start Signification, définition

Signification de start en français

• 0 to begin -- commencer

  • Everyone started talking at the same time. Tout le monde s’est mis à parler en même temps.

  • The dog started to bark. Le chien s’est mis à aboyer.

  • If we start now, we’ll be done before lunch. Si nous commençons maintenant, nous aurons fini avant le déjeuner.

  • I start my new job next week. Je commence mon nouveau travail la semaine prochaine.

• 1 to begin to happen -- se mettre à

  • It started to rain. Il s’est mis à pleuvoir.

• 2 to begin a new thing -- démarrer

  • I’m thinking of starting my own company. Je pense à lancer ma propre société.

  • She starts school next week. Elle démarre l’école la semaine prochaine.

• 3 to begin in a particular way -- débuter

  • He started his presentation with some statistics. Il a débuté sa présentation avec quelques statistiques.

  • Eating a healthy breakfast is a good way to start the day. Manger un petit-déjeuner sain est un bon moyen de commencer la journée.

• 4 (of a machine) to begin working, or to make it begin working -- démarrer

  • I couldn’t start the engine. Je n’arrivais pas à démarrer le moteur.

  • The lawnmower wouldn’t start. La tondeuse à gazon ne voulait pas se mettre en marche.

• 5 to begin -- commencer

  • Let’s get started please. Commençons, je vous prie.

• 6 at the beginning -- d’abord

  • We’ll have champagne to start with. Nous allons d’abord prendre le champagne.

  • To start with, he’s never on time. Premièrement, il n’est jamais à l’heure.

• 7 the beginning of a period of time or activity -- début [ masculine ]

  • the start of the week le début de la semaine

  • From the start, the vacation was a disaster. Dès le début, les vacances ont été un désastre.

  • an excellent start to the project un excellent départ pour le projet

  • He dies right at the start of the story. Il meurt tout au début de l’histoire.

• 8 [ singular ] the place a race begins -- ligne [ feminine ] de départ

  • The runners are lining up at the start. Les coureurs sont sur la ligne de départ.

• 9 indicates your first point -- pour commencer

  • For a start, you shouldn’t have left without telling me. Pour commencer, tu n’aurais pas dû partir sans me le dire.

• 10 to begin -- se mettre à

  • We’ll make a start on the housework. Nous allons faire le ménage.

• 11 to leave or begin a journey -- partir

  • We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.

• 12 to begin -- commencer (à)

  • He starts working at six o’clock every morning

  • She started to cry

  • She starts her new job next week

  • Haven’t you started (on) your meal yet?

  • What time does the play start?

• 13 to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work -- (faire) démarrer

  • I can’t start the car

  • The car won’t start

  • The clock stopped but I started it again.

• 14 to cause something to begin or begin happening etc -- lancer

  • One of the students decided to start a college magazine.

• 15 the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc -- début, départ

  • I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed

  • The runners lined up at the start

  • He stayed in the lead after a good start

  • I shall have to make a start on that work.

• 16 in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this -- avance

  • The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres

  • The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes’ start before the police began the pursuit.

• 17 to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc -- sursauter

  • The sudden noise made me start.

• 18 a sudden movement of the body -- sursaut

  • He gave a start of surprise.

• 19 a shock -- choc

  • What a start the news gave me!