onset

inicio, comienzo

Momento en que empieza algo, a menudo algo desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: The time when something starts, often something unpleasant.

• The onset of winter brought snow.
• They left before the onset of darkness.
• The onset of puberty varies from child to child.

Cómo se usa: onset of something (The onset of heavy rain delayed the match.)

Sinónimos: beginning, start

Antónimos: end

Expresiones frecuentes: onset of something, at the onset, sudden onset

aparición, inicio

Primera fase de una enfermedad o trastorno, cuando empiezan a aparecer sus síntomas.

En inglés sencillo: The first stage of an illness or condition, when its signs start to appear.

• The onset of symptoms was sudden.
• Early onset of the disease can affect school life.
• She recorded the time of onset in the medical notes.

Cómo se usa: onset of something (The onset of fever may be the first warning.)

Sinónimos: beginning

Expresiones frecuentes: disease onset, early onset, onset of symptoms