beginnings in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for beginnings in the English»Spanish Dictionary

beginning [Am bəˈɡɪnɪŋ, Brit bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ] N

1. beginning (in time, place):

beginning

principio m

beginning

comienzo m

at the beginning of the year/of June

a principios del año/de junio

I'll start again from the beginning

volveré a empezar desde el principio

from beginning to end

de principio a fin

the beginning of the end

el principio del fin

2. beginning (origin, early stage):

beginning often pl

comienzo m

beginning often pl

inicio m

his beginnings in business

sus comienzos or inicios en el mundo de los negocios

from small beginnings, his business is now world-wide

lo que empezó siendo un modesto negocio, es ahora uno a nivel mundial

since the beginning(s) of time

desde que el mundo es mundo

3. beginning (start, debut):

beginning no pl

comienzo m

it's not much, but at least it's a beginning

no es mucho, pero por lo menos es un comienzo

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he's beginning to toddle

está empezando a caminar

he's beginning to toddle

está empezando a andar esp Spain

he's beginning to toddle

está dando sus primeros pasos

his hair was beginning to thin out

estaba empezando a perder el pelo

his hair was beginning to thin out

su pelo estaba empezando a ralear

we've been dogged by bad luck from the beginning

la mala suerte nos ha perseguido desde el principio

Translations for beginnings in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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inicio

beginning

iniciación

beginning

principio

beginning

el principio del verano

the beginning of summer

empieza por el principio

start at the beginning

el principio del fin

the beginning of the end

se llegó a un principio de acuerdo en las negociaciones

they reached the beginnings of an agreement in the negotiations

leyó el libro desde el principio hasta el final sin parar

he read the book from cover to cover o from beginning to end o from start to finish without putting it down

a principios de temporada

at the beginning of the season

en un principio se creyó que la Tierra era plana

at first o in the beginning people believed the Earth was flat

para ocultar su incipiente calvicie

to disguise the fact that he's beginning to go bald o lose his hair

de pe a pa inf

from beginning to end

comienzo

beginning

al comienzo

in the beginning

dio comienzo al año lectivo

it marked the beginning of the academic year

beginnings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beginnings in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.beginning N

1. beginning (start):

beginning

principio m

beginning

comienzo m

beginning

empiezo m Arg, Col, Ecua, Guat

at [or in] the beginning

al principio

from beginning to end

de principio a fin

2. beginning (origin):

beginning

origen m

the beginnings of humanity

los albores de la humanidad

II.beginning ADJ

beginning

inicial

beginning stage

fase f inicial

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tempers were beginning to fray

la gente estaba perdiendo la paciencia

Translations for beginnings in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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embrión (idea)

beginnings pl

inicio

beginning

empiezo

beginning

iniciación

beginning

comienzo

beginning

a comienzos de mes

at the beginning of the month

¡y ésto es tan solo el aperitivo!

and that's only the beginning!

principio

beginning

al principio

at the beginning

ya desde el principio

right from the beginning

a principios de diciembre

at the beginning of December

alfa y omega fig

the beginning and the end