start2
UK: /stɑːt/ US: /stɑːrt/Translation
n [c]
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⇨ comienzo
the start of a film el comienzo de una película
⇨ principio
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⇨ ventaja
Being the boss' son was a great start Ser el hijo del dueño era una gran ventaja
■ constr. Se usa más en singularn [no pl]
Véase tb: false start; flying start; head start›
⇨ susto
to give somebody a start dar un susto a alguien
⇨ sobresalto
for a start UK
⇨ para empezar
the start (en una carrera)
⇨ la salida
to make a fresh start
⇨ empezar de nuevo
(Definition of start nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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