English-German translation for "began"

"began" German translation

began

[biˈgæn] <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät>

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  • began → see „begin“
    began → see „begin“
the infirmities of age began to steal upon him
die Gebrechen des Alters machten sich allmählich bei ihm bemerkbar
the infirmities of age began to steal upon him
the weather began to settle
das Wetter wurde beständiger
the weather began to settle
he turned round and began to blame them
er schwenkte um und begann, sie zu schelten
he turned round and began to blame them
the poison began to work
das Gift begann zu wirken
the poison began to work
the hard work began to tell on him
die harte Arbeit hinterließ allmählich ihre Spuren bei ihm
the hard work began to tell on him
the yeast began to work
die Hefe begann zu wirken
the yeast began to work
his hair began to be threaded with silver
durch sein Haar zogen sich schon (einzelne) silberne Fäden
his hair began to be threaded with silver
Picasso began with a swish of line which became a face
Picasso fing mit einem Pinselstrich an, aus dem ein Gesicht wurde
Picasso began with a swish of line which became a face
his nerve began to crack
ihn verließ der Mut
his nerve began to crack
the truth began to ooze out
die Wahrheit sickerte durch
the truth began to ooze out
Ich war dort, bevor der Krieg begann.
I was there before the war began.
Source: Europarl
Als er die Umdrehung vollendet hatte, fing er sofort an, geradeaus zurückzuwandern.
As soon as he had finally finished turning round he began to move straight ahead.
Source: Books
Im ersten Stockwerk begann die eigentliche Suche.
On the first floor, his search began for real.
Source: Books
An diesem Tag begann der Prozeß der europäischen Integration.
That was the day when the process of European integration began.
Source: Europarl
Ein Arbeiterstreik in einem Zeltlager auf dem Hauptplatz der Gemeinde begann.
A strike of workers in a tent camp in the township's main square began.
Source: GlobalVoices
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