Meanings (ES + gloss)
empezar
To begin, commence, initiate.
I was some years ago engaged in conversation with a fashionable French Abbe, upon a subject which the people of that kingdom love to start in discourse.
to start a stream of water; to start a rumour; to start a business
decentar • empezar • encentar • incoar
To begin, commence, initiate.
The President fired the gun to start the footrace.
The rain started at 9:00.
arrancar • rancar
To begin, commence, initiate.
to start the engine
Phrases
astartbump-startget in the boat and start rowingkick startnever start a land war in Asiapush-startself-startingstart a familystart a fresh harestart a harestart a hare runningstart afreshstart backstart back instart back onstart from where you arestart instart in onstart intostart on atstart overstart the ball rollingstart up onstart with a clean sheetstart with a clean sheet of paperstart with a clean slatestart-upstarterstarting postto start withwhen the looting starts, the shooting starts