empezaron

started, they started


Examples
  • Mis manos empezaron a sudar.

    My hands began to sweat.

  • Ellos empezaron a escalar la colina.

    They began to climb the hill.

  • Los fuegos artificiales empezaron justo a medianoche.

    The fireworks started exactly at midnight.

  • Tomás y María empezaron a discutir.

    Tom and Mary began to argue.

  • Las hojas empezaron a ponerse rojas y amarillas.

    The leaves began to turn red and yellow.

  • Empezaron a investigar sobre ese problema.

    They began to look into the problem.

  • Empezaron a beber vodka. Y no estoy seguro cuando se pararon.

    They started drinking vodka. And I'm not sure when they stopped.

  • Los texanos empezaron a organizar su propio ejército.

    The Texans began to organize their own army.

  • El miedo se fue, la esperanza vino, y entonces empezaron a abrirse camino las primeras auténticas mejoras.

    Fear left, hope came, and then the first real improvements began creeping in.

  • Las niñas empezaron a reírse.

    The girls began to laugh.

  • Los dos niños empezaron a culparse el uno al otro.

    The two boys began to blame each other.

  • Su discurso duró tanto que algunas personas empezaron a quedarse dormidas.

    His speech went on for such a long time that some people began to fall asleep.

  • En cuanto entré a clase, los estudiantes empezaron a hacerme preguntas.

    As soon as I entered the class, the students started asking questions.

  • Sus bigotes postizos empezaron a despegarse de un lado.

    His fake moustache started to peel off on one side.

  • Algunas estrellas empezaron a aparecer en el cielo nocturno.

    Some stars began to appear in the night sky.

  • Hubo una gran conmoción en la reunión del consejo cuando las propuestas controvertidas empezaron a debatirse.

    There was quite a kerfuffle at the council meeting when the controversial proposals were being debated.

  • Parece que las clases empezaron ayer.

    It seems classes began yesterday.

  • Cuando se hubo dado una porción a cada niño, ellos empezaron a discutir por parejas sobre cuál era más grande.

    When each of the children had been given a portion, they began to quarrel in pairs about whose was larger.

  • ¿Cuándo empezaron a aprender alemán?

    When did you begin learning German?

  • Empezaron a besarse.

    They started kissing each other.


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