Translations for begin in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

Show summary of all matches

I.begin <forma in -ing beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Brit bɪˈɡɪn, Am bɪˈɡɪn] VB trans

- Show synonyms for begin.
- Send us feedback

1. begin (start):

begin journey, list, meeting, job, game, meal

cominciare, iniziare (with con)

begin adventure

begin school

iniziare ad andare a

to begin to do

cominciare a fare

it's beginning to rain

sta iniziando a piovere

to begin doing

cominciare a fare

I began the letter (with) “Dear Sir”

ho incominciato la lettera con “Egregio Signore”

“well…, ” she began

“allora, …” cominciò

I begin work next week

comincio a lavorare la prossima settimana

the builders begin work on Tuesday

gli operai inizieranno i lavori martedì

they began laughing or to laugh again

ricominciarono a ridere

2. begin (start to use):

begin bottle, packet, jar

begin loaf

tagliare la prima fetta di, iniziare

begin notebook, page

4. begin (have slightest success):

I can't begin to describe it

non sono in grado di descriverlo

I couldn't begin to imagine how he felt

non riuscivo proprio a immaginare come si sentisse

5. begin (initiate):

begin debate, dispute

begin campaign, trend, tradition, war, dynasty

to begin a conversation with

avviare una conversazione con

6. begin (come first in):

begin series, collection, festival

inaugurare, aprire

A begins the alphabet

l'alfabeto inizia con la A

II.begin <forma in -ing beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Brit bɪˈɡɪn, Am bɪˈɡɪn] VB intr

- Show synonyms for begin.
- Send us feedback

1. begin (commence):

begin custom, meeting, play, problem, storm, term:

(in)cominciare, iniziare

let's begin

to begin with sth

cominciare or iniziare con qc

to begin by doing

cominciare facendo

a name beginning with C

un nome che inizia con la C or per C

the week beginning the 25th

la settimana del 25

to begin in 1999, in May

cominciare nel 1999, a maggio

your problems have only just begun!

i tuoi problemi sono appena iniziati!

to begin well, badly

iniziare bene, male

to begin again

after the war began

dopo l'inizio della guerra

before the lecture begins

prima che inizi la conferenza

2. begin (have its starting point):

begin river:

the road begins in York

la strada parte da or inizia a York

where does the national park begin?

dove inizia il parco nazionale?

III.to begin with ADV

- Show synonyms for begin.
- Send us feedback

1. to begin with (at first):

to begin with

I didn't understand to begin with

all'inizio non capii

2. to begin with (firstly):

to begin with

per cominciare, in primo luogo, (inn)anzitutto

3. to begin with (at all):

I wish I hadn't told her to begin with

tanto per cominciare, vorrei non averglielo detto

begin on VB [bɪˈɡɪn -] (begin on [sth])

- Show synonyms for begin on.
- Send us feedback

begin on cake, garden:

begin on

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to begin anew

ricominciare da capo

unfortunately begin, end

unfortunately begin, end

to begin or start in earnest

cominciare sul serio (to do a fare)

Translations for begin in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

Show summary of all matches

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ricominciare ex novo

to begin anew or all over again

ricominciare daccapo

to start afresh, to begin anew, to start all over again

incominciare

to begin

incominciare

to begin

incominciare dicendo or col dire che …

to begin by saying that …

tanto per incominciare

to begin or start with, in the first place, for a start

attaccare lite con qn

to begin or start a quarrel with sb

innescarsi fenomeno:

to begin

Translations for begin in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

Show summary of all matches

I.begin <began, begun> [bɪ·ˈgɪn] VB trans

- Show synonyms for begin.
- Send us feedback

II.begin <began, begun> [bɪ·ˈgɪn] VB intr

- Show synonyms for begin.
- Send us feedback

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to begin anew

ricominciare da capo

the teacher signaled for the examination to begin

l'insegnante ha dato il segnale per l'inizio dell'esame

Translations for begin in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

Show summary of all matches

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

andare accapo

to begin a new paragraph

inaugurare (anno accademico)

to begin

l'ospite è come il pesce, dopo tre giorni puzza prov

guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days

to begin [or start]

mettersi in movimento

to begin to move

scattare (avere inizio: operazione)

to begin

rimettersi a studiare

to begin to study again

to begin a conversation

intavolare una conversazione

to begin doing sth

incominciare a fare qc

to begin work

incominciare a lavorare

to begin with …

per cominciare …

the teacher signaled for the examination to begin

l'insegnante ha dato il segnale per l'inizio dell'esame

to begin anew

ricominciare da capo

guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days

l'ospite è come il pesce, dopo tre giorni puzza prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The friends begin to drift apart, as they are compelled to stay within their cliques. en.wikipedia.org

Both flumes begin at the same point, but do not run parallel and have different patterns. en.wikipedia.org

Both teenagers are dealing with loneliness and family pressures when they begin to find solace in each other, and a young romance develops. en.wikipedia.org

To begin the operation, the patient is placed in the supine position on the operating table and anesthetized. en.wikipedia.org

The japes or practical jokes of the novel begin with a statue's unconventional decapitation. en.wikipedia.org

Stock often begin or end trending because of a stock catalyst such as a product launch or change in management. en.wikipedia.org

Hunger pangs usually do not begin until 12 to 24 hours after the last ingestion of food. en.wikipedia.org

Her modifications to the defense code propagate throughout the fleet, effectively disarming it, and the massive attacks begin, resulting in the near extinction of humankind. en.wikipedia.org

Begin with a bath sheet and fold a hand towel over it, ending with a washcloth. www.vanguardngr.com

It provides the anchor for dialogue whereby the facilitator can bring the participants back to the text if they begin to digress. en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "begin" in other languages

Choose your language Deutsch | български | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski