Usage examples of "commencions" in French with translation to English

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Avant que nous commencions, un certain nombre de remarques préliminaires sont nécessaires. Before we begin, a number of preliminary remarks are in order.
J'ai suggéré que nous commencions immédiatement. I suggested that we should start at once.
Il ne m'est jamais venu à l'esprit de prendre une photo de ce que le jardin avait l'air, avant que nous ne commencions à arracher les mauvaises herbes. It never occurred to me to take a picture of how the garden looked before we started pulling weeds.
L'école commence à 8h10. School begins at 8:10 a.m.
Je commence dès ce soir. I am starting this evening.
L'école commence en avril. School begins in April.
L'école commence lundi prochain. School starts next Monday.
L'école commence au printemps. School begins in spring.
Il commence à faire froid. It's starting to cool off.
Je commence à la détester. I'm beginning to hate her.
Le virus commence à muter. The virus is starting to mutate.
Alors, où devons-nous commencer ? So, where shall we begin?
Commence un nouveau paragraphe ici. Start a new paragraph here.
Les travaux vont commencer demain. Work is due to begin tomorrow.
À quelle heure ça commence ? What time does it start?
Nous allons commencer sous peu. We'll begin shortly.
Commence par faire les comptes. Start by doing the books.
Je ne fais que commencer. I'm just beginning.
Nous commencerons quand il arrivera. We will start when he comes.
Nous pouvons commencer ce soir. We can begin tonight.
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