Usage examples of "to start" in English with translation to German

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Press this button to start the machine. Drücken Sie diesen Knopf, um die Maschine anzuwerfen.

Please tell me how to start the engine. Bitte sagen Sie mir, wie man den Motor startet.

It's always difficult to start a letter. Es ist immer schwierig, einen Brief zu beginnen.

Are you ready to start? Bist du bereit anzufangen?

She was about to start. Sie wollte gerade anfangen.

As soon as you have done that, I would like you to start preparing supper. Ich hätte gerne, dass du damit anfängst das Essen zu bereiten, sobald du damit fertig bist.

The bus was about to start. Der Bus war im Begriff abzufahren.

I have actually decided to start putting my brain to some use. I'm going to start to learn as much foreign languages as possible before I die. Ich habe mich endlich entschlossen, mein Hirn mal für was Nützliches zu gebrauchen. Ich werde mich daran machen, so viele Fremdsprachen wie möglich zu lernen, bevor ich in die Grube fahre.

Midterm exams are next week. Just cramming the night before won't get you ready. The time to start studying is now. Nächste Woche haben wir Zwischenprüfungen. Eine Nacht vorher zu pauken, würde dir nicht reichen. Jetzt ist die Zeit, mit dem Lernen zu beginnen.

Would it be better to start early? Wäre es besser, früh zu starten?

I am going to start a new job next week. Nächste Woche fange ich einen neuen Job an.

The concert is about to start. Das Konzert fängt gleich an.

I can't get the car to start. Ich kann das Auto nicht starten.

It's time for us to start thinking about how we can improve the situation. Es ist an der Zeit, dass wir uns Gedanken machen, wie wir die Lage verbessern können.

When are you all going to start with your work? Wann fangt ihr mit der Arbeit an?

We have to start at once. Wir müssen sofort anfangen.

I asked him to start at once. Ich bat ihn, sofort zu beginnen.

Could you show me how to start this machine? Könntest du mir zeigen, wie man diese Maschine anwirft?

To start with, I want to thank you all. Um es vorweg zu nehmen, ich möchte Ihnen allen danken.

Sometimes when it's very cold, I can't get my car to start. Manchmal, wenn es sehr kalt ist, kann ich mein Auto nicht starten.

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