start off

start off
1. intransitive verb
1) see academic.ru/66187/set_off">set off 1.
2) (coll.): (begin action)

start off by showing something — zu Beginn etwas zeigen

3)

start off with or on something — (begin on) mit etwas beginnen

2. transitive verb
1)

start somebody off on a task/job — jemanden in eine Aufgabe/Arbeit einweisen

2) see set off 2. 2)
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1) (to begin a journey: It's time we started off.) aufbrechen
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.) zu einem Start verhelfen
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start off
I. vi
1. (begin activity)
to \start off off with sb/sth bei [o mit] jdm/etw anfangen
give me your answers one by one, \start offing off with Lucy gebt mir eure Antworten eine nach der anderen, angefangen bei Lucy
to \start off off by doing sth als Erstes etw tun
they \start offed off by reading the script through zuerst lasen sie das Skript durch
2. (begin career)
to \start off off as sth seine Laufbahn als etw beginnen
3. (embark) losfahren
they \start offed off in New Orleans sie starteten in New Orleans
4. (begin meal)
to \start off off with sth etw als Erstes essen, mit etw dat beginnen
II. vt
1. (begin)
to \start off off ⇆ sth [with sth] etw [mit etw dat] beginnen
to \start off a meeting off with sth eine Versammlung mit etw dat eröffnen
2. (cause to begin)
to \start off sb off on sth jdn zu etw dat veranlassen
3. (upset)
to \start off sb off [on sth] jdn wegen einer S. gen auf die Palme bringen fam
don't \start off her off on the injustice of the class system gib ihr bloß nicht das Stichwort von der Ungerechtigkeit des Klassensystems
4. (help to begin)
to \start off sb off jdm den Start erleichtern [o fig Starthilfe geben]
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1. 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);
See:
= start
2. vt sep
sth anfangen

to start sb 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 sb off on sth — 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
A v/i start B 1, B 4
B v/t
1. start C 3, C 8
2. start sb off on jemanden bringen auf (akk)
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1. intransitive verb
1) see set off 1.
2) (coll.): (begin action)

start off by showing something — zu Beginn etwas zeigen

3)

start off with or on something — (begin on) mit etwas beginnen

2. transitive verb
1)

start somebody off on a task/job — jemanden in eine Aufgabe/Arbeit einweisen

2) see set off 2. 2)
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v.
anfangen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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