start 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 out VB [Am stɑrt -, Brit stɑːt -] (v + adv)

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start in VB [Am stɑrt -, Brit stɑːt -] (v + adv) inf

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start on VB [Am stɑrt -, Brit stɑːt -] (v + prep + o)

I.start over VB [Am stɑrt -, Brit stɑːt -] Am (v + adv)

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II.start over VB [Am stɑrt -, Brit stɑːt -] Am (v + o + adv)

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

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1. start up → start

II.start up VB [Am stɑrt -, Brit stɑːt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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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

I.start-up [Am ˈstɑr ˌdəp, Brit ˈstɑːtʌp] ADJ

II.start-up [Am ˈstɑr ˌdəp, Brit ˈstɑːtʌp] N

jump-start [Am ˈdʒəmpˌstɑrt, Brit ˈdʒʌmpstɑːt] VB trans

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

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

start in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for start 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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start-up [ˈstɑ:tʌp, Am ˈstɑ:rt-] N

start Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

we start work at 6:30 every morning
entramos a trabajar a las 6:30 cada mañana
to have a good start in life
tener una infancia fácil
to get off to a flying start
entrar con buen pie
you never finish what you start
nunca rematas lo que has empezado
to get off to a good start
empezar con buen pie
I'll start work when I get back
a la vuelta empezaré a trabajar
to start off on the right foot
entrar con buen pie
to be good from start to finish iron hum
no tener desperdicio iron hum
when they were about to start
en el momento de la salida
to start to lead an orderly life
entrar en vereda

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The two wrestlers then greet each other, shake hands, and the referee blows his whistle to start the period.
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He paid the start-up costs of the new magazine by deferring payment of sales taxes his clubs owed on their activities.
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Like any siphon they must be primed (that is, filled with water) before they will start reliably transferring water.
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The price range for units in the $100 million complex will start at $300,000 and top out at more than $1 million.
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I felt a mysterious, irresistible urge to start walking to the right whenever the researcher turned the switch to the right.
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Even in blizzard conditions, the train dispatchers could start snow melters located miles away with the push of a button.
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Mind you, it does start with those stabby synths, an introduction that dramatic has to be an attention-grabber.
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Other purposes such as acquisition/purchase of businesses, land/property purchase, and start-up costs are also permitted.
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It also created a start up fund that is accessible to student for this purpose.
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He had exited his previous start with stiffness in the elbow.
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