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French-English translation of commencer
1 commencer Verb, transitive (a) to begin, start, commence (frm) work, a project, book, chapter (b) to begin, start the day off; to start somebody off, get somebody off the ground (c) ~ à faire qch, ~ de faire qch to start doing sth, begin doing sth; (with likely interruption) to start to do sth, begin to do sth; il commence à pleuvoir it's starting to rain
2 commencer Verb, intransitive (a) (of person, work, concert) to begin, start, commence (frm); ~ par qch to begin (or) start with sth; ~ par faire qch to start (or) begin by doing sth; ~ par le commencement to begin at the beginning; pour ~ to begin (or) start with, for a start; (fig) for a start, for starters (Infml); je ne sais pas par où ~ I don't know where to start (b) (Infml) to start; ne commence pas s'il te plaît! don't start!; c'est lui qui a commencé! he started it! ![]()
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