start

début

Première partie de quelque chose ou moment où cela commence.

En anglais simple : The first part or moment of something.

• It was a good start.
• I liked the story from the start.
• The start of the course was difficult.

Comment l'utiliser : the start of something (We missed the start of the film.)

Synonymes : beginning, opening

Contraires : end, finish

Expressions courantes : at the start, from the start, good start, fresh start

départ

Endroit où commence une course ou un jeu.

En anglais simple : The place where a race or game begins.

• The runners waited at the start.
• Move your piece back to the start.
• We walked from the finish to the start.

Synonymes : starting point, starting line

Contraires : finish

Expressions courantes : at the start, back to start, race start

sursaut

Mouvement brusque du corps causé par une surprise ou une peur soudaine.

En anglais simple : A quick movement of your body because something suddenly surprises or frightens you.

• She woke with a start.
• He gave a start when the door slammed.
• A sudden start sent her cup flying.

Synonymes : jump, jerk

Expressions courantes : with a start, give a start, sudden start

titularisation

Participation comme joueur ou concurrent dès le début d’une rencontre sportive.

En anglais simple : An appearance as a player or competitor from the beginning of a sports event.

• She earned her first start today.
• He made ten starts last season.
• The coach gave the young goalkeeper a start.

Comment l'utiliser : a start for a team (He made his first start for the national team.)

Expressions courantes : first start, league start, make a start

frayeur

Sentiment soudain de surprise ou de peur.

En anglais simple : A sudden feeling of surprise or fear.

• You gave me a start!
• The unexpected knock gave her quite a start.
• I got a start when I saw his face at the window.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone a start (Your shout gave me a start.)

Synonymes : fright, shock

Expressions courantes : give someone a start, quite a start, get a start

commencer

Se mettre à faire quelque chose ou faire débuter une activité.

En anglais simple : To begin doing something or make an activity begin.

• We start school tomorrow.
• She started reading after dinner.
• When does the meeting start?

Comment l'utiliser : start doing something (She started learning French last year.); start to do something (It started to rain.); start with something (Let us start with an easy question.)

Synonymes : begin, commence

Contraires : finish, stop

Expressions courantes : start work, start to read, start doing something, start a course

démarrer, mettre en marche

Faire fonctionner une machine qui était à l’arrêt.

En anglais simple : To make a machine begin working.

• Please start the car.
• He started the engine with a key.
• Can you start this machine for me?

Synonymes : turn on, switch on

Contraires : stop

Expressions courantes : start the car, start the engine, start a machine, start the motor

lancer, déclencher

Provoquer un événement ou créer quelque chose qui se poursuit, comme une entreprise.

En anglais simple : To cause something to happen or create something that continues.

• They started a small business.
• A spark started the fire.
• Who started that rumour about our teacher?

Synonymes : begin, launch, initiate

Contraires : end

Expressions courantes : start a business, start a rumour, start a fire, start an argument