English-Spanish Dictionary
Spanish Translation of “beginning”
beginning (bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ
)
Translations
noun
- [of speech, book, film etc]
principio masculine
,comienzo masculine
⇒at the beginning of
al principio de
⇒at the beginning of the century
a principios de siglo
⇒the beginning of the end
el principio del fin
⇒right from the beginning
desde el principio
⇒from beginning to end
de principio a fin
,desde el principio hasta el final
⇒in the beginning
al principio
⇒to make a beginning
empezar
- (= origin)
origen masculine
⇒from humble beginnings
de orígenes modestos
⇒Buddhism had its beginnings ...
el budismo tuvo sus orígenes ...
⇒he had the beginnings of a beard
tenía un asomo de barba
Similar Words
= start, opening, break, chance, source, opportunity, birth, origin, introduction, outset, starting point, onset, overture, initiation, inauguration, inception, commencement, opening move,
begin (bɪˈɡɪn
)
Word forms: past tense began
, past participle begun
, past participle begun
Translations
transitive verb
- (= start)
empezar
,comenzar
⇒to begin doing sth
,begin to do sth
empezar a hacer algo
⇒it's beginning to rain
está empezando a llover
⇒he begins the day with a glass of orange juice
empieza el día con un zumo de naranja
I can't begin to thank you
no encuentro palabras para agradecerle
it doesn't begin to compare with ...
no puede ni compararse con ...
this skirt began life as an evening dress
esta falda empezó siendo un traje de noche
-
- (= undertake)
emprender
- (= set in motion)
iniciar
- [+ discussion]
entablar
- [+ discussion]
I was foolish ever to begin it
hice mal en emprenderlo
- (= undertake)
intransitive verb
- (= start)
empezar
,comenzar
,iniciarse (formal)
⇒the work will begin tomorrow
el trabajo empezará or comenzará mañana
the teacher began by writing on the board
el profesor empezó escribiendo en la pizarra
⇒let me begin by saying ...
quiero comenzar diciendo ...
beginning from Monday
a partir del lunes
to begin on sth
emprender algo
to begin with sth
comenzar por or con algo
⇒to begin with, I'd like to know ...
en primer lugar, quisiera saber ...
⇒to begin with there were only two of us
al principio solo éramos dos
- (= originate)
- [river]
nacer
- [rumour, custom]
originarse
- [river]
Similar Words
= commence, start, initiate, embark on, set about, instigate, inaugurate, institute, make a beginning, set on foot
= start talking, start, open, initiate, commence, lead off, begin business, get or start the ball rolling
= come into existence, start, appear, emerge, spring, be born, arise, dawn, be developed, be created, originate, commence, be invented, become available, crop up, come into being
= start
'beginning' in Other Languages
- Arabic: بَدَايَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: começo
- Chinese: 开始
- Croatian: početak
- Czech: začátek
- Danish: begyndelse
- Dutch: begin
- European Spanish: principiocomienzo
- Finnish: alku
- French: début
- German: Anfang Anfänge
- Greek: αρχή
- Italian: inizio
- Japanese: 始め
- Korean: 시작
- Norwegian: begynnelse
- Polish: początek
- Portuguese: começo
- Romanian: început începuturi
- Russian: начало
- Spanish: principioinicio
- Swedish: början
- Thai: การเริ่มต้น
- Turkish: başlangıç
- Ukrainian: початок
- Vietnamese: khởi đầu
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