empezar

/empeˈθaɾ/, [ẽm.peˈθaɾ]

begin, start

Examples

Tom se muere por empezar.

Tom can't wait to get started.

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¿Estás listo para empezar?

Are you ready to start?

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Ahora es tiempo para empezar a estudiar.

Now it's time to start studying.

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Tom quería empezar una nueva vida.

Tom wanted to start a new life.

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Tienes que empezar ahora mismo.

You must start at once.

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¿Ahora puedo empezar a comer?

May I start eating now?

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Dejé mi trabajo y me mudé para poder empezar de cero.

I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate.

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Estaban esperando la señal para empezar.

They were watching for the signal to start.

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Antes de empezar a hacer la pequeña charla, preferiría no hablar en absoluto.

Before I start doing small talk, I'd rather not talk at all.

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Ellos están por empezar.

They are about to start.

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Mi hermana no puede empezar el día sin leer su horóscopo.

My sister can't start the day without reading her horoscope.

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Va a empezar mañana.

He is going to start tomorrow.

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Nada mal para empezar.

Not bad for a start.

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Acabábamos de empezar cuando comenzó a llover.

We had hardly started when it began to rain.

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Tom está listo para empezar.

Tom is ready to start.

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El juego acababa de empezar cuando marcaron el primer punto.

The game had hardly started when they scored the first point.

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Empezar una pelea con Tom no fue una muy buena idea.

Starting a fight with Tom wasn't such a good idea.

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Ni sé por dónde empezar.

I hardly know where to begin.

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Para empezar, debemos despedirlo a él.

First of all, we must dismiss him.

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Vamos a empezar con el primer capítulo.

Let's begin with the first chapter.

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