BEGIN - Traducción inglés-español

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

inglés

español

I. begin <part. pres. beginning, pret. began, part. pas. begun> [ingl. am. bɪˈɡɪn, ingl. brit. bɪˈɡɪn] V. trans.

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 <part. pres. beginning, pret. began, part. pas. begun> [ingl. am. bɪˈɡɪn, ingl. brit. bɪˈɡɪn] V. intr.

1. begin (start):

begin year/meeting:

empezar

begin year/meeting:

comenzar

begin year/meeting:

iniciarse form.

I don't know where to begin

no sé por dónde empezar or comenzar

the author begins by making his own position clear

el autor empieza por aclarar cuál es su posición

we began with very modest means

empezamos con medios muy modestos

to begin with

para empezar

they'll do to begin with

estarán bien para empezar

to begin with, he got the figures wrong

para empezar or en primer lugar, se equivocó con las cifras

let's begin at the beginning

empecemos por el principio

2. begin (originate):

begin river:

nacer

begin custom:

originarse

begin custom:

empezar

ever since the world began

desde que el mundo es mundo

to begin anew

volver a empezar

to start/begin the countdown

empezar/comenzar la cuenta atrás or regresiva

español

inglés

principiar

to begin

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

empieza a aumentar la duración de los días

the days begin to get longer

kilómetro cero

point at which a road or several main roads begin

columbrar solución/salida

to begin to see

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

español

I. begin [bɪˈgɪn] V. trans. began, begun

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

to begin a conversation

entablar una conversación

to begin doing sth

empezar a hacer algo

to begin work

empezar a trabajar

II. begin [bɪˈgɪn] V. intr.

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

the film begins at eight

la película comienza a las ocho

to begin with ...

en primer lugar...

to begin with ... (enumeration)

primero...

“well” he began ...

“bueno”, comenzó...

to begin anew

volver a empezar (de nuevo)

español

inglés

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

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

español

I. begin <began, begun> [bɪ·ˈgɪn] V. trans.

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

to begin a conversation

entablar una conversación

to begin doing sth

empezar a hacer algo

to begin work

empezar a trabajar

II. begin <began, begun> [bɪ·ˈgɪn] V. intr.

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

the film begins at eight

la película comienza a las ocho

to begin with...

en primer lugar...

to begin with... (enumeration)

primero...

“well” he began...

“bueno”, comenzó...

to begin anew

volver a empezar (de nuevo)

español

inglés

comenzar

to begin

comenzar por hacer algo

to begin by doing sth

comenzar a trabajar

to begin to work

para comenzar

to begin with

iniciar

to begin

iniciar

to begin

empezar

to begin

para empezar me leeré el periódico

to begin with, I'll read the newspaper

emprender (trabajo)

to begin

emprenderla a insultos con alguien

to begin insulting sb

entablar (negociaciones)

to begin

cruz (de árbol)

top of trunk where branches begin

largar

to begin

echar

to begin

echar

to begin

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

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

When a leak occurs, a resulting low frequency acoustic signal is detected and analysed.

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The fixture then takes this signal and translates it into internal signals which are sent to the many stepper motors located inside.

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The neurobiological mechanisms of taste (and aftertaste) signal transduction from the taste receptors in the mouth to the brain have not yet been fully understood.

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Stop arms and signal lamps must be disabled or removed.

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They are unable to signal it before it leaves, but two men arrive in a rowboat with supplies for the professor.

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