La Palabra del Día :empezar
empezar (ntransitive verb) *to begin, to start**
IDIOMS
Ya empezamos - Here we go again
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Empezó a beber alcohol después de perder su trabajo
He started to drink alcohol after he lost his job.
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Nuestras vidas empiezan a acabarse el día que nos quedamos callados ante las cosas que importan.
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Empecé las lecciones de español con mucha esperanza, ,pero ahora la esperanza se ha ido.
I started Spanish lessons with much hope ,but now the hope has gone.
Ah, acaba de comenzar de nuevo,
Ah , it just began again.
“Que empiecen los Juegos.” Estas son las palabras de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos.
( “Let the Games begin.” These are the words for the Olympic Games opening. )
..como siempre, corregid mi español y mi inglés, ¡por favor! 
The party will start soon . La fiesta va a empezar pronto.
Empezar de nuevo nunca es fácil después de una tragedia como la que le ocurrió a la gente de Japón.
Starting over is never easy after a tragedy such as the one that happened to the people of Japan.
Empezar desde cero, como han tenido que hacer muchas personas mexicanas cuando se mudaron al norte, a los estados unidos, debe de ser dificilísimo.
Starting from zero, as many Mexican people have had to do when moving North to the United States of America, must be extremely difficult.
Empecemos por el principio. Es un buen lugar para comenzar. (Do, re, mi)
Let's start at the very beginning. It's a very good place to start.
No hay nada mejor que empezar el día con un delicioso café .
There is nothing better than starting the day with a delicious coffee.
Si empezara a fumar, empezaría a toser.
If I started smoking I would start coughing.
Einstein empez? trabajando en la Oficina de Patentes de Suiza.
Einstein started by working in the Swiss Patent Office.
I have so many choices that I don't know how to begin.
Tengo tantas opciones que no sé por cuál empezar.
"Un viaje de 1.000 li empieza con un primer paso."
"A journey of 1000 li starts with the first step."
(Confucious)
Es lunes. Es hora de empezar una nueva semana otra vez.
It is Monday. It is time to start a new week again.
The cat started drinking coffee some months ago and he is a coffee addict now.
Hace algunos meses que el gato empezó a beber café y ahora es adicto a él.
Ya ha empezado la primavera!
Spring has begun!
