begins in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.begin <pres part beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Am bɪˈɡɪn, Brit bɪˈɡɪn] VB trans

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begin meeting/journey/campaign:

begin
empezar
begin
comenzar
begin
iniciar form
he begins the day with some exercises
empieza or comienza el día con un poco de gimnasia
how does one begin a letter of condolence?
¿cómo se empieza una carta de pésame?
to begin work on sth
empezar or comenzar a trabajar en algo
my early life was hard, he began
—los primeros años de mi vida fueron duros —comenzó or empezó diciendo
to begin -ing/to + infin
empezar or comenzar a  +  infin
it's beginning to rain
está empezando a llover
he began talking or to talk about his work
empezó a hablar sobre su trabajo
I'd begun to think you weren't coming
ya estaba empezando a pensar que no vendrías
the two novels don't begin to compare
no hay ni punto de comparación entre las dos novelas
I can't begin to thank you
no sé cómo agradecerte
that won't even begin to cover the cost
eso no alcanza ni remotamente para cubrir los gastos

II.begin <pres part beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Am bɪˈɡɪn, Brit bɪˈɡɪn] VB intr

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the final movement begins hesitantly
el último movimiento empieza con ciertas vacilaciones
to begin anew
volver a empezar

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principiar
to begin
cuando entre en ebullición
when it begins to boil
cuando la salsa tome consistencia
when the sauce begins to thicken
la caridad bien entendida empieza por casa LatAm o Spain por uno mismo prov
charity begins at home
recomenzar
to begin again
macarse
to begin to rot
comenzar
to begin
comenzar
to begin
comenzaré contigo
I will begin o start with you
comenzar + ger
to begin by -ing
comenzar por algo
to begin with sth
comencemos por la catedral
let us begin with the cathedral
comenzar por + infinit.
to begin by -ing

begins in the PONS Dictionary

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I.begin [bɪˈgɪn] VB trans began, begun

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to begin anew
volver a empezar (de nuevo)

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principiar trans
to begin
comenzar
to begin
comenzar por hacer algo
to begin by doing sth
comenzar a trabajar
to begin to work
para comenzar
to begin with
comenzar
to begin
recomenzar a
to begin again +infinit.
columbrar
to begin to see
blandear
to begin to yield
iniciar
to begin
iniciarse
to begin
emprender (trabajo)
to begin
emprenderla a insultos con alguien
to begin insulting sb
empezar
to begin
para empezar me leeré el periódico
to begin with, I'll read the newspaper

begins Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the teacher signalled for the examination to begin
el profesor señaló el comienzo del examen
to begin a conversation
entablar una conversación
to begin doing sth
empezar a hacer algo
the film begins at eight
la película comienza a las ocho
to begin with ...
en primer lugar...
to begin with ... (enumeration)
primero...
to begin anew
volver a empezar (de nuevo)
to begin with, I'll read the newspaper
para empezar me leeré el periódico
summer begins on the 21st of June
el verano entra el 21 de junio
top of trunk where branches begin
cruz
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