Translation of "start" to French

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Dictionary translations for "start"

start [stɑ:t] verb Conjugation

started / started / starting / starts

commencer

I'm going to start.

Je vais commencer.

démarrer (vehicles)

The engine would not start.

Le moteur ne voulait pas démarrer.

se lancer (IT Basic)

I wonder who started that rumor.

Je me demande qui a lancé cette rumeur.

engager (discussion)

When we started out, our band could only find small clubs in small cities that would hire us.

Quand nous avons démarré, notre groupe ne pouvait trouver que des petites salles dans de petites villes pour nous engager.

causer (disaster)

instaurer (beginning)

sursauter (fear)

apparaître (begin)

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start [stɑ:t] noun

pl. starts

le début m

Could this be the start of something big?

Cela pourrait-il être le début de quelque chose d'énorme ?

l' avance f (time)

The race wasn't fair because the winner had a ten-second head start.

La course n'était pas égale, car le gagnant avait une avance au départ de dix secondes.

le point de départ m (place)

le sursaut m (movement)

le commencement m (action)

l' origine f (beginning)

le lancement m (IT Basic)

l' ouverture f (IT Basic)

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Phrases with "start" (82)

start off start out from start to finish false start Head Start start from scratch start up be off to a flying start fresh start start afresh

Contexts with "start"

I'm going to start. Je vais commencer.

The engine would not start. Le moteur ne voulait pas démarrer.

People can easily start loving, but not so easily stop. Les gens peuvent facilement se mettre à aimer mais pas si facilement arrêter d'aimer.

Let's start right away. Partons tout de suite.

Could this be the start of something big? Cela pourrait-il être le début de quelque chose d'énorme ?

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