start

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. The beginning of an activity.
2. A sudden involuntary movement.
3. The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
4. An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
5. A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
6. An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
7. (slang) A happening or proceeding.

Verb

1. To begin, commence, initiate.
2. To begin, commence, initiate.
3. To begin, commence, initiate.
4. To begin, commence, initiate.
5. To begin, commence, initiate.
6. To begin an activity.
7. To have its origin (at), begin.
8. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
9. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
10. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
11. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
12. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
13. To break away, to come loose.
14. To put into play.
15. To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
16. To start one's periods (menstruation).

Adv

Completely, utterly.

Concepts

commencer

début

départ

commencement

débuter

partir

démarrer

sursauter

aborder

engager

entamer

tressaillir

sursaut

origine

entrée

initiative

activer

tressaillement

amorcer

démarrage

avantage

ouvrir

lancement

sauter

mettre en route

faire partir

avoir un haut-le-corps

faire démarrer

faire ses débuts

mettre en marche

se mettre à

soubresaut

tresaillir

ouverture

comencement

chance

occasion

sortir

actionner

amorce

déclencher

embrayer

inaugurer

lancer

marcher pas à pas

se mettre en marche

inauguration

prendre l’initiative

arraché

issue

sortie

le

prendre

se présenter

se casser

fonder

bomber

recommencer

avance

déguerpir

commencer quelque chose

se mettre

proceder

aube

aller

naissance

pistonner

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/stɑːt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English stert, from the verb sterten (“to start, startle”). See below.

Phrases

The show was a flop from the very start .

Le spectacle était un flop dès le début.

Having been their frontman from the start , he also writes their lyrics .

Ayant été leur leader dès le début, il écrit également leurs paroles.