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start

/stɑɹt/ noun · plural: starts A1 (estimated)

1. beginning of an activity

German	der Anfang, der Beginn, die Aufnahme
French	le début, le départ, l'ouverture
Portuguese	o início, o princípio, o começo
Czech	začátek, počátek, nástup
Italian	avvio, l'origine, la partenza
Spanish	el comienzo, el principio, el inicio
Dutch	het begin, de start, de aanvang
Swedish	en start, en början
Latin	origo, exordium, initium

2. sudden involuntary movement

German	der Ruck
Portuguese	o sobressalto
Italian	sussulto, sobbalzo
Spanish	el respingo
Swedish	ett ryck

3. beginning point of a race

German	der Start
French	le départ
Portuguese	a partida, a largada
Czech	start
Italian	avvio, la partenza
Spanish	salida
Dutch	de startlijn

4. beginning, start

Czech	náběh
Italian	l'entrare

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English · English

to start

/stɑɹt/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. to begin

German	anfangen, beginnen, starten
French	commencer, débuter, entamer
Portuguese	começar, estartar, iniciar
Czech	začít, začínat, vstoupit
Italian	iniziare, cominciare, rintavolare
Spanish	empezar, accionar
Dutch	beginnen, starten, ingaan
Swedish	börja
Latin	incipio, ordior, incepto

2. to set in motion

German	anfangen, starten, gründen
French	commencer, aborder
Portuguese	começar, abrir
Czech	spustit, zahájit, přistoupit
Italian	mettersi, incominciare
Spanish	comenzar, iniciar, principiar
Dutch	starten
Swedish	starta, påbörja

3. of an activity, to begin

German	beginnen
French	commencer, débuter
Portuguese	começar
Italian	avviare, creare
Dutch	beginnen, starten, aanvangen
Swedish	börja

4. to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine

German	starten, anlassen, ablaufen
French	démarrer, mettre en route
Portuguese	ligar
Italian	avviare
Spanish	encender, arrancar, rancar
Dutch	starten, aanzetten
Swedish	starta, sätta igång

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