start off

start off

vb (adverb)

1. (intr) to set out on a journey

2. to be or make the first step in an activity; initiate he started the show off with a lively song

3. (tr) to cause (a person) to act or do something, such as to laugh, to tell stories, etc.

Translations

? start off

vi (= begin) → anfangen; (= begin moving: person) → losgehen; (on journey) → aufbrechen; (= run) → loslaufen; (= drive) → losfahren; (esp Sport) → starten; (= begin talking etc) → anfangen, loslegen (inf) → (on mit); to start off with = start² VI

vt sep sth → anfangen; to start somebody off (talking) → jdm das Stichwort geben; to start the baby off (crying) → das Baby zum Schreien bringen; whatever you do, don’t start her off → sieh bloß zu, dass sie nicht damit anfängt; that started the dog off (barking) → da fing der Hund an zu bellen; to start somebody off on something → jdn auf etw (acc) → bringen; a few stamps to start you off → ein paar Briefmarken für den Anfang; I’ll play a few bars to start you off → ich spiele ein paar Takte, um Sie einzustimmen

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start off → يَبْدأ الحركة والنشاط vyrazit begynde anfangen εκκινώ arrancar aloittaa commencer par otpočeti partire 旅立つ 출발하다 op weg gaan gå igang zacząć się começar uma jornada, começar uma viagem начинать путешествие börja เริ่มเดินทาง yola çıkmak khởi hành 出发