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begin verb

  /biˈɡɪn/ , /bəˈɡɪn/ , /bɪˈɡɪn/
  • (ambitransitive) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
 commencer, démarrer, mettre

beginning noun

  /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/
  • (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
  • That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
 commencement, début
  • The initial portion of some extended thing.
 début
  • That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
 début, ébauche

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