beginning

beginning
beginning [{{t}}bɪ'gɪnɪŋ]
1 noun
(a) (start → of book, career, project) commencement m, début m;
∎ in or at the beginning au début, au commencement;
∎ from the beginning dès le commencement ou le début;
∎ this is just the beginning of our troubles nos ennuis ne font que commencer;
∎ let's start again from the beginning reprenons depuis le début;
∎ at the beginning of the academic year au début de l'année universitaire;
∎ from beginning to end du début à la fin, d'un bout à l'autre;
∎ it's the beginning of the end c'est le début de la fin
(b) (early part, stage → of book, career, war) commencement m, début m; (→ of negotiations) début m, ouverture f;
∎ the day had a good beginning la journée avait bien commencé;
∎ the beginning of the world l'origine ou le commencement du monde;
∎ since the beginning of time depuis la nuit des temps;
∎ I have the beginnings of a cold je couve un rhume, j'ai un début de rhume
(c) (origin → of event) origine f, commencement m;
∎ Protestantism had its beginnings in Germany le protestantisme a pris naissance en Allemagne;
∎ his assassination signalled the beginning of the war son assassinat a marqué le déclenchement de la guerre
2 adjective
∎ beginning student débutant(e) m,f

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