| Traduceri principale | 
| start⇒ vi | (begin) | a începe vb.intranz. | 
|  | We're waiting for the movie to start. | 
|  | Așteptăm să înceapă filmul. | 
| start doing [sth] v expr | (begin doing) | a începe vb.tranz. | 
|  | When she stroked the cat, she started sneezing. | 
|  | Când a mângâiat pisica, a început să strănute. | 
| start [sth]⇒ vtr | (begin) | a începe vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a demara vb.tranz. | 
|  | The chairman started the meeting. | 
|  | Președintele a început ședința. | 
|  | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Astăzi au demarat negocierile. | 
| start [sth] vtr | (machine) | a porni vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a da drumul loc.vb. | 
|  | Start the car. It's time we left. | 
|  | Pornește mașina. E timpul să plecăm. | 
|  | Dă drumul la mașină. E vremea să plecăm. | 
| start n | (beginning) | începere s.f. | 
|  | Get ready for the start of the race. | 
|  | Pregătește-te pentru începerea cursei. | 
| Traduceri suplimentare | 
| start n | (startle) | tresărire s.f. | 
|  |  | sperietură s.f. | 
|  | His start when he heard the news didn't seem very genuine to me; I think he already knew. | 
|  | Tresărirea lui la auzirea veștii mi s-a părut prefăcătorie. Cred că deja știa. | 
| start n | (starting place) | start s.n. | 
|  | The cars are waiting at the start. | 
|  | Mașinile așteptau la linia de start. | 
| start n | (lead, advantage) | avans s.n. | 
|  |  | start s.n. | 
|  | Number twelve is off to a good start. | 
|  | Numărul doisprezece are un avans bun. | 
|  | Numărul doisprezece a luat bine startul. | 
| start n | (beginnings: in life or business) | impuls s.n. | 
|  | Mr. Simon gave me my start in this business. | 
|  | Dl. Simon mi-a dat impulsul să mă lansez in afacerea asta. | 
| start⇒ vi | (set out) | a porni vb.intranz. | 
|  | The family started for home. | 
|  | Familia a pornit înapoi spre casă. | 
| start vi | (jerk) | a tresări vb.intranz. | 
|  | She started at the loud noise. | 
|  | A tresărit când a auzit zgomotul puternic. | 
| start vi | (come into action) | a porni vb.intranz. | 
|  | My car wouldn't start. | 
|  | Mașina nu vrea să pornească. | 
| start vi | (protrude) | a ieși vb.intranz. | 
|  | Her eyes started from their sockets at the news. | 
|  | I-au ieșit ochii din orbite când a auzit vestea. | 
| start vi | (participate in an event) | a-și face debutul expr. | 
|  | The rookie hopes to start in the big game. | 
|  | Mezinul echipei spera să-și facă debutul în acest meci important. | 
| start vi | (have as lowest level) | a porni de la vb.intranz. | 
|  | Houses prices here start at around $200,000. | 
| start [sth]⇒ vtr | (establish) | a porni vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a pune bazele loc.vb. | 
|  | My grandfather started the family business. | 
|  | Bunicul meu a pornit afacerea familiei. | 
| start⇒ vtr | (cause [sb] to begin sthg) | a face să... vb.tranz. | 
|  | Your words started me thinking. | 
|  | Cuvintele tale m-au făcut să gândesc. | 
| start [sb]⇒ vtr | (sports: select [sb] to perform) | a selecționa vb.tranz. | 
|  | The manager started his best pitcher. | 
|  | Managerul l-a selecționat pe cel mai bun aruncător. | 
| Locuțiuni verbale 
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| start in vi phrasal | informal (begin, commence) | a începe vb.tranz. | 
| start [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (cause to begin) | a începe vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a declanșa vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a demara vb.tranz. | 
|  | Tom and Stan had a big row today; I'm not sure what started it off. | 
| start off with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (begin with) | a începe cu vb.intranz. | 
|  | I think I will start off with an appetizer and then have a main dish. | 
| start out vi phrasal | (begin career) | a începe vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a pleca vb.intranz. | 
|  |  | a începe de jos expr.vb. | 
|  | His father owned the company so he didn't have to start out in the mail room. | 
| start out vi phrasal | (begin) | a începe vb.tranz. | 
|  | Let's start out by introducing ourselves. | 
| start over vi phrasal | (begin again) | a începe din nou, a o lua de la capăt loc.vb. | 
|  | If it doesn't look good when you finish, you need to start over -- do it again. | 
| start [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (machine: switch on) (motorul) | a porni vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a da drumul la loc.vb. | 
