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empiece




Definitions

Spanish > English
empiece
     1. n-m. (colloquial) start
empezar
     1. v. to start, begin, to get started
     2. v. (indtr, a) to start to
           Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales. - He recently started eating vegetables.
     3. v. (indtr, por) to start by; to start with
           Sugiero que empecemos por reconocer que necesitamos más ayuda. - I suggest that we start by acknowledging that we need more help.
           En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ. - In Spanish, few words begin with the letter ñ.
     4. v. (indtr, con) to lead with, to open with
     5. v. to be started
Spanish > Spanish
empiece
     1. nm. Principio.
           Uso: coloquial

Example Sentences

Será mejor que empiece. 
    I'd better get started.
La gente compra estos boletos muchos meses antes de que empiece el torneo. 
    People buy these tickets many months before the tournament starts.
No será mucho antes de que el nuevo trimestre empiece. 
    It will not be long before the new term begins.
No falta mucho tiempo para que empiece la reunión, entremos a ver quién ha venido. 
    There's not a lot of time left until the meeting starts. Let's go inside and have a look at who's there.



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