Usage examples of "começou" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Ela começou há dez minutos. She started ten minutes ago.
Ele começou com uma piada. He began with a joke.
A orquestra começou a tocar músicas nostálgicas. The orchestra struck up nostalgic music.
Ele começou a falar inglês. He started to speak English.
Você começou a aprender esperanto. You began to learn Esperanto.
De repente, começou a chover. All of a sudden it started raining.
Pra piorar, começou a chover. To make matters worse, it began to rain.
Quando você começou estudar alemão? When did you start learning German?
A entrevista começou às 10 horas. The interview began at 10 o'clock.
O bebê começou a chorar. The baby started to cry.
Quando você começou a estudar inglês? When did you begin studying English?
O filme começou às 2 horas. The film started at 2 o'clock.
A corrida do ouro começou aqui. The gold rush began here.
A aula começou na hora certa. The lecture started on schedule.
Quando ia sair, começou a chover. When I was about to leave, it began to rain.
Quando você começou a aprender alemão? When did you start learning German?
Ele começou a falar com o cachorro. He began to talk to the dog.
Ele começou a estudar a sério. He started to study in earnest.
Assim que eu saí, começou a chover. No sooner had I gone out than it began to rain.
Quando você começou a estudar latim? When did you start studying Latin?
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