empezar

/empeˈθaɾ/, [ẽm.peˈθaɾ]

begin, start

Examples

Para empezar miremos esta célebre fotografía.

First of all, let's look at this famous picture.

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El bailarín en el medio de la sala está preparado para empezar.

The dancer in the middle of the room is ready to begin.

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Deberías empezar lo antes posible.

You should start as early as possible.

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Parecía como si fuera a empezar a llorar de nuevo.

She looked like she was going to start crying again.

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Tom estaba ansioso por empezar sus vacaciones.

Tom was eager to begin his vacations.

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He decidido empezar a usar mi cerebro. Voy a aprender tantos idiomas como pueda antes de morir.

I've decided to start putting my brain to use. I'm going to learn as many languages as possible before I die.

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Tú eres el que me metió en problemas para empezar.

You're the one who got me in trouble in the first place.

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Ha vuelto a empezar.

It's started again.

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Imagina empezar a hipar y que no pudieras parar.

Imagine if you started hiccoughing and you couldn't stop.

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Casi es hora de empezar.

It's about time to start.

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Su bebé tan sólo acaba de empezar a gatear.

Their baby has just started to crawl.

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"Toda la gloria viene desde que te atreves a empezar."

All glory comes from daring to begin.

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Voy a empezar mañana.

I'm going to start tomorrow.

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No queríamos empezar sin vos.

We didn't want to begin without you.

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Aceptamos empezar de una vez.

We agree to start at once.

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Vamos a empezar con la lección diez.

We're going to begin with lesson ten.

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¿Debo empezar en seguida?

Must I start at once?

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Fui el primero en empezar a hablar.

I was the first to begin speaking.

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Tom tuvo que empezar todo de nuevo.

Tom had to start over again.

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La banda de indios estaba lista para empezar la guerra a la menor provocación.

The band of Indians were ready to go on the warpath at the slightest provocation.

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