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Start Singular Başlangıç Countable Noun I Make  /Stɑːt  

Level A2 
Kind noun
Front start 
IPA  /stɑːt   / noun
Back başlangıç
çıkış, start noktası 
Back 2

start (noun)

 /stɑːt   / noun
 
BEGINNING
1 [countable, usually singular]
the point at which sth begins
başlangıç
 The chairman made a short speech at the start of the meeting.
 I told you it was a bad idea from the start.
 2 [countable, usually singular]
the action or process of starting
başlama, harekete geçme, işe girişme, başlangıç yapma
 We've got a lot of work to do today, so let's make a start on those files.
 to make a fresh start
IN RACE
3 (the start)
[singular]
the place where a race begins
 (yarışta) çıkış, start
 The athletes are now lining up at the start.
 4 [countable, usually singular]
an amount of time or distance that you give to a weaker person at the beginning of a race, game, etc.
avans verme
 I gave the younger children a start.
 look at HEAD START
SUDDEN MOVEMENT
5 [countable, usually singular]
a sudden quick movement that your body makes because you are surprised or afraid
ürkme, irkilme
 She woke up with a start.
IDIOMS
for a start
(spoken)
(used to emphasize your first reason for sth)
öncelikle
 ‘Why can't we go on holiday?’ ‘Well, for a start we can't afford it …’
get off to a flying start
to begin sth well; to make a good start
iyi başlamak
get off to a good, bad, etc. start
to start well, badly, etc.
 (iyi, kötü vb.) başlangıç yapmak
 My day got off to a good start – I was told I'd got a pay rise.
 

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