begin in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for begin in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

to begin or start in earnest

cominciare sul serio (to do a fare)

Translations for begin 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

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

innescarsi fenomeno:

to begin

begin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for begin in the English»Italian Dictionary

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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to begin anew

ricominciare da capo

the teacher signaled for the examination to begin

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

Translations for begin 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

rimettersi a studiare

to begin to study again

begin Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

Begin with a bath sheet and fold a hand towel over it, ending with a washcloth.

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Her modifications to the defense code propagate throughout the fleet, effectively disarming it, and the massive attacks begin, resulting in the near extinction of humankind.

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Hunger pangs usually do not begin until 12 to 24 hours after the last ingestion of food.

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Wax figures begin to move and come to life in a ruined, out-of-the-way tourist resort.

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The friends begin to drift apart, as they are compelled to stay within their cliques.

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Some 500 begin the trek, with children on their backs and carts laden with belongings.

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All functions begin with a % sign, followed by the name of the function, followed either a single % sign or a parenthetical list of arguments.

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Throughout the song, the family members begin to discover their differences need not estrange them from one another.

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Both flumes begin at the same point, but do not run parallel and have different patterns.

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The japes or practical jokes of the novel begin with a statue's unconventional decapitation.

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