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empecé

/empeˈθe/, [ẽm.peˈθe]

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Verb empecé

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of empezar.

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Examples

  • Oh, por supuesto, estudié inglés en la escuela. Pero no fue hasta hace un par de años o tres que realmente empecé a tomármelo en serio.

    Oh, sure, I studied English in my school days. But it wasn't until two or three years ago that I really started taking it seriously.

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  • Empecé a sentir como si me hubiera caido desventuradamente en este loco país de las maravillas.

    I began to feel as if I had haplessly tumbled down into this crazy wonderland.

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  • Después de un par de minutos empecé a perder interés en la conversación.

    After a few minutes, I began to lose interest in the conversation.

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  • Empecé a subir de peso sin motivo.

    I've suddenly started to gain weight.

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  • Empecé a dibujar la letra «K» como una estrella incompleta, porque es uno de los símbolos que representan a Kylie Minogue.

    I began to draw the letter "K" like an incomplete star, because it's one of the symbols that represent Kylie Minogue.

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  • Han pasado tres años desde que empecé a aprender francés.

    It's been three years since I started to study French.

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  • Empecé a estudiar chino la semana pasada.

    I started learning Chinese last week.

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  • Yo también empecé a llorar.

    I started to cry too.

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  • Empecé a llorar.

    I started to cry.

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  • Empecé a aprender francés.

    I've started learning French.

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