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beginning meaning in French

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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.

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

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