beginning

inizio, principio

Parte di qualcosa che viene prima della parte centrale e della fine.

In inglese semplice: The first part of something, before the middle and the end.

• I missed the beginning of the film.
• Read the story from the beginning.
• The beginning of the book is very funny.

Come si usa: at the beginning of something (Her name appears at the beginning of the letter.); from the beginning (Please play the song from the beginning.)

Sinonimi: start, opening

Contrari: end

Espressioni comuni: beginning of something, at the beginning, from the beginning

inizio

Atto di cominciare qualcosa o momento in cui comincia.

In inglese semplice: The act or moment of starting something.

• Today marks the beginning of spring.
• The move offered her a new beginning.
• We celebrated the beginning of the project.

Come si usa: beginning of something (The ceremony marked the beginning of the festival.)

Sinonimi: start, commencement

Contrari: end

Espressioni comuni: new beginning, beginning of something, mark a beginning

origine, inizio

Fonte o causa da cui nasce e si sviluppa qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The source or cause from which something develops.

• That argument was the beginning of their feud.
• The business grew from humble beginnings.
• Nobody knows the beginning of this tradition.

Come si usa: beginning of something (The discovery marked the beginning of a new industry.)

Sinonimi: origin, source

Espressioni comuni: beginning of something, humble beginning, small beginning

abbozzo, rudimenti

Piccoli elementi iniziali o prima forma di qualcosa che potrà svilupparsi ulteriormente.

In inglese semplice: A small first part or early form of something that may develop further.

• These sketches are the beginnings of a design.
• We found the beginnings of a settlement near the river.
• Her notes contain the beginnings of a novel.

Come si usa: beginnings of something (The children learned the beginnings of arithmetic.)

Sinonimi: rudiment, germ

Espressioni comuni: beginnings of something, small beginning, early beginning

iniziale

Che si trova all’inizio di qualcosa che prosegue.

In inglese semplice: At the start of something longer.

• Read the beginning paragraph first.
• The beginning pages explain the main problem.
• Her name appears in the beginning section.

Sinonimi: initial, opening

Contrari: final

Espressioni comuni: beginning paragraph, beginning section, beginning pages