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Pronunciation / Transliteration: início
"No início da reunião, o gerente esboçou a agenda."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The point in time or space at which something starts.
"At the beginning of the meeting, the manager outlined the agenda." - 2
The initial stage or part of a process.
"In the beginning, the project faced several challenges."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'beginning' originates from the Old English 'beginnan', which means 'to begin'. It has roots in the Proto-Germanic '*ga-bigan', indicating a sense of initiation or commencement, evolving through Middle English before settling into its current form.
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début
Transliteration: deby
"Au début de la réunion, le directeur a présenté l'ordre du jour."
Anfang
Transliteration: Anfang
"Zu Beginn des Treffens skizzierte der Manager die Agenda."
inizio
Transliteration: inizio
"All'inizio della riunione, il manager ha delineato l'agenda."
comienzo
Transliteration: comienzo
"Al comienzo de la reunión, el gerente esbozó la agenda."
início
Transliteration: início
"No início da reunião, o gerente esboçou a agenda."
शुरुआत
Transliteration: shuruaat
"बैठक की शुरुआत में, प्रबंधक ने एजेंडा का खाका तैयार किया।"
开始
Transliteration: kāishǐ
"在会议开始时，经理概述了议程。"
시작
Transliteration: sijak
"회의 시작 시, 관리자가 의제를 설명했습니다."
始まり
Transliteration: hajimari
"会議の始まりに、マネージャーが議題を説明しました。"
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