commencer
French → English
(action) To start: to begin an action, task, or process; to undertake
Le concert va commencer dans dix minutes, veuillez regagner vos places.
(English) The concert will start in ten minutes; please return to your seats.
J'ai commencé à apprendre le japonais l'année dernière pour préparer mon voyage.
(English) I started learning Japanese last year to prepare for my trip.
(state) To begin: to enter the initial stage of a period or condition
Il commence à faire nuit de plus en plus tôt au mois de novembre.
(English) It is beginning to get dark earlier and earlier in the month of November.
Ses cheveux commençaient à grisonner sur les tempes malgré son jeune âge.
(English) His hair was starting to turn grey at the temples despite his young age.
Entry ID: fr:en:commencer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary