doing

cominciare a fare

I began the letter (with) “Dear Sir”

ho incominciato la lettera con “Egregio Signore”

“well…, ” she began

“allora, …” cominciò

I begin work next week

comincio a lavorare la prossima settimana

the builders begin work on Tuesday

gli operai inizieranno i lavori martedì

they began laughing or to laugh again

ricominciarono a ridere

2. begin (start to use):

begin bottle, packet, jar

aprire

begin loaf

tagliare la prima fetta di, iniziare

begin notebook, page

cominciare

3. begin (start out):

begin career

iniziare (as come)

I began life as a farmer's son

sono (nato) figlio di contadini

we began married life in Scotland

appena sposati vivevamo in Scozia

this novel began life as a short story

questo romanzo è stato inizialmente concepito come un racconto

4. begin (have slightest success):

I can't begin to describe it

non sono in grado di descriverlo

I couldn't begin to imagine how he felt

non riuscivo proprio a immaginare come si sentisse

5. begin (initiate):

begin debate, dispute

sollevare

begin campaign, trend, tradition, war, dynasty

dare inizio a

to begin a conversation with

avviare una conversazione con

6. begin (come first in):

begin series, collection, festival

inaugurare, aprire

A begins the alphabet

l'alfabeto inizia con la A

II.begin <forma in -ing beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Brit bɪˈɡɪn, Am bɪˈɡɪn] VB intr

1. begin (commence):

begin custom, meeting, play, problem, storm, term:

(in)cominciare, iniziare

let's begin

cominciamo

to begin with sth

cominciare or iniziare con qc

to begin by doing

cominciare facendo

a name beginning with C

un nome che inizia con la C or per C

the week beginning the 25th

la settimana del 25

to begin in 1999, in May

cominciare nel 1999, a maggio

your problems have only just begun!

i tuoi problemi sono appena iniziati!

to begin well, badly

iniziare bene, male

to begin again

ricominciare

after the war began

dopo l'inizio della guerra

before the lecture begins

prima che inizi la conferenza

2. begin (have its starting point):

begin river:

nascere

the road begins in York

la strada parte da or inizia a York

where does the national park begin?

dove inizia il parco nazionale?

III.to begin with ADV

1. to begin with (at first):

to begin with

all'inizio

I didn't understand to begin with

all'inizio non capii

2. to begin with (firstly):

to begin with

per cominciare, in primo luogo, (inn)anzitutto

3. to begin with (at all):

I wish I hadn't told her to begin with

tanto per cominciare, vorrei non averglielo detto

I.begin <forma in -ing beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Brit bɪˈɡɪn, Am bɪˈɡɪn] VB trans

1. begin (start):

begin journey, list, meeting, job, game, meal

cominciare, iniziare (with con)

begin adventure

iniziare

begin school

iniziare ad andare a

to begin to do

cominciare a fare

it's beginning to rain

sta iniziando a piovere

to begin doing

cominciare a fare

I began the letter (with) “Dear Sir”

ho incominciato la lettera con “Egregio Signore”

“well…, ” she began

“allora, …” cominciò

I begin work next week

comincio a lavorare la prossima settimana

the builders begin work on Tuesday

gli operai inizieranno i lavori martedì

they began laughing or to laugh again

ricominciarono a ridere

2. begin (start to use):

begin bottle, packet, jar

aprire

begin loaf

tagliare la prima fetta di, iniziare

begin notebook, page

cominciare

3. begin (start out):

begin career

iniziare (as come)

I began life as a farmer's son

sono (nato) figlio di contadini

we began married life in Scotland

appena sposati vivevamo in Scozia

this novel began life as a short story

questo romanzo è stato inizialmente concepito come un racconto

4. begin (have slightest success):

I can't begin to describe it

non sono in grado di descriverlo

I couldn't begin to imagine how he felt

non riuscivo proprio a immaginare come si sentisse

5. begin (initiate):

begin debate, dispute

sollevare

begin campaign, trend, tradition, war, dynasty

dare inizio a

to begin a conversation with

avviare una conversazione con

6. begin (come first in):

begin series, collection, festival

inaugurare, aprire

A begins the alphabet

l'alfabeto inizia con la A

II.begin <forma in -ing beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Brit bɪˈɡɪn, Am bɪˈɡɪn] VB intr

1. begin (commence):

begin custom, meeting, play, problem, storm, term:

