start

1. To begin, commence, initiate.

   (ergative)To set in motion.

   to start a stream of water; to start a rumour; to start a business

   anfangen, streuen (rumour), gründen

   запуска́тьzapuskátʹ, запусти́тьzapustítʹ

   begin or set in motion

2. (ergative)To begin.

   The President fired the gun to start the footrace.

   The rain started at 9:00.

   anfangen, beginnen, starten

   начина́тьnačinátʹ, нача́тьnačátʹ, начина́тьсяnačinátʹsja

   почина́тиpočynáty, поча́тиpočáty, почина́тисяpočynátysja

3. (ergative)To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.

   to start the engine

   starten, anlassen

   запуска́тьzapuskátʹ, запусти́тьzapustítʹ

4. (ergative)To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).

5. (ergative)To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.

   bring into being

6. (intransitive)To have its origin (at), begin.

   The speed limit is 50 km/h, starting at the edge of town.

   The blue line starts one foot away from the wall.

7. To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.

   (intransitive)To jerk, jump up, flinch, or draw back in surprise.

   zusammenfahren, zusammenzucken

   дёргатьсяdjórgatʹsja, дёрнутьсяdjórnutʹsja, вздрагиватьvzdragivatʹ

   move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

8. (intransitive)To awaken suddenly.

   auffahren, aufschrecken

9. (transitive)To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.

   The hounds started a fox.

   set in motion, cause to start

10. (ergative)To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

    the storm started the bolts in the vessel

    sich lösen

11. (transitive)To put into play.

    play in the starting lineup

12. (transitive)To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.

    to start a water cask

1. We'll start whenever you are ready.

   Розпочнемо, як тільки ти будеш готовий.

   ruМы начнём, как только вы будете готовы.

   deWir fangen an, sobald du fertig bist.

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2. We have to start at once.

   Ми маємо розпочати просто зараз.

   ruМы должны начать немедленно.

   deWir müssen sofort anfangen.

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3. What time will the game start?

   О котрій годині розпочнеться матч?

   ruКогда начнётся состязание?

   deWann beginnt das Spiel?

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4. The concert is about to start.

   Концерт скоро розпочнеться.

   ruКонцерт скоро начнется.

   deDas Konzert fängt gleich an.

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5. School starts in September in Europe.

   У Європі зайняття у школі розпочинаються у вересні.

   ruВ Европе занятия в школе начинаются в сентябре.

   deIn Europa fängt die Schule im September an.

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regular · Lesson

• start upпочати, починатиTo rise suddenly.
• start outдістати, отримуватиTo emerge suddenly; to jump out.
• start offTo begin.
• start onTo criticize.
• start inTo begin (to do something); to get started.
• start backTo begin a return trip to a starting point.
• start overTo begin again; to return to the beginning
• start intoTo begin to eat.