start

noun
a. départ (m)
They were lined up at the start.Ils étaient alignés au départ.
a. avance (f)
You must give me fifty metres start.Tu dois me donner cinquante mètres d'avance.
transitive verb
He couldn't start the car.Il n'a pas réussi à démarrer la voiture.
He couldn't get his engine started.Il n'arrivait pas à démarrer son moteur.
intransitive verb
What time does it start?À quelle heure ça commence ?
The meeting starts at 7.La réunion commence à sept heures.
She started as a photographer with Picture Post.Elle a fait ses débuts de photographe au Picture Post.
The car wouldn't start.La voiture ne voulait pas démarrer.
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