Sentence examples of "comenzar" in Spanish with translation "start"

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¿Debo comenzar de una vez? Must I start at once?
¿Podemos comenzar ya la reunión? Shall we start the meeting now?
Tom decidió comenzar un negocio. Tom decided to start a business.
Acabo de comenzar a estudiar esperanto. I’ve started learning Esperanto.
Ya casi es hora de comenzar. It's almost time to get started.
Yo estaba a punto de comenzar. I was about to start.
El concierto está a punto de comenzar. The concert is about to start.
Tom no tiene idea de dónde comenzar. Tom has no idea where to start.
Para comenzar, debo agradecerte por tu ayuda. To start with, I must thank you for your help.
¿Cuándo van a comenzar todos con su trabajo? When are you all going to start with your work?
¿Estás pensando seriamente en comenzar tu propio negocio? Are you seriously thinking about starting your own business?
Tom ayudó a Mary a volver a comenzar. Tom helped Mary start over again.
Andre está ahorrando su dinero para comenzar una empresa. Andre is saving his money up to start a business.
Siendo huérfano, mi padre tuvo que comenzar a ganar dinero a los diez. Being an orphan, my father had to start earning money at ten.
Si él fuera a llegar tarde, tú podrías comenzar la conferencia sin él. If he should arrive late, you may start the conference without him.
Fui el último en comenzar la carrera, pero pronto alcancé a los otros. I was the last one to start in the race, but I soon caught up with the others.
Verán, cuando acaban de comenzar una relación amorosa quieren estar juntos el uno al otro, ¿o no? You see, when you have just started a relationship you want to be close to each other don't you?
Los cuentos infantiles suelen comenzar con la frase "érase una vez..." y terminan con un "...y vivieron felices y comieron perdices". Fairy tales usually start with “once upon a time...” and end with “...and they lived happily ever after”.
Si no empiezas a tratar a la gente con un poco más de respeto, la gente podría comenzar a evitarte como a la plaga. If you don't start treating people with a little more respect, people may start avoiding you like the plague.
Mi amigo es un gran sujeto pero es tan tímido. No te puedes imaginar lo difícil que le es comenzar una conversación con un extraño. My friend is a great guy but he is so shy. You can't imagine how difficult it is for him to start a conversation with a stranger.
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