start on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.start [Am stɑrt, Brit stɑːt] N

1.1. start (beginning):

start
principio m
start
comienzo m
at the start
al principio
at the start
al comienzo
from the start
desde el principio or comienzo
from start to finish
del principio al fin
from start to finish
desde el principio hasta el fin
the start of the academic year
el comienzo del año escolar
the start of the academic year
el inicio del año escolar form
to make a start(on sth)
empezar algo
at least we've made a start
por lo menos hemos empezado
let's make a start on that painting job
empecemos a pintar de una vez
to make an early start
empezar temprano
to make an early start (on a journey)
salir temprano
to make an early start (on a journey)
ponerse en camino a primera hora
to make a fresh or new start
empezar or comenzar de nuevo
to get (sth) off to a good/bad start
empezar (algo) bien or con el pie derecho/mal or con el pie izquierdo
to give sb a good start in life
darle a alguien la base para un buen porvenir
he didn't have a very good start in life
tuvo una infancia difícil

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

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2. start (cause to begin):

start race
dar comienzo a
start race
largar CSur Mex
start fashion
empezar
start fashion
iniciar
start fire/epidemic
provocar
start argument/fight
empezar
start war country:
empezar
start incident:
desencadenar
we want to start a family
queremos empezar a tener hijos
stop hitting her! — she started it
¡deja de pegarle! — fue ella la que empezó
don't (you) start anything with me! inf
¡no te metas conmigo!
to start sb on sth/-ing I'll start you on some filing
primero te voy a poner a archivar
I start my students on Dickens
primero les doy a leer Dickens a mis alumnos
to start sb -ing her words started me wondering
sus palabras me dieron que pensar
this will start them talking!
¡esto les dará que hablar!
the noise started the baby crying
el ruido hizo que el niño se pusiera a llorar
to get sb started inf
darle cuerda a alguien inf

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

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1.1. start (begin):

start school/term/meeting:
empezar
start school/term/meeting:
comenzar
start school/term/meeting:
iniciarse form
start noise/pain/journey/race:
empezar
start noise/pain/journey/race:
comenzar
when can you start?
¿cuándo puede empezar or comenzar?
the day started badly
el día empezó mal
the party starts at eight
la fiesta empieza or comienza a las ocho
prices start at $30
cuestan a partir de 30 dólares
to get started
empezar
to get started
comenzar
right then, let's get started
bueno, empecemos or comencemos
don't you start as well! inf
¡no empieces ahora tú también!
to start again or Am also over
volver a empezar
to start again or Am also over
empezar or comenzar de nuevo
to start by -ing
empezar por  +  infin
you can start by reading this
puedes empezar por leer esto
to start from sth the tour starts from the station at two o'clock
la excursión sale de la estación a las dos
starting (from) next January
a partir del próximo mes de enero

START [Am stɑrt, Brit stɑːt] N U

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

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I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

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II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

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III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

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IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

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I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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3. go on (last, continue):

the discussion went on for hours
la discusión duró horas
the festival goes on until August 21st
el festival dura or continúa hasta el 21 de agosto
the fight goes on
la lucha continúa
the meeting just went on and on
la reunión se alargó interminablemente
we can't go on like this
no podemos seguir así
so it went on
y así siguió la historia inf
if you go on like this, you'll have no money left
como sigas así, te vas a quedar sin dinero
to go on -ing
seguir +  ger
I went on reading until 11 o'clock
seguí leyendo hasta las 11
I don't want to go on being exploited
no quiero que me sigan explotando
to go on to + infin he went on to become President
llegó a ser presidente
she went on to explain why …
pasó a explicar por qué …
to go on to sth he may now go on to even greater things
puede que le esperen triunfos aún mayores
let us go on to victory
sigamos hasta triunfar
I'll go on to that subject in my next lecture
pasaré a tratar ese tema en mi próxima charla
to go on with sth
seguir con algo
go on with what you were doing
sigan con lo que estaban haciendo
that's enough to be going on with Brit
eso alcanza por el momento
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡dale!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡vamos!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡venga! Spain
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡vamos!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡dale!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡anda!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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start on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for start on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.start [stɑ:t, Am stɑ:rt] VB intr

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II.start [stɑ:t, Am stɑ:rt] VB trans

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III.start [stɑ:t, Am stɑ:rt] N

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English
They would start on opposite sides of the course, racing through knee-deep water to catch the other tribe.
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The riders start on opposite sides of the track from one another, held in place by a starting gate until the race begins.
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The earliest episodes were simple, with a focus on helping young viewers get an early start on learning letters, numbers, shapes, and basic vocabulary words.
www.theverge.com
This one gets very busy so get there early and start on the mulled wine.
londonist.com
They had to chop up a tub of onions before they could start on the challenge itself.
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From a standing start on a 1 in 45 gradient a speed of 25mi/h km/h in third gear was reached in 42 seconds.
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The engine would start on gasoline, then switch over to kerosene once the engine warmed up.
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Classy knock that didn't start on a perfect note, didn't exude the greatest technique but geez, it was a well played innings.
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On a positive note we have a huge head start on the next record.
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They will start on opposite sides of the course, racing through knee-deep water to catch the other tribe.
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