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# starting — English to French

How English *starting* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

The [Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) has no article on this word yet.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: starting (33 337). By style: everyday 204 · literary 7 · biblical 3 · parliamentary 3 857 · legal and administrative 5 196 · UN documents 24 070.

## départ

Used about 5 174 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 286 · legal and administrative ≈ 866 · UN documents ≈ 3 009).

- I'm on the **starting** blocks.
  Je suis sur les plots de **départ**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3489697](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3489697) [\#3489698](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3489698))

- "Evidently," said I, "we have not landed again at our original **starting** point, but the storm has carried us a little higher, and if we follow the shore we shall find Port Gräuben."
  «Évidemment, lui dis-je, nous n'avons pas abordé à notre point de **départ**, mais certainement, en contournant le rivage, nous nous rapprocherons de Port-Graüben.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 3528)

- This is one **starting** point.
  C'est là mon premier point de **départ**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1707736)

- wheel for setting carriage at **starting** position
  Roue permettant d’amener le coulisseau en position de **départ**
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1529205)

- (i) **Starting** point and ending point for measuring &quot; reasonable time &quot; ;
  i) Point de **départ** et fin de la période considérée comme un &lt; &lt; délai raisonnable &gt; &gt; ;
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25917314)

## commencer

Used about 3 170 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 72 · parliamentary ≈ 482 · legal and administrative ≈ 108 · UN documents ≈ 2 507). Forms: commence, commencer.

- I'm **starting** with beer.
  Je vais **commencer** par de la bière.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Gulliver and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2320099](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2320099) [\#11557970](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11557970))

- Before **starting** the votes, Mr Schulz has asked to speak on a point of order.
  Avant de **commencer** les votes, M. Schulz demande la parole pour un rappel au règlement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1013738)

- As a **starting** point the cities to be invited to join the ‘Network of European Green Cities’ will be:
  Pour **commencer**, les villes qu'il conviendrait d'inviter à rejoindre le «réseau des villes vertes européennes» seront:
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4127213)

- 7. Vehicle type, **starting** from serial number
  7. Type de ce véhicule, à **commencer** par le numéro de série
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 19169973)

- I'm **starting** to feel desperate.
  Je **commence** à me sentir désespéré.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1655494](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1655494) [\#1664184](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1664184))

## partir

Used about 2 565 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 9 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 402 · legal and administrative ≈ 650 · UN documents ≈ 1 504).

- **Starting** tomorrow, I am going to stop smoking.
  À **partir** de demain, je cesse de fumer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by karloelkebekio and felix63 · checked, community translation · [\#7668060](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7668060) [\#7415279](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7415279))

- He sat looking at them as he had looked at his mother in the morning before **starting** for Trouville; looking at them as a stranger who would study them, and he felt as though he had really suddenly come into a family of which he knew nothing.
  Il les regardait comme il avait regardé sa mère, le matin, avant de **partir** pour Trouville; il les regardait en étranger qui observe, et il se croyait en effet entré tout à coup dans une famille inconnue.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 1271)

- That should be the **starting** point for our efforts.
  C'est à **partir** de là qu'il convient d'engager notre effort.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2254)

- Permanent deformation of the brake disc (**starting** from point (A).
  déformation permanente du disque de frein (à **partir** du point A).
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5580033)

- Issues relating to reproductive health were dealt with in stages, **starting** in the sixth year of basic education.
  Les questions relatives à la santé procréative sont abordées de façon progressive, à **partir** de la sixième année d &apos; enseignement de base.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 26109626)

## début

Used about 1 401 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 241 · legal and administrative ≈ 650 · UN documents ≈ 501).

- How about **starting** again from the very beginning?
  Que dites-vous de reprendre depuis le tout **début** ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by adamtrousers and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3524865](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3524865) [\#3526800](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3526800))

- I appreciate the idea of **starting** to make it more flexible, as mentioned by Mrs Neyts. However, we want something more than this.
  J'apprécie le **début** d'ouverture dans les propos de Mme Neyts, mais nous voulons beaucoup plus et autre chose : une réforme.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 240697)

- Indicate the **starting** date of the measure(s).
  Indiquer la date de **début** de la ou des mesures.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4367828)

- Output expected by the end of 1999: Entry of the Agreement into force and **starting** of the procedures related to the Compendium of Candidate Technical Regulations.
  Résultats escomptés pour la fin de 1999: entrée en vigueur de l &apos; Accord et **début** des procédures liées au Recueil des règlements techniques admissibles.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 5543890)

- It seems that it will rain **starting** this afternoon, so you should carry an umbrella.
  Il semble qu'il va pleuvoir en **début** d'après-midi, donc tu devrais emporter un parapluie.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by WestofEden and Jack3d · checked, community translation · [\#3182883](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3182883) [\#4437913](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4437913))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- I was **starting** to think that you'd forgotten.
  Je commençais à penser que tu avais oublié.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#7511434](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7511434) [\#12596481](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12596481))

- Her lips were **starting** to turn blue.
  Ses lèvres commençaient à virer au bleu.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and GB3 · checked, community translation · [\#6568025](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6568025) [\#6568212](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6568212))

- I was **starting** to hate those guys.
  Je commençais à haïr ces mecs.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#7112090](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7112090) [\#12166619](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12166619))

## Grammar

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