started in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for started in the English»French Dictionary

I.start [Brit stɑːt, Am stɑrt] N

1. start (beginning):

start

début m

at the start of the war/season

au début de la guerre/saison

(right) from the start

dès le début

it would be a start

ce serait déjà un début

to make a start on doing

se mettre à faire

to make a start on the gardening/one's homework/the dinner

aller faire le jardinage/faire ses devoirs/préparer le dîner

to make an early start (on journey)

partir tôt

to make an early start (on work)

commencer tôt

that's a good start lit

c'est un bon début

that's a good start iron

ça commence bien

it was a bad start to the day

la journée commençait mal

to make a fresh or new start

prendre un nouveau départ

from start to finish

d'un bout à l'autre

for a start

pour commencer

the start of a new school year

la rentrée scolaire

the ‘Start’ button

le bouton ‘Marche’

2. start SPORTS (gen):

start (advantage)

avantage m

start (in time, distance)

avance f

you have a 20 metre/five minute start

vous bénéficiez d'une avance de 20 mètres/de cinq minutes d'avance

to give sb a start in business

aider qn à démarrer dans les affaires

3. start SPORTS (departure line):

start

ligne f de départ

lined up at the start

sur la ligne de départ

4. start (movement) (of surprise, fear):

to give a start of surprise

sursauter

to give sb a start

faire sursauter qn

with a start

en sursaut

II.start [Brit stɑːt, Am stɑrt] VB trans

1. start (begin):

start day, exercise, activity

commencer

start bottle, packet

entamer

to start doing or to do

commencer à faire, se mettre à faire

he's just started a new job

il vient juste de changer de travail

the butterfly starts life as a caterpillar

le papillon est d'abord une chenille

to start a new page

prendre une nouvelle page

don't start that again!

ne recommence pas!

2. start (put to work):

start person

mettre [qn] au travail

to start sb on, to get sb started on typing, cleaning etc

mettre qn à

3. start (cause, initiate):

start quarrel, war

déclencher

start custom

instaurer

start fire

mettre

start trouble, rumour

être à l'origine de

start fashion, enterprise

lancer

to start a family

avoir des enfants

4. start MECH (activate):

start car

faire démarrer

start machine

mettre [qc] en marche

5. start TECH (cause to loosen):

start rivet, screw

faire jouer

6. start HUNT:

start game

lever

to start a hare lit, fig

lever un lièvre

III.to start with ADV

1. to start with (firstly):

to start with

d'abord, premièrement

2. to start with (at first):

to start with

au début

I didn't understand to start with

au début je n'ai pas compris

3. to start with (at all):

I should never have told her to start with

pour commencer, je n'aurais jamais dû lui en parler

IV.start [Brit stɑːt, Am stɑrt] VB intr

1. start (begin):

start (gen)

commencer

start (in job)

débuter (as comme)

to start at 8 o'clock/with the living room

commencer à huit heures/avec le salon

to start again or afresh

recommencer

to start with smoked salmon

commencer par du saumon fumé

it all started when…

tout a commencé quand…

prices start at around 50 dollars

les prix commencent autour de 50 dollars

she started up the stairs/down the corridor

elle s'est mise à monter l'escalier/longer le couloir

to start by doing

commencer par faire

to start on memoirs, journey

commencer

to start on a high salary

commencer avec un salaire élevé

let's get started (on work)

allez, on commence

let's get started (on journey)

allez, on y va

let's get started on the washing-up

allez! on fait la vaisselle

he got started in the clothes trade

il a débuté dans la vente de vêtements

don't start on me (in argument)

ne recommence pas avec moi

the day will start cloudy

il fera nuageux en début de journée

starting Wednesday…

à compter de mercredi…

2. start (depart):

start

partir

to start in good time

partir de bonne heure

3. start (jump nervously):

start

sursauter (in de)

she started at the sudden noise

le bruit soudain l'a fait sursauter

4. start (bulge):

her eyes almost started out of her head

les yeux lui sont presque sortis de la tête

5. start (be activated):

start MOTOR, MECH car, engine, machine:

démarrer

6. start TECH (work loose):

start

jouer

V.start [Brit stɑːt, Am stɑrt]

start as you mean to go on

prenez tout de suite les choses en main

the start of something big

un début prometteur

to start something inf

semer la zizanie inf

start out VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -]

1. start out (set off):

start out (on journey)

partir

he started out with the aim of … fig

il avait d'abord pour but de …

2. start out (begin):

start out matter, business, employee:

débuter (as comme, in dans)

I.start up VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -] (start up)

start up engine:

démarrer

start up noise:

retentir

start up person:

débuter

he's started up on his own

il a débuté tout seul

II.start up VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -] (start [sth] up, start up [sth])

start up car

faire démarrer

start up shop

ouvrir

start up business

créer

I.start off VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -] (start off)

1. start off (set off):

start off train, bus:

démarrer

start off person:

partir

2. start off (begin):

start off person:

commencer (by doing par faire, with par)

start off matter, business, employee:

débuter (as comme, in dans)

he started off thinking he could convince them

à l'origine il croyait pouvoir les convaincre

II.start off VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -] (start off for)

start off place:

start off

se mettre en route pour

III.start off VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -] (start [sb/sth] off, start off [sb/sth])

1. start off (begin):

start off visit, talk

commencer (with par)

start off programme

mettre [qc] en route

2. start off Brit (cause to do) inf:

don't start her off laughing/crying

ne la fais pas rire/pleurer

don't let anybody start you (off) smoking

ne laisse personne t'entraîner à fumer

don't start him off

ne le provoque pas

3. start off (put to work):

start off worker

mettre [qn] au travail

start off machine

mettre [qc] en marche

start them off in the factory

mettez-les au travail à l'usine

we'll start you off on simple equations

on va commencer avec les équations simples

4. start off SPORTS:

start off competitors

faire partir

start button N COMPUT

start button

bouton m démarrer

start over VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -]

start over

recommencer (à zéro)

start back VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -]

1. start back (begin to return):

start back

prendre le chemin du retour

2. start back (step back):

start back

faire un bond en arrière

head start N

head start

longueur f d'avance

to give sb a head start on or over sb

donner à qn une longueur d'avance sur qn

to have a head start

avoir une longueur d'avance

cold start N MOTOR

cold start

démarrage m à froid

I.push-start N [Brit pʊʃˈstɑːt, Am ˈpʊʃstɑrt]

to give sth a push-start

pousser qc pour le/la faire démarrer

II.push-start VB trans [Brit pʊʃˈstɑːt, Am ˈpʊʃstɑrt]

push-start vehicle:

push-start

pousser [qc] pour le/la faire démarrer

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Translations for started in the English»French Dictionary

I.start [stɑ:t, Am stɑ:rt] VB intr

1. start (begin):

start

commencer

to start to do/doing sth

commencer à faire qc

to start by doing sth

commencer par faire qc

to start afresh [or (all over) again]

recommencer à zéro

to start at the beginning

commencer par le commencement

... to start with

pour commencer ...

to start with, ... inf

tout d'abord

don't start! pej inf

ne commence pas!

don't you start! pej inf

tu ne vas pas t'y mettre aussi!

2. start (begin a journey):

start

partir

3. start (begin to operate):

start vehicle, motor

démarrer

4. start (make a sudden movement):

start

sursauter

to start out of sleep

se réveiller en sursaut

5. start SPORTS:

start

prendre le départ

II.start [stɑ:t, Am stɑ:rt] VB trans

1. start (begin):

start

commencer

start a family

fonder

to start doing sth

commencer à faire qc

to get started

commencer

2. start (set in motion):

start a conversation, bottle

entamer

start a fight, trouble, war

déclencher

start a trend, fashion, rumor

lancer

start a meeting

débuter

start a fire

allumer

to start legal proceedings

engager une action en justice

to start it inf

commencer

3. start TECH (set in operation):

start a machine

mettre en marche

start a motor, car

démarrer

4. start COMM (establish):

start

lancer

to start sb in sth

lancer qn dans qc

5. start inf (cause sb to do sth):

to start sb/sth doing sth

faire faire qc à qn/qc

6. start COMPUT:

start

démarrer

III.start [stɑ:t, Am stɑ:rt] N

1. start (beginning):

start

commencement m

to make [or get off to] a start on sth

commencer qc

to make a start on doing sth

commencer à faire qc

to make a late/early start

commencer tard/de bonne heure

to make a fresh/good start

recommencer/bien commencer

to give sb a start in sth

lancer qn dans qc

from start to finish

du début à la fin

a false start

un faux départ

... for a start [or for a start, ...]