(in)cominciare, iniziare

let's begin

cominciamo

to begin with sth

cominciare or iniziare con qc

to begin by doing

cominciare facendo

a name beginning with C

un nome che inizia con la C or per C

the week beginning the 25th

la settimana del 25

to begin in 1999, in May

cominciare nel 1999, a maggio

your problems have only just begun!

i tuoi problemi sono appena iniziati!

to begin well, badly

iniziare bene, male

to begin again

ricominciare

after the war began

dopo l'inizio della guerra

before the lecture begins

prima che inizi la conferenza

2. begin (have its starting point):

begin river:

nascere

the road begins in York

la strada parte da or inizia a York

where does the national park begin?

dove inizia il parco nazionale?

III.to begin with ADV

1. to begin with (at first):

to begin with

all'inizio

I didn't understand to begin with

all'inizio non capii

2. to begin with (firstly):

to begin with

per cominciare, in primo luogo, (inn)anzitutto

3. to begin with (at all):

I wish I hadn't told her to begin with

tanto per cominciare, vorrei non averglielo detto

begin on VB [bɪˈɡɪn -] (begin on [sth])

begin on cake, garden:

begin on

cominciare con

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to begin anew

ricominciare da capo

unfortunately begin, end

male

unfortunately begin, end

malamente

Translations for begun in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ricominciare ex novo

to begin anew or all over again

ricominciare daccapo

to start afresh, to begin anew, to start all over again

cominciare

to begin

cominciare storia

to begin

cominciare a fare qc

to begin or start doing or to do sth

cominciare lezione, film, processo, anno:

to begin

che la festa cominci!

let the party begin!

cominciamo!

let's begin! let's get started! let's get going! here goes!

cominciare col fare

to begin or start off by doing

tanto per cominciare non avrei dovuto dirle niente

I should never have told her to start or begin with

chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera prov

well begun is half done

incominciare

to begin

incominciare

to begin

incominciare dicendo or col dire che …

to begin by saying that …

tanto per incominciare

to begin or start with, in the first place, for a start

attaccare lite con qn

to begin or start a quarrel with sb

begun in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for begun in the English»Italian Dictionary

begun [bɪ·ˈgʌn] VB

begun pp of begin

I.begin <began, begun> [bɪ·ˈgɪn] VB trans

begin

cominciare

begin

incominciare

to begin a conversation

intavolare una conversazione

to begin doing sth

incominciare a fare qc

to begin work

incominciare a lavorare

II.begin <began, begun> [bɪ·ˈgɪn] VB intr

begin

cominciare

begin

incominciare

the film begins at eight

il film comincia alle otto

to begin with …

per cominciare …

“well” he began …

“bene”, esordì …

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school has now begun in earnest

ora la scuola è iniziata sul serio

to begin anew

ricominciare da capo

Translations for begun in the Italian»English Dictionary

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andare accapo

to begin a new paragraph

inaugurare (anno accademico)

to begin

l'ospite è come il pesce, dopo tre giorni puzza prov

guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days

iniziare

to begin [or start]

mettersi in movimento

to begin to move

scattare (avere inizio: operazione)

to begin

begun Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

school has now begun in earnest

ora la scuola è iniziata sul serio

to begin a conversation

intavolare una conversazione

to begin doing sth

incominciare a fare qc

to begin work

incominciare a lavorare

to begin with …

per cominciare …

the teacher signaled for the examination to begin

l'insegnante ha dato il segnale per l'inizio dell'esame

to begin anew

ricominciare da capo

guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days

l'ospite è come il pesce, dopo tre giorni puzza prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This was because he had begun dying his hair by this time, and initially could not use pomade.

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By 2005 construction of the facilities and campgrounds had begun on the $18 million facility.

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Many of her experienced nobles were dead and the economy which had barely begun to recover from the earlier wars was once again in tatters.

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In 2005, the surface of the track had begun to wear since its last repaving in 1994.

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With her endless bodycon tank dresses, barely there sandals and trench coats, she's begun a whole new approach to pregnancy dressing.

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His interest had begun to lie in portraiture and landscape.

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As a consequence of territorial disputes both countries had begun to increase their military budgets and an arms race ensued in the 1890s.

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The collation on technical details have begun, the appointed coordinators contacted.

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New residents like to say bears have begun seeking food in settled areas but this is a tautology.

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These canvasses were begun in 1829, 1856, 1866 and in 1882.

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