empezado

/empeˈθado/, [ẽm.peˈθa.ð̞o]

started

Examples

Apenas habían empezado cuando comenzó a llover.

They had hardly started when it began to rain.

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Y para peor, últimamente ha empezado a beber alcohol.

And, to make the matter worse, he has taken to drinking.

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Ella se apartó de mí para esconder una lágrima que había empezado a deslizarse por su mejilla.

She turned away from me to hide a tear that had begun to fall down her cheek.

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No empieces si tienes miedo, y una vez empezado no temas.

Do not start if afraid, once begun do not be afraid.

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Justo cuando él había empezado a agarrarle el hilo, fue despedido.

Just as he was getting the hang of things, he got fired.

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Él ya ha empezado.

He has already begun.

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Como he perdido tanto, al fin he empezado a encontrarme a mí mismo.

As I lost so much, I finally started to find myself.

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Para mi decepción, él ya había empezado.

To my disappointment, he had already started.

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Brian se arrepiente de haber empezado una relación amorosa con ella y quiere escapar.

Brian regrets starting a relationship with her and wants to escape from her.

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¿Ya ha empezado la película?

Has the movie started yet?

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Para cuando lo intentó con el 966, Dima había empezado a perder la esperanza.

By the time that he tried 966, Dima was beginning to give up hope.

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La película ya debe haber empezado.

The film should have already started.

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¿Has empezado a estudiar inglés?

Have you begun studying English?

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El gato ha empezado a actuar extraño.

The cat has started acting strangely.

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Una vez que has empezado una cosa, no la dejes.

Once you've started something, don't give it up.

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Has empezado a aprender esperanto.

You began to learn Esperanto.

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Hemos empezado a reciclar periódicos.

We have started to recycle newspapers.

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