|  | Start up your computer and log in to the network. | 
|  | Pornește calculatorul și conectează-te la rețea. | 
| start [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (business: open, form) (afacere) | a începe, a porni vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a pune bazele loc.vb. | 
|  | Melissa has started up a business from her home. | 
|  | Melissa și-a pornit propria afacere de acasă. | 
| start up vi phrasal | (new business: begin operating) (afacere) | a începe, a porni vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a se lansa vb.pron. | 
|  | A new company is starting up in the area and they want to recruit local people. | 
| start up again vi phrasal + adv | (recommence) | a o lua de la capăt loc.vb. | 
|  | After ten minutes, the motor started up again. | 
| Forme compuse: 
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| at the start expr | (when [sth] begins) | la început loc.adv. | 
|  |  | inițial adv. | 
|  | At the start, learning to drive can be difficult. | 
| bump start [sth] v expr | (way to start a vehicle's engine) | a porni motorul cu cabluri de curent expr.vb. | 
| flyer, flier n
 | informal (good start) | bun augur s.n. | 
|  |  | bune auspicii s.n.pl. | 
|  |  | început bun, început fructuos s.n. | 
| for a start adv | informal (to begin with, in the first place) | pentru început loc.adv. | 
|  |  | în primul rând, înainte de toate loc.adv. | 
|  | We'll take names and phone numbers for a start, then later on we can get more details. | 
| fresh start n | (chance to begin anew) | nou început s.n. | 
|  | The child was moved to a different school to give him a fresh start. | 
| get off to a good start vi | (begin well) | a începe bine loc.vb. | 
|  | Our new employee has gotten off to a good start. | 
| head start n | (race: starting ahead) | avans s.n. | 
|  | My little sister runs slowly, so I give her a head start. | 
| head start n | figurative (advantage) | avans s.n. | 
|  |  | avantaj s.n. | 
|  | His parents' wealth gave him a head start in life. | 
| jump-start [sth]⇒ vtr | (vehicle: start with jumper cables) (cu cabluri de curent) | a porni motorul loc.vb. | 
| kick-start [sth]⇒ vtr | (motorcycle: start up) | a porni vb.intranz. | 
|  |  | a demara vb.intranz. | 
| kick-start [sth] vtr | figurative (prompt, boost) | a lansa vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a pune în funcțiune expr. | 
| kick-start n | figurative (prompt, boost) | avânt s.n. | 
|  |  | entuziasm, elan s.n. | 
|  |  | urnire s.f. | 
| standing start n | (from standing position) (start în cursă) | în picioare loc.adv. | 
|  | The runners set off from a standing start. | 
| start off vi | (begin [sth]) | a începe vb.intranz. | 
| start off by doing [sth] v expr | (do first) | a începe prin a vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a se apuca mai întâi de vb.reflex. | 
| start [sth] off with [sth] v expr | informal (begin with) | a începe prin a vb.intranz. | 
|  | I like to start my day off with a three-mile run. | 
| start on vtr | informal (begin attacking) | a sări pe vb.tranz. | 
|  | She started on carving the turkey with a vengeance. | 
| start on vtr | (begin talking about) | a începe cu vb.intranz. | 
|  | She started on again about her boyfriend, I'm tired of listening. | 
| start up vtr | (project: initiate, begin) | a începe vb.tranz. | 
|  | I just started up on this translation, so I have a few minutes. | 
| start [sth] up again v expr | (machine: reactivate) | a reactiva vb.tranz. | 
|  |  | a reporni vb.tranz. | 
| startup, also UK: start-up n
 | (computing: switching on) | pornire s.f. | 
|  | You should check which programs run automatically at startup. | 
| startup, also UK: start-up n
 | (machine: activation) | activare s.f. | 
|  | The machine makes an odd sound on startup. | 
| startup, startup company,
 also UK: start-up,
 start-up company n
 | (new business) | afacere nouă s.f. | 
|  |  | companie proaspăt înființată s.f. | 
|  | Kirsten quit her job at a software company to join a startup. | 
|  | Most start-up businesses fail within the first two years. | 
| startup, also UK: start-up n as adj
 | (relating to starting) | început s.n. | 
|  |  | pornire s.f. | 
|  | The entrepreneurs arranged a meeting with the bank to secure their startup capital. | 
| startup business (US), start-up business (UK) n as adj
 | (new business) | inițial adj. | 
|  |  | de lansare loc.adj. | 
| startup costs (US), start-up costs (UK) npl
 | (for a new business) (a unei noi afaceri) | cheltuieli de lansare s.f.pl. | 
|  | (a unei noi afaceri) | costuri de lansare s.n.pl. |