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Results for: "start"

Translating from English to Serbo Croat

Translations:

start — beginning of an activity
→ početak m
→ početi
start — to begin
→ započeti
→ načeti
start — beginning point of a race
→ početak m
→ polazište n

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (8)

1. the beginning of anything;
- Example: "it was off to a good start"

2. the time at which something is supposed to begin;
- Example: "they got an early start"
- Example: "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
[syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset]

3. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning);
- Example: "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"
- Example: "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
[syn: start, starting]

4. a sudden involuntary movement;
- Example: "he awoke with a start"
[syn: startle, jump, start]

5. the act of starting something;
- Example: "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
[syn: beginning, start, commencement]

6. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game;
[syn: start, starting line, scratch, scratch line]

7. a signal to begin (as in a race);
- Example: "the starting signal was a green light"
- Example: "the runners awaited the start"
[syn: starting signal, start]

8. the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race);
- Example: "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
[syn: start, head start]


VERB (14)

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
- Example: "We began working at dawn"
- Example: "Who will start?"
- Example: "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"
- Example: "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"
- Example: "He began early in the day"
- Example: "Let's get down to work now"
[syn: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence]

2. set in motion, cause to start;
- Example: "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
- Example: "The Iraqis began hostilities"
- Example: "begin a new chapter in your life"
[syn: begin, lead off, start, commence]

3. leave;
- Example: "The family took off for Florida"
[syn: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off]

4. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;
- Example: "The DMZ begins right over the hill"
- Example: "The second movement begins after the Allegro"
- Example: "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
[syn: begin, start]

5. bring into being;
- Example: "He initiated a new program"
- Example: "Start a foundation"
[syn: originate, initiate, start]

6. get off the ground;
- Example: "Who started this company?"
- Example: "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"
- Example: "I start my day with a good breakfast"
- Example: "We began the new semester"
- Example: "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"
- Example: "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
[syn: start, start up, embark on, commence]

7. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;
- Example: "She startled when I walked into the room"
[syn: startle, jump, start]

8. get going or set in motion;
- Example: "We simply could not start the engine"
- Example: "start up the computer"
[syn: start, start up]

9. begin or set in motion;
- Example: "I start at eight in the morning"
- Example: "Ready, set, go!"
[syn: start, go, get going]

10. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;
- Example: "Take up a position"
- Example: "start a new job"
[syn: start, take up]

11. play in the starting lineup;

12. have a beginning characterized in some specified way;
- Example: "The novel begins with a murder"
- Example: "My property begins with the three maple trees"
- Example: "Her day begins with a workout"
- Example: "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
[syn: begin, start]

13. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;
- Example: "begin a cigar"
- Example: "She started the soup while it was still hot"
- Example: "We started physics in 10th grade"
[syn: begin, start]

14. bulge outward;
- Example: "His eyes popped"
[syn: start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out]