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begin meaning in French

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begin [began, begun, beginning, begins] (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn]
[US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn]

commencer◼◼◼verbeI begin tomorrow. = Je commence demain.

démarrer◼◼◻verbeLessons begin at eight in the morning. = Les cours démarrent à huit heures du matin.

se mettre◼◼◻verbe

beginner [beginners] (someone who just recently started)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ə(r)]
[US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ər]

débutant◼◼◼nom {m}I'm a beginner. = Je suis débutant.

débutante◼◼◻nom {f}I'm a beginner. = Je suis débutante.

beginner's luck (good luck enjoyed during a first attempt)
noun

chance du débutant◼◼◼nom {f}

beginning [beginnings] (act of doing that which begins anything)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]
[US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]

début◼◼◼nom {m}It's just the beginning. = Ce n'est que le début.

commencement◼◼◻nom {m}This is a new beginning. = C'est un nouveau commencement.

beginning [beginnings] (initial portion of some extended thing)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]
[US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]

début◼◼◼nom {m}It's just the beginning. = Ce n'est que le début.

beginning [beginnings] (that which is begun)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]
[US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]

début◼◼◼nom {m}It's just the beginning. = Ce n'est que le début.

ébauche◼◻◻nom {f}

beginning [beginnings] (that which begins or originates something)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]
[US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]

début◼◼◼nom {m}It's just the beginning. = Ce n'est que le début.

commencement◼◼◻nom {m}This is a new beginning. = C'est un nouveau commencement.

beginning of the end (the point when something starts to end or become worse)
noun

début de la fin◼◼◼nom {m}

a good beginning makes a good ending (good beginnings promise a good end)
phrase

bien commencer amène à bien terminerphrase

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step phrase
[UK: ə ˈdʒɜː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d maɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪð ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ step]
[US: ə ˈdʒɝː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d ˈmaɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ ˈstep]

un voyage de mille lieues commence toujours par un premier pas◼◼◼phrase

charity begins at home (you should help the people closest to oneself before helping others)
phrase

charité bien ordonnée commence par soi-même◼◼◼phrase

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