BEGIN - Translation from English into Portuguese

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I. begin <-nn-, began, begun> [bɪˈgɪn] VB trans

begin: começar

begin: iniciar

to begin a conversation: entabular uma conversa

to begin doing sth: começar a fazer a. c.

to begin work: começar a trabalhar

II. begin <-nn-, began, begun> [bɪˈgɪn] VB intr

begin: começar

begin: iniciar-se

the film begins at eight: o filme começa às oito

to begin with ...: em primeiro lugar ...

Present
I	begin
you	begin
he/she/it	begins
we	begin
you	begin
they	begin

Past
I	began
you	began
he/she/it	began
we	began
you	began
they	began

Present Perfect
I	have	begun
you	have	begun
he/she/it	has	begun
we	have	begun
you	have	begun
they	have	begun

Past Perfect
I	had	begun
you	had	begun
he/she/it	had	begun
we	had	begun
you	had	begun
they	had	begun

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to begin a conversation: entabular uma conversa

to begin with ...: em primeiro lugar ...

to begin doing sth: começar a fazer a. c.

to start [or begin] anew: começar de novo

to begin work: começar a trabalhar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

To begin the operation, the patient is placed in the supine position on the operating table and anesthetized.

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

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

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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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