start off

start off
1) (to begin a journey: It's time we started off.)
2) (to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc: The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller.)
start off vb
1. salir / ponerse en camino
we started off early salimos temprano
2. empezar
we started off with a salad empezamos con una ensalada
1) v + adv
a) start out a)
b) (begin moving) arrancar*
c) (begin) empezar*

to start off on something: she started off on a lengthy explanation — se embarcó en una larga explicación, empezó a dar una larga explicación

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (begin) \<\<discussion/concert\>\> empezar*
3) v + o + adv (get somebody started)

I'll do the first one, just to start you off — yo haré el primero, para ayudarte a empezar

to start somebody off on something: I started them off on some scales para empezar, los puse a hacer unas escalas; don't start him off on politics! — (colloq) no le des cuerda para que empiece a hablar de política! (fam)

1.
VI + ADV see start 3., 1)
2.
VT + ADV see start 2., 6)
* * *
1) v + adv
a) start out a)
b) (begin moving) arrancar*
c) (begin) empezar*

to start off on something: she started off on a lengthy explanation — se embarcó en una larga explicación, empezó a dar una larga explicación

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (begin) \<\<discussion/concert\>\> empezar*
3) v + o + adv (get somebody started)

I'll do the first one, just to start you off — yo haré el primero, para ayudarte a empezar

to start somebody off on something: I started them off on some scales para empezar, los puse a hacer unas escalas; don't start him off on politics! — (colloq) no le des cuerda para que empiece a hablar de política! (fam)


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