comenzaron

began, started


Examples
  • Las clases comenzaron el mes pasado.

    Classes started last month.

  • Comenzaron a usar esa casa como vivienda okupa.

    They started using that house as a squat.

  • Los disparos comenzaron cerca del mediodía.

    The shooting started around noon.

  • Los brotes comenzaron a eclosionar.

    The buds began to burst.

  • Los exploradores comenzaron a sufrir una severa escasez de comida.

    The explorers began to suffer from a severe lack of food.

  • Sus hombres comenzaron el ataque sobre la Ciudad de México.

    His men began their attack on Mexico City.

  • Finalmente, ellos comenzaron la cuenta regresiva con cautela.

    At last, they began to count down cautiously.

  • Entonces los ojos de la muñeca comenzaron a brillar como dos estrellas y ella se hizo viva.

    Then the doll's eyes began to shine like two stars and it became alive.

  • Los científicos comenzaron a encontrar respuestas a estas cuestiones.

    Scientists began to find answers to these questions.

  • Las aves comenzaron a cantar por la mañana.

    In the morning, the birds started to sing.

  • Las estrellas comenzaron a aparecer.

    The stars were beginning to appear.

  • Cuando la larga y copiosa cena terminó, los invitados comenzaron a bailar y cantar.

    When the long, hearty dinner was over, the guests began dancing and singing.

  • De pronto, comenzaron a gustarle las historias de detectives.

    He suddenly took a liking to detective stories.

  • Comenzaron a besarse.

    They began to kiss.

  • Los alimentos y bebidas se servían en tal profusión en la boda que la novia y el novio comenzaron a preguntarse si no deberían haber invitado a más gente.

    Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.

  • Dos hombres comenzaron a pelearse en la calle de noche.

    Two men began to fight on the street at night.

  • El otoño llegó y las hojas comenzaron a caer.

    Autumn came and the leaves started to fall.

  • Los tres comenzaron a reírse.

    The three of them began to laugh.

  • Sintió un nudo en la garganta y lágrimas comenzaron a fluir de sus ojos.

    She felt a lump in the back of her throat and tears began to well in her eyes.


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