pour commencer

2. start SPORTS (beginning place):

start

départ m

3. start (beginning time):

start

départ m

to make a start

se mettre en route

4. start (beginning advantage):

start

avance f

to have a good start in life

avoir bien débuté dans la vie

to have a start on sb

avoir de l'avance sur qn

to give sb a start

donner de l'avance à qn

to give sb a one hour/mile start

donner une heure/un mile d'avance à qn

5. start (sudden movement):

start

sursaut m

to give a start

sursauter

to give sb a start

faire sursauter qn

start on VB trans

1. start on (begin):

start on

commencer

2. start on inf (harass, attack):

start on

s'en prendre à

I.start up VB trans

1. start up (organize and implement):

start up a business, company

lancer

start up a restaurant, club

ouvrir

2. start up (start):

start up engine

démarrer

II.start up VB intr

1. start up (begin an undertaking):

start up

se lancer

2. start up (begin running):

start up motorized vehicle

démarrer

start in VB intr a. fig a. inf

start in

s'y mettre

to start in on sb/sth

s'attaquer à qn/qc

I.kick-start [ˈkɪkstɑ:t, Am -stɑ:rt] N

kick-start

démarreur m (au pied)

II.kick-start [ˈkɪkstɑ:t, Am -stɑ:rt] VB trans

kick-start motorcycle

démarrer au pied

kick-start process, economy

relancer

start-up N

1. start-up (setting):

start-up

lancement m

start-up of motor

démarrage m

start-up of business

création f d'entreprise

2. start-up (business):

start-up

start-up f

flying start N

flying start SPORTS:

flying start

départ m en flèche

Phrases:

get off to a flying start

avoir un très bon départ

start out VB intr

1. start out (begin a journey):

start out

se mettre en route

2. start out (begin a process, a career):

start out

commencer

start out company, business

se lancer

to start out as/doing sth

débuter comme/en faisant qc

to start out to +infin

envisager de +infin

head start N

head start

avance f

to give sb a head start

donner de l'avance à qn

false start N

false start

faux départ m

started Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she started to fall in with bad company

elle a commencé d'avoir de mauvaises fréquentations

to get started

commencer

... for a start [or for a start, ...]

pour commencer

my heart started thudding

mon cœur s'est mis à battre à grands coups

we're back where we started

nous retournons à la case départ

it seems like months since I started

j'ai l'impression que ça fait des mois que j'ai commencé

her hair started to fall out

elle a commencé à perdre ses cheveux

it started to rain while we were still eating

il s'est mis à pleuvoir alors que nous étions encore en train de manger

to get the work/the painting started

démarrer le travail/les peintures

the start of the new theatre season

la rentrée théâtrale

started Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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rentrée scolaire

start of the new school year

started Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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démarrage à vide

unloaded start

démarrage à froid

cold start

dispositif de délestage

start unloader

démarrage étoile-triangle

star-delta start

démarrage direct triangle

direct start delta connection

démarrage à x pôles

x pole start

démarrage et commutation immédiate sur fonctionnement à 4 pôles

start and change over to a 4 pole operation

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Soon, with increase in mass motorization, the railway started to lose passenger volume.

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Programming started on the hour, with visitors who did not get to the site on time faced with a test card and 1970s-style intermission music.

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The most successful tunnel started below the seats (above the excreta) of a multi-holed lavatory which was situated on the edge of the camp.

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Later experimental research has started to confirm these predictions.

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Maladjusted started with an outreach to people who were interested in a weeklong workshop to examine mental illness from both sides, patients and caregivers.

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When it was determined they could indeed have both a family and a freewheeling lifestyle, the married couple started scouting real estate.

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He returned to private life, and started a small factory.

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At 67, he's a dyed-in-the-wool wheel man, having started in the booth at the age of 14.

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Later it started production of saltpeter, linseed oil and paper.

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The ladies of the house started hue and cry, but they were silenced by the threat of immediate decapitation.